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The region of Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the CIS and Baltic countries, is one of the most dynamic tourist destinations. The number of interesting activities and events that occur in this vast space is numerous. Something new appears literally every second. The Travel News of Poezdka.de is an attempt to select the most interesting, exciting and peculiar events. Festival of balloons in the Czech Republic, opening of a new hostel in Gdansk, frog running world championship in Belarusian Polesye or events at the famous Ukrainian rave Kazantip festival in Crimea - all these topics are worth to be found on our latest news headlines.
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(News from Belarus)
Memorial composition in memory of those killed in the terrorist attack on April 11, 2011 in Minsk subway will be installed at the Oktyabrskaya station exit. Now there is a temporary marble memorial plaque where are always burning candles and church lamps.
(News from Bulgaria)
The Bulgarian government decided to simplify for many tourists the procedure of entering the country. From now on all people with a valid Schengen visa can go on holiday to Bulgaria without national visa. In such way Bulgaria is preparing its structures for the upcoming country’s entry into the visa-free regime, which today functions between the EU countries. The decision to introduce new visa rules was taken by the Bulgarian cabinet of ministers on Wednesday January 26, 2011. According to the Bulgarian cabinet, the new visa policy will spur the tourist interest and will make Bulgaria more attractive to foreign investors. Schengen visa owners will be able to get permission to enter Bulgaria and stay on its territory for a period of up to 3 months during the six months from the date of first entry. It should be noted that the new visa rules in Bulgaria will be useful not only for the EU citizens, but also tourists from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, who have a Schengen visa. New measures, inter alia, must stir up not only the tourism sector, but also resort property market in Bulgaria. Since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008 leading Black Sea resorts in Bulgaria have marked decreasing of the square meter price. Opportunity to visit the country for Schengen owners will facilitate entry of potential buyers and will indirectly stimulate the demand for Bulgarian property. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, in 2011 its consulates issued in total 733 623 visas, which is by 18% more than in 2010.
(News from Ukraine)
Already in May 2012 on the Ukrainian airline market will appear a new player - Ryanair. Ryanair is an Irish budget airlinefounded in 1985, which is the European leader of low-cost airlines.
(Hungarian news)
This interesting annual culinary festival has been held in the Hungarian capital of Budapest since February 2008. The feature of this festival is that it is dedicated to only one product, or rather one sort of meat of a rare breed of Hungarian pig - mangalitsa. This year mangalitsa festival will be held from 3 to 5 February on the Szabadság square. Cattle-breeding companies and leading producers of mangalitsa meat will take part in the festival.
Snow fines will be introduced in Belgrade, (21/01/2012)(News from Serbia)
Belgrade authorities decided to fight with snow-covered streets in the old-fashioned way. Organization and homes residents, who will not clear the territories adjacent to their buildings and homes from snow, will be fined. The amount of fine will be from 5,000 to 20,000 dinars (50-200 Euros), according to siol.net.
(News from Croatia)
Croatia intends to engage private capital in modernization of the state social infrastructure. Currently the country's budget lacks enough finances for opening of such new state institutions as hospices, nursing homes, educational centers and even prisons. In order to solve this problem Croatian authorities are going to involve third-party investors into the building and managing processes.
Lufthansa offers Christmas discounts up to 90%, (04/01/2012)(Airline news)
German airline Lufthansa, known for the highest quality of services, prepared a terrific Christmas gift for all fans of traveling - tickets with discounts up to 40% for adults and up to 90% for children!
Erotic festival Erots 2012 will be held in Latvia, (28/12/2011)(News from Latvia)
Even cold winter blizzards cannot calm the temperamental Letts, who would organize in February the only erotic festival in the Baltic Sea region - "Erots 2012" in Riga.
(News from Poland)
In Berlin, for example, during the same tournament, special brothels with small cubicles were built near the stadium, where everyone could hire a prostitute.
(News from Bulgaria)
Proposals for privates to lease public beaches have recently appeared on the website of the Ministry of Regional Development of Bulgaria. The beaches can be rented for five years with annual payments not later than the fifteenth of February.
(News from Macedonia)
Macedonian authorities decided to change the image of the capital Skopje to increase the number of tourists visiting the country. This project was named Skopke 2014 and to date nearly a quarter of a billion Euros have been spent on it.
(News from Bulgaria)
Bulgarian advertising campaign marks another milestone. This time the country will use 12 documentaries to attract tourists’ interest.
Beer Festival will be held in the Czech town of Tabor, (11/12/2011)(The Czech Republic news)
The largest beer festival and international tasting contest "Beer seal" will be held from 7 to 11 February in the economic center of the Czech South Bohemia region the town of Tabor.
(News from Romania)
Transylvania is a Romanian region, which is famous for the legend of the Dracula vampire, is experiencing another surge of tourist interest. This time, Transylvania became popular due to the Twilight movie. According to romaniantimes.at, another series of the Hollywood vampire saga was the major catalyst for the growth of tourism in Transylvania.
Odessa-Munich direct flight from Lufthansa, (30/11/2011)(News from Ukraine)
From May 5, 2012 Odessa and Munich will be linked by the direct flight. The decision to open a flight between the two cities was announced by the Lufthansa director for corporate communications Aage Duenhaupt.
(News from Bulgaria)
On the territory of the mineral baths in Sofia it is supposed to create a museum and a spa during the next two years, according to novinite.com. Funding of the baths reconstruction project was approved on Wednesday in the Bulgarian capital. The grant for the restoration and modernization works will be given by the Operational Program for Regional Development.
