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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.
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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.
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So the first International Beer Festival 2011 Latviabeerfest will take place in Riga from 3 to 4 September, and although a similar festival held for the first time, it will be in a big way.
Latvia is booming of cemetery tourism, (23/08/2011)(News from Latvia)
In the capital of Latvia, Riga manifested a rapid interest to the original tours of famous cemeteries.
Holidays in Jurmala 2011: accommodation and prices, (13/06/2011)(News from Latvia)
Holidays in Jurmala this year may be more expensive than last year. And it is not so much about the hotels, but the private sector.
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Famous Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue will perform in Riga on 25 February 2011 as a part of the European tour "Aphrodite - Les Folies Tour 2011" in support of her new album - Aphrodite. The concert will take place on one of the largest sites of Riga
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Free trade zone at the airport of Riga will be managed by a Turkish company. New operator of duty-free shops at the airport of Riga will be Turkish company TAV Airports Holding.
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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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