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Mamaison Hotel Le Regina Wins Best Boutique Hotel Poland Award

2016-03-10 by Mihaela Lica Butler

le regina accommodation

Mamaison Hotel Le Regina Warsaw has recently won the prestigious Business Traveller Poland Award in the Best Boutique Hotel Poland 2015 category.

Tags: awards, Mamaison Hotel, warsaw

A Return to Elegance: Starwood’s Hotel Bristol, Warsaw

2013-02-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Hotel Bristol

If you’re headed to Warsaw, and need a luxury stay with the crispest of pillow cases, Hotel Bristol there has brand new ones. A multi-million dollar revamp recently is sure to have included new linens. Aside this, the Warsaw city center icon also joins The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts’ group of the world’s finest hotels.

Tags: Belle Époque era, Luxury Collection, Luxury Hotels, Poland hotels, Starwood, Starwood Hotels, W Hotels, warsaw, Warsaw Five Star

Emirates Started its Launch Activities in Poland

2013-01-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Emirates Airlines will provide daily flights between Dubai and Warsaw from February 6th. Prior to the official launch, the carrier organized an event offering the Polish travel trade a preview of the company and its services. The event took place at The Palace of Culture and Science and Congress Hall and over 500 guests from […]

Tags: Emirates, Emirates Airlines, poland, warsaw

Poland Launches New Campaign To Woo Brits

2011-06-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Poland's capital city warsaw will host the euro 2012 football finals

The National Tourism Organization of Poland has announced a new campaign targeted at UK travellers that is designed to highlight some of the unique attractions and experiences visitors to the country can enjoy. Although the initiative is focused mostly on Brits, other key European markets such as France and Germany will also be targeted. The […]

Tags: Euro 2012 football finals, foreign minister of Poland, Jan Borowski, National Tourism Organization of Poland, poland, Polish National Tourist Office, Poznan, UK travellers, warsaw, Wroclaw

Eastern European Cities Offer So Much Value

2011-04-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Riga is the best value capital city in Europe, according to the UK Post Office

UK travelers looking for a weekend city break away will achieve the best value for money in Eastern Europe, according to a new survey by the British Post Office.

Tags: Berlin, Boston, Budapest, city break, Dublin, Eastern Europe, New York, New York hotel, Post Office, Post Office Money Travel, Prague, Riga, Rome, Sarah Munro, Stockholm, Sweden, Tallinn, Three star Riga hotel, Travel Money, Travel Money survey, warsaw

Poland Turns to Beach Blanket Bingo Politics

2010-11-15 by Phil Butler

Polish singer Sarah May

An interesting political campaign in Warsaw reveals just how creative (and beautiful) Polish women politicians can be. Sarah May has turned to a sort of “Beach Blanket Bingo” style of campaigning for Warsaw’s upcoming city elections – posing in her bikini and proclaiming her competency. Now there is transparency in a politician if there ever where any. Warsaw governance may never be the same – and that could be a good thing.

Tags: Beach Blanket Bingo, Katarzyna Szczolek, people, poland, Poland entertainers, Poland politics, Polish creative, Polish People, Polish women, Sarah May, warsaw

Smoking Ban in Poland

2010-11-10 by Mihaela Lica Butler

no smoking

This month, Poland will become the 11th EU member state to ban indoor smoking in public spaces and areas of work.

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