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The Baltic States Create Europe’s First “Travel Bubble”

2020-05-16 by Delia Gavrilescu

Prime Minister Skvernelis

Europe’s Baltic states have joined to create the eurozone’s first “travel bubble” in order to restart the zone’s tourism post COVID-19.

Tags: Baltic states, Baltics, Baltics travel, Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Saulius Skvernelis, travel, travel bans, travel bubble, travel restrictions

Riga Airport Set to Resume International Flight Operations Incrementally

2020-04-30 by Argophilia Travel News

airBaltic

Latvia’s Riga Airport is set to reopen after additional preventive measures at the Airport terminal are put in place in the wake of COVID-19.

Tags: airlines, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Latvia, Latvia flights, Latvia travel, Riga, Riga airport, Riga flights

airBaltic Extends Riga to Athens Seasonal Flights

2019-07-30 by Argophilia Travel News

airBaltic

From October till January, airBaltic will fly from Riga to Athens twice weekly.

Tags: airBaltic, airlines, Athens flights, Athens Greece Flights, Baltic airlines, Flights to Athens, Flights to Greece, Greece flights, Latvia, Latvia flights

airBaltic Carries 18% More Passengers Through October of 2018

2018-11-18 by Argophilia Travel News

Latvia’s airBaltic’s passengers grew by 18% for the first ten months of 2018 according to a report from the airline. Overall, the airline carried some 3, 553 386 passengers across its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS, and the Middle East. In October 2018, 384,493 passengers or 21% more than last year traveled with airBaltic.

Tags: air carriers, airBaltic, airlines, Baltic airlines, Europe airlines, fliers, Latvia, Latvian airlines, Martin Gauss, passengers

Avanti Destinations Adds Baltics for 2018

2018-01-10 by Delia Gavrilescu

In news from leading independent travel agency Avanti Destinations, the group has added  Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to its European lineup so travel agents can combine customized multi-destination independent itineraries for 2018.

Tags: Avanti Destinations, Baltics, Eastern Europe, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Riga, Tallinn, tour companies, Vilnius

Latvia’s airBaltic Launches New Flights

2017-03-28 by Argophilia Travel News

airBaltic

airBaltic has launched a new route between Riga and Odessa according to an announcement by the Latvian airline.

Tags: air carriers, airBaltic, airlines, Baltic region, CIS, Latvia, Latvia airlines, Riga, Vilnius

Earth Day 2016 In Eastern Europe

2016-04-21 by Phil Butler

Earth Day 2016

Celebrating its 46th year, Earth Day is all about igniting the passion for Mother Earth, and for inspiring people to channel energy toward environmental issues. Starting tomorrow, the latest issues and groundbreaking ideas come to the forefront. Here’s a sampling of Earth Day events across Eastern Europe.

Tags: Batumi, Best & First Georgia, Big Cleanup, Earth Day, Earth Day Montenegro, ecology, Georgia, Green Culture, Latvia, over fishing, Sigulda

airBaltic Develops Amsterdam-Baltic Routes

2016-04-01 by Delia Gavrilescu

Via airBaltic

For the first time ever, airBaltic has launched an Amsterdam – Tallinn route establishing direct links to all three Baltic capitals connecting the Dutch capital.

Tags: airBaltic, Baltic airlines, Latvia, Latvia travel, Latvian airlines

University of Latvia Presents: An Exhibition of Orchids

2014-09-06 by Liliana Steffens

Wild Orchids

Starting today, through September 14th, the Botanical Gardens of the University of Latvia presents an orchid extravaganza. The festival of florals will feature the tilandsia and several other exotic plants, visitors who admire nature’s most beautiful plants will enjoy.

Tags: Latvia, Latvia festivals, Latvia shows, orchid fests, Riga events

airBaltic Adds Value to Five Ticket Types

2013-10-03 by Violeta-Loredana Pascal

airBaltic takes off

Aiming to offer more personalized and convenient travel for customers, airBaltic announced it improved five ticket types: Basic, Economy Smart, Economy Elite, Business Smart, Business Elite, each of these types including now a gradually increasing amount of service. “airBaltic offers multiple a la carte products to travellers from flights, to meals onboard, advance seat reservation, […]

Tags: airBaltic, airBaltic Ticket types, airBaltic tickets, Latvia

Tall Ships Races 2013 Visits Riga

2013-05-03 by Delia Gavrilescu

Alexander von Humboldt II

Coming this Summer to Riga, Latvia, scores of sailing ships from 35 countries will compete at the Tall Ships Races 2013 visiting the city for the first time in 10 years. The massive tall ship regatta is expected to deliver hundreds of thousands of visitors to the city, and 99 of the world’s most fabulous sailing vessels are slated to compete July 25 – 28.

Tags: Latvia, races, Riga events, Riga races, Riga Summer, Riga tourism, ship races, summer events

Saving Our Seas for Tomorrow: The Baltic

2013-04-30 by Phil Butler

Baltic stormscape

A recent conference in St. Petersburg, Russia saw the heads of the Baltic Sea States meet up to discuss protecting the already heavily polluted Baltic, and each country’s responsibility for the task. With environmental sustainability on every leaders lips these days, we thought we would take a look at the ups and downs of one of the world’s most fascinating seas.

Tags: Baltic Sea, Baltic states, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, fishing, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Scandinavia, seas, Sweden, The Baltic, wildlife, world oceans

airBaltic Adds Flights to Chisinau, Amsterdam, and New Summer Destinations

2013-01-16 by Violeta-Loredana Pascal

Following the increased demand for some of its flights, Latvian airline airBaltic announced that it introduced additional flights from Riga to Chisinau, Moldova, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The company aims to help its customers travel between these capitals and further to other cities in Europe, the Middle East, and Russia/CIS. “As part of airBaltic ReShape […]

Tags: aitbaltic, flights, Latvia, Riga, tralvel

Positivus 2012 – The Best Music Festival in the Baltics

2012-07-20 by Miruna Corneanu

Music Festival Latvia

Taking place in Salacgriva, Northern Latvia this weekend, Positivus Festival kicked off fun in the Baltics today at 12:00 local hour, with an impressive line-up of artists and plenty of entertaining activities such as theatre, circus, cinema, food and drinks. Photo by Positivus Festival via Flickr Combining a variety of music genres including indie, folk, […]

Tags: camping festivals, Latvia, Latvia festivals, music festivals, Positivus Festival, Positivus Festival 2012, Salacgriva

Latvia Wins the World’s Most Beautiful Country Vote

2012-05-26 by Miruna Corneanu

Winter in Riga.

Latvia has been voted as the world’s most beautiful country by an online competition released last month by First Choice.

Tags: First Choice, Latvia, most beautiful country

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