Croatia witnessed a successful tourism season, as 91 per cent of arrivals and 96 per cent of overnight stays of 2019 levels have been reached so far this year. – Advertisement – According to data from the eVisitor system, 15 million tourists arrived in Croatia from January to August of[…]
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More than 1.8 million tourists stayed in accommodation spots across Portugal last month, with this number being slightly higher than the pre-pandemic levels. – Advertisement – According to the National Statistics Institute (INE), the number of visitors in July is 600,000 more than in the previous year when COVID-19 restrictions[…]
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The European Union foreign ministers agreed to suspend the visa facilitation agreement with Russia in a meeting held on August 31 in Prague. However, the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and Poland have said that such a measure is not sufficient and are planning to introduce tougher national restrictions. –[…]
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After two years of inactivity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the German festival for beer lovers, Oktoberfest, will be held in Munich, from September 17 to October 3, during which more than six million tourists are expected to come. – Advertisement – According to the official website of the festival,[…]
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A total of 9.1 million tourists visited Spain in July of this year and spent €11,869 million on their trip, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE). – Advertisement – The number means that the country has marked a recovery of 92 per cent of the arrivals[…]
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Over a year since the European Commission recommended to the Member States to impose a ban on all arrivals from the EU, travel and tourism in the Schengen Area and the rest of the EU countries have been put at a halt. Below, find the most recent travel news regarding[…]
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The German government has introduced several measures which aim at saving energy for winter, as the country is trying to reduce its dependency on Russian gas. – Advertisement – As the goals of reducing gas usage by two per cent have been introduced, tourists visiting Germany this fall, or even[…]
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The Greek Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, has said that the country’s capital, Athens, has made a strong tourism comeback in 2022 despite the energy crisis, inflation, and the war in Ukraine. – Advertisement – Commenting on the tourism figures of Athens, the Minister said that this year the revenues[…]
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The Italian tourist season has been successful, as the expectations shared by the ministry’s research offices and other authorities have already exceeded those of 2021. – Advertisement – However, the lack of guidelines for online tourism has risen as an issue. During a meeting with the organisation, the latter agreed[…]
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Turkish nationals have paid a least €3,601,280 last year in fees for Schengen Visas that they never received. Due to an expected increase in the number of applications filed in Türkiye, the money paid for visa applications that have been and will be rejected in 2022 will be quite higher.[…]
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