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

2020-05-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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

Avanti Destinations Adds Baltics for 2018

2018-01-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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

A Surpising 7 Eastern European Vacation Destinations

2016-04-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Klaipėda Port at dusk (cc 2.0)

If Paris has lost some of its shimmer for you, then how about giving one of the lesser known eastern European cities a whirl? Here’s a surprisingly entertaining and eventful seven you may not have thought of for your 2016 European getaway. Best of all, these unsung gems are some of the most cost effective city breaks you’ll find anywhere. Welcome to Eastern Europe.

Tags: Croatia, Estonia, Klaipeda, Kotor, Lithuania, Ljubljana, Loket, Montenegro, Osijek, Osijek Cathedral, poland, Tartu, Zamość

Lithuania’s Vilija Mataciunaite Needs “Attention”

2014-04-23 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Vilija Matačiūnaitė

With Eurovision 2014 right around the corner Lithuania feels they’re about due. The Baltic nation’s 27 year old singing sensation Vilija Mataciunaite hopes she can bring it home with her song Attention.

Tags: Eurovision, Eurovision 2014, Lithuania, song contest, Vilija Mataciunaite

Lithuania Aims to Build the Largest Facebook Inspired “Like” Sculpture in the World

2013-10-23 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Vilnius Tourism Information Centre recently announced that a new campaign aiming to promote interesting discoveries about Lithuania was launched on five important social media networks: Facebook, Google+, Vkontakte, Twitter and Youtube. The campaign called Like’able Lithuania will last one year, and, at its end, Summer 2014, Lithuania will unveil the biggest Facebook inspired “Like” […]

Tags: Lithuania, Lithuania brand campaign, ‘Like’able Lithuania’

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