Flash mob dedicated to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 will be organized in Yerevan, (17/11/2011)On the next Sunday in Yerevan will be honored one of the most popular children song contest in Europe - Junior Eurovision Song Contest. In honor of the Children Eurovision 2011, which will take place in Yerevan on December 3, 2011, in the Yerevan center will be organized a massive flash mob.
Czech Republic: wine festival in Moravia, (16/11/2011)(The Czech Republic news)
In the south-east of the Czech Republic in the small Moravian town of Uherske Hradiste on November 11th will be held the traditional feast of wine and winemaking. Though such festivals are held in the autumn everywhere in Europe, the wine festival in Uherske Hradiste stands out among them. The fact is that on November 11 in the Czech Republic begins the celebration of St. Martin Day, the patron saint of the poor, soldiers, poultry and cattle. Therefore, in Uherske Hradiste this combined festival takes the greatest extent.
(News from Bulgaria)
Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, was named the most budget tourist city in Europe. These data were presented in the BackPacker Index rating, published on the portal PriceOfTravel, which is one of the most popular US resources for backpackers.
(Hungarian news)
In November Budapest will be visited by two world famous music bands of the different poles of the music industry map - Rammstein and Sade. Both famous groups will give their concerts in one of the main arenas of the Hungarian capital - Papp Laszlo Sports Arena.
(News from Romania)
The fortune of the richest people in Romania reaches 25.1 billion Euros, equivalent to 20.91% of the country’s GDP. These data were published on the pages of Forbes Romania magazine. The capital of the 500 richest people in Romania according to the Forbes decreased by 11% compared to the last year, which is amounted to 3.1 billion Euros.
(News from Slovenia)
Adria Airways, the largest Slovenian airline, a member of the Star Alliance of airlines, forced to close a number of popular flights. Among the flights, which Adria Airways stops serving at the end of October are flights from Ljubljana to one of the major London airports Gatwick, as well as flights from the capital of Slovenia to Paris, Toulon and Warsaw.
(News from Bulgaria)
Shooting of the "Expendables 2" with a whole galaxy of action movie stars will be held in Bulgaria in the near future. It was reported by the Bulgarian media, in particular, sofiaecho.com.
Belarusian gymnast won the pole dance championship in Budapest, (05/10/2011)(Hungarian news)
Gymnast from Belarus Alesya Vazmitsil was among the winners of the Sports & Fitness World Championship 2011, which ended last Saturday in Budaörs near the Hungarian capital of Budapest.
Authenticity of the Leonardo da Vinci painting was proved in Warsaw, (04/10/2011)(News from Poland)
Portrait of a young woman created, as it was originally expected, by the German master in the 19th century was proved to be created by the talented painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, scientist, inventor and writer Leonardo da Vinci. Irrefutable evidence of the authorship of the brilliant master of the High Renaissance era was found in the National Library in Warsaw.
Ural Airlines announced sale of tickets, (04/10/2011)(Airline news)
One of the leading airlines - Ural Airlines - has announced a large sale of tickets for the flights from Yekaterinburg to Europe and Israel, which will be available this winter.
(News from Latvia)
From 4 to 6 November in Riga will take place cosmetic designer project Baltic Beauty. For the seventh time at the International Exhibition Center Kipsala will gather the best makeup artists, hairdressers and beauticians from Latvia and representatives of the leading cosmetic companies of the world.
Accor opened its first hotel in Yaroslavl, (26/09/2011)(News from Russia)
Ibis hotel is located in the center of the city, in the historical part of Yaroslavl, near museums, major monuments, "Sputnik" football stadium and "Locomotiv" ice arena.
(News from Poland)
Significant event of the European musical life - Unsound festival - will begin in the cultural capital of Poland, Krakow, in early October 2011.
Concert of the famous singer Cesária Évora will be held in Yerevan, (15/09/2011)Last days of September will bring to the Armenian capital Yerevan not only autumn rains and cold, but also performance of one of the sunniest singers, unmatched "Barefoot Diva", internationally known singer, Cesária Évora.
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02/02/2012
River of Memory will appear in Minsk
Memorial composition in memory of those killed in the terrorist attack on April 11, 2011 in Minsk subway will be installed at the Oktyabrskaya station exit. Now there is a temporary marble memorial plaque where are always burning candles and church lamps.
01/02/2012
Holidays in Bulgaria: visa-free regime for Schengen owners
The Bulgarian government decided to simplify for many tourists the procedure of entering the country. From now on all people with a valid Schengen visa can go on holiday to Bulgaria without national visa. In such way Bulgaria is preparing its structures for the upcoming country’s entry into the visa-free regime, which today functions between the EU countries.
The decision to introduce new visa rules was taken by the Bulgarian cabinet of ministers on Wednesday January 26, 2011. According to the Bulgarian cabinet, the new visa policy will spur the tourist interest and will make Bulgaria more attractive to foreign investors.
Schengen visa owners will be able to get permission to enter Bulgaria and stay on its territory for a period of up to 3 months during the six months from the date of first entry.
It should be noted that the new visa rules in Bulgaria will be useful not only for the EU citizens, but also tourists from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, who have a Schengen visa.
New measures, inter alia, must stir up not only the tourism sector, but also resort property market in Bulgaria. Since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008 leading Black Sea resorts in Bulgaria have marked decreasing of the square meter price. Opportunity to visit the country for Schengen owners will facilitate entry of potential buyers and will indirectly stimulate the demand for Bulgarian property.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, in 2011 its consulates issued in total 733 623 visas, which is by 18% more than in 2010.
01/02/2012
Ryanair enters the Ukrainian market
Already in May 2012 on the Ukrainian airline market will appear a new player - Ryanair. Ryanair is an Irish budget airlinefounded in 1985, which is the European leader of low-cost airlines.
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