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Poland’s Bydgoszcz Celebrates 667th Birthday This Weekend

2013-04-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The River Walker

This weekend the city of Bydgoszcz in Poland marks their 667th birthday with events scheduled around town. From a rapper performance in town hall to parties and an opera, all of Bydgoszcz will turn out with guests in celebrating this wonderful ancient place’s heritage.

Tags: Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz events, Bydgoszcz tourism, Bydgoszcz travel, Poland events, Poland tourism, Poland travel

Blowing the Whistle on Bad Tourism PR

2013-03-05 by Phil Butler

Polska logo

It’s no secret we’re about being open here at Argo Travel News. At all our news outlets, for the matter. The world needs so called “loose cannons” if we are to get better at everything we do. That said, a really bad public relations move on the part of Polska, Poland’s Official web portal and acting Director Boguslaw Becla befell us and them recently. I say “befell” out of consideration for our friends in Poland, the man is just plain rude.

Tags: Boguslaw Becla, Katarzyna Sobierajsk, Poland marketing, Poland PR, Poland tourism, Poland visits, PR lessons, tourism PR, travel PR, Warsaw travel

Euro 2012 Causes Sky High Hotel Rates in Poland

2012-06-04 by Guest Author

Euro 2012 hotel rooms

Football fans visiting Poland for the Euro 2012, be sure to stuff a bit of extra cash in your luggage; with thousands of football fans expected to visit the country in order to take in one or more of the 15 matches to be hosted there, hotels are responding by raising rates exorbitantly.

Tags: cheap hotels, Euro 2012, Europe Championships, hotel rates, Poland hotels, Poland tourism, Poland travel, soccer

LOT Polish Airlines Transatlantic Deals

2012-02-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

LOT Polish Airlines

In news from LOT Polish Airlines, business class airfares from New York and Chicago to some 30 destinations in Europe begin as low as $2533, according to a press release by the company.

Tags: airline news, Europe airlines, European airlines, flights, Poland tourism, Poland travel, Polish airlines. LOT, Polish companies, transatlantic flights

Audioriver Hits Poland Next Week

2011-07-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Audioriver 2011

Next Friday Poland’s Audioriver 2011 festival on the Vistula River beach takes place over the weekend. This three day international music festival offers the best performances by world renowned electronica performers. Last year, 15,ooo people attended each day of the 5th installment of the awaited event, and even more are expected for 2011.

Tags: Andy C feat. MC GQ, Audiodriver Poland, Bomb The Bass live, Brandt Brauer Frick live, Chris Liebing, DJ Marky, electronica, Ernesto Ferreyra, Europe festivals, Kryptic Minds, Loadstar, Modeselektor, Modestep, music festivals, music performances, Nu:Tone feat. Natalie Williams, Pan-Pot, Paul Kalkbrenner live, Plock, Poland Festivals, Poland tourism, Reboot live, Reso, Robag Wruhme, Seth Troxler & Shaun Reeves, Son of Kick feat. Grems, Stamina MC., Supermayer, The Qemists live, travel ideas, Trentemøller Live In Concert, Vistula River, Vitalic V Mirror live, Walkner & Moestl feat. Tania Saedi

Poland for Christmas, Not Just a Novel Idea

2010-12-08 by Phil Butler

Merry Christmas

Eastern Europe, like so many places, has its distinctive traditions. For Polish people the Wigilia Christmas Eve supper is one of the most important celebrations. For foreigners visiting Poland, Christmas Eve there will be familiar, and a bit extraordinary too. A look at the Wigilia traditional Polish Christmas Eve reveals something of the heart of Poland too.

Tags: Christmas hospitality, Christmas wafer, East Europe cuisine, Eastern Europe traditions, Gwiazdka, Poland tourism, Polish Christmas, Polish Culture, Polish traditions, visit Poland, Wigilia

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