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Russia and Latvia to Cooperate in the Field of Tourism and More

2010-12-21 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Latvian counterpart Valdis Zatlers.

Russia and Latvia presidents discussed the possibility of establishing a visa-free regime for the citizens of the two countries. So far, only an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the field of tourism has been signed.

Tags: Latvia, moscow, Riga, Russia, tourism, visa free travel

Latvian Ethnographic Open-air Museum Celebrates Christmas

2010-12-17 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Winter Solstice 2009 in Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum

The Latvian Ethnographic Open-air Museum invites visitors who stop by on December 19th between 12:00 and 21:00 to celebrate an early Christmas, with folk group performances, acting workshops, and a horse-drawn sleigh ride.

Tags: Christmas, Christmas traditions, Latvia, Latvian Ethnographic Open-air Museum

What Ryanair Knows About Lithuania

2010-11-10 by Phil Butler

Trakai Castle

Ryanair apparently knows something other airlines do not. With traffic to and from destinations like Lithuania growing exponentially, Ryanair’s overall strategy to help grow tourism seems to be paying off. Lithuania as an emerging economy has pretty much the same strategy with perhaps the lowest corporate tax rate in Europe. For travelers all this news spells “deal” basically.

Tags: air fares, Eastern Europe, Estonia, Europe flights, Laslo Thomas, Latvia, Lithuania, Lithuania economy, Lithuania flights, Lithuania travel, rural tourism, Ryanair, tourism, Vilnius travel, Vilnus

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