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Odessa Welcomes MedCruise General Assembly

2016-04-20 by Delia Gavrilescu

48th MedCruise General Assembly

More than 100 participants are expected at Odessa during the 48th MedCruise General Assembly at Hotel Bristol, a round table meeting dedicated to cruise and yacht tourism.

Tags: Black Sea, cruises, MedCruise, Odessa, Ukraine, Ukraine travel

Koktebel & Maximilian Voloshin House & 2013’s Night at the Museum

2013-05-15 by Delia Gavrilescu

Book signing at the museum

This Saturday evening in Koktebel the Museum of Maximilian Voloshin will host an international event, “Night at the Museum”, which will commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the poet’s house. Each year in this part of the Crimea, museums all celebrate International Museum Day, a festive program with readings, exhibits and special programs for visitors.

Tags: Koktobel, museums, Ukraine, Ukraine events, Ukraine poets, Ukraine travel

Places You Never Heard Of: Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in Ukraine

2013-05-13 by Phil Butler

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Fortress

It’s a sure bet if you are from the United States or even the UK, probably anyplace in Western Europe even, the city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi is as foreign a name and place to you as Mars or Pluto. But if you only knew, the seaside wonder probably would not be for long.

Tags: Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Black Sea, Odessa, seaside, Ukraine, Ukraine seaside, Ukraine travel

Ukrainian Railways Further Extends Summer Services

2013-04-30 by Delia Gavrilescu

Ukrainian Railways

In European rail news, Ukrainian Railways will extend their operations of the high speed (160 kmh) long distance services for the Summer. According to the news from the company, starting May 16th the Kiev-Poltava-Kharkov line services are slated to increase to three trains per day.

Tags: Europe railways, Ukraine rail, Ukraine tourism, Ukraine travel

Crimea Readies for Summer Tourist Season

2013-04-18 by Liliana Steffens

Beach on the Black Sea

Tourists to the Crimea will have 15 new tour and travel routes to enjoy this travel season there. According to the AR Crimea Minister of Resorts and Tourism, Alexander Liev, new tour and visitor excursion routes from Theodosia to Yalta will further facilitate fun along the Southern Crimea coast.

Tags: Alushta, Chernomorsky district, Theodosia, Ukraine beaches, Ukraine resorts, Ukraine travel

Ukraine Flights and Other News Bits

2013-04-02 by Rhett Butler

KYIV BORYSPIL

In flight news from Kiev and Ukraine, Lufthansa is to resume flights to Odessa as of yesterday. Regular flights from Munich to Odessa will run three times per week according to the airport’s spokesperson, Maria Popovych.

Tags: flight news, Ukraine flights, Ukraine travel, Wizz Air

Belavia Increases Flights to Kyiv

2013-03-15 by Liliana Steffens

Belavia flight attendant

Belarusian national airlines Belavia has announced they will increase the number of flights in between Minsk and Kyiv from 7 to 10 flights per beginning March 31.

Tags: airlines, Belarus airlines, Belarus flights, Belarus travel, Europe airlines, Ukraine flights, Ukraine travel

Air Onix Headed to Bratislava and Economy

2013-03-05 by Liliana Steffens

Air Onix

Ukrainian airlines Air Onix announced last month having started regular flights between Kyiv and Bratislava. According to the reports this ends a seven year hiatus being interrupted beginning with the new schedule flights.

Tags: Europe flights, Ukraine flights, Ukraine tourism, Ukraine travel

Turkish Airlines to Boost Crimea Tourism

2013-03-05 by Liliana Steffens

Crimea expo

In news from the II International Black Sea Tourism Forum in Yalta, Simferopol Serhat Fil has offered a cooperation in between local governments and private businesses in the Black Sea region. The Manager of the Turkish Airlines pointed to
“Go Crimea” as one of the regional projects that Turkish Airlines is engaging in with the Crimean Ministry of Resorts and Tourism.

Tags: Black Sea, Crimea tourism, Crimea travel, Russia travel, tourism expo, Turkey Travel, Ukraine travel

Crimea Gem Koktebel to Get Facelift

2013-02-19 by Liliana Steffens

The extinct volcano Karadag in Crimea. Ukraine

Authorities in the seaside resort of Koktebel announce plans to enhance the resort’s amenities. For new visitors aiming at Summer vacation, here’s a choice you probably never knew about, the wonderful Crimea.

Tags: Black Sea resorts, Europe seaside, Jazz, Koktebel travel, seaside resorts, Ukraine events, Ukraine resorts, Ukraine seaside, Ukraine travel

Lividia Palace Solarium Opens This Summer

2013-01-11 by Delia Gavrilescu

Visitors to Yalta, on the Black Sea in the Ukraine, will have a very rare treat in store this Summer. According to Irina Fomenko, Deputy Director of Livadia Palace, the Romanov family solarium will be open for sightseeing.

Tags: Crimea travel, palaces, Romanovs, Sevastpol, Tsarist Russia, Tsars, Ukraine tourism, Ukraine travel

Ukraine Stirs Up Tourism Collaboration

2012-10-17 by Delia Gavrilescu

The beauty of the Crimea - courtesy Vlad

Ukraine’s State Agency for Tourism and Resorts, along with the German Organization for International Cooperation (GIZ), have begun discussions for mutually promoting Ukraine tourism. According to the official news a round-table on: “The issue of creating systemic conditions for forming and promotion of national tourism product in the domestic and international markets”, has already been held in Kiev.

Tags: Black Sea, Crimea tourism, expo, GIZ, Russia tourism, tourism agreements, tourism expo, Ukraine tourism, Ukraine travel, X International Resort Expo

Biometric IDs A Step Toward EU – Ukraine Visa Simplicity

2012-09-12 by Delia Gavrilescu

Kiev Airport Customs

Biometric IDs in Ukraine appear to be on the way in. A draft law there providing for the creation of a unified state register of every Ukrainian citizen has passed fist scrutiny there. Reportedly a measure to beef up border security between Ukraine and the EU, citizens traveling abroad may feel a bit like Big Brother is watching via a built-in proximity chip keeping tabs on each citizen.

Tags: Biometric IDs, EU Travel, EU visa restrictions, free visa, Ukraine travel, Ukraine Visa, Viktor Yanukovych, visa restrictions, visas

Last Chance at Love: Sleeping Beauty Ukraine Style

2012-09-07 by Phil Butler

Is he the one? Sleeping Beauty courtesy Taras Polataiko's Facebook

Visitors to Kiev may have an opportunity like no other visitor to any city. The National Art Museum of Ukraine has a special guest on exhibition, Sleeping Beauty. You read that correctly, an art project by the same name sets Ukrainian beauty to the test, “will true love awaken Sleeping Beauty?”

Tags: Kiev exhibit, Kiev travel, museums, Prince Charming, Sleeping Beauty, Taras Polataiko, Ukraine art, Ukraine events, Ukraine museum, Ukraine tourism, Ukraine travel, Viktor Yanukovych

Kiev Rooms for Euro 2012 – A Costly Proposition

2012-02-29 by Phil Butler

Euro 2012

In news from Ukraine and the upcoming 2012 European Championships, organizers are concerned with keeping down hospitality prices for the coming wave of travelers headed East. Along with integrating their efforts with those of sister venues in Poland, soccer fans being fleeced seems to be tops on the agenda of late. But is the concern already too late and too little?

Tags: Cold War, Euro 2012, Fairmont Grand Hotel, Google hotel finder, Hyatt Kiev, Intercontinental Hotel Kiev, Kiev ghetto, Kiev stadiums, Kiev tourism, Kiev travel, Poland games, Poland hotels, Radisson Blu Kiev, soccer, Ukraine hotels, Ukraine travel, world cup soccer

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