Virgin Galactic announced that the first such flight to an altitude of about 80 km is scheduled in the so-called "launch window", between June 27 and 30. The second will take place in early August. Subsequent space trips are to be carried out every month.more
In many places in Sardinia, bans and limits on the number of people present on the beaches have been introduced. For some, leisure becomes an almost exclusive experience. Strict regulations are aimed at stopping the mass influx of tourists, as well as protecting the natural environment.more
From 1 July, an entrance ticket to Rome's Pantheon will be in force, and from 16 July a direct train will run from the Eternal City to Pompeii, Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano announced.more
Many European countries are affordable for Poles, which is partly due to inflation in our country, and on the other hand - to the long-term trend of Poland's economic development - says economist, prof. Pawel Baranowski.more
The deepest hotel in the world has opened in a former slate mine in north-west Wales. The rooms in this establishment are located more than 400 meters underground.more
Camden Council give green light to 131ft wheel despite raft of objections to the ‘theme park’ attraction -but plans must now go to the Mayor of London for final approval.more
Flights from the suburban city of Modlin and Krakow have been added to Ryanair's winter route network. The Irish carrier has announced a total of 17 new routes to Tirana Airport.more
The owner of a hotel in Rome is mobilising other hoteliers to join him in combating a phenomenon that he believes has become a real scourge. The phenomenon in question is so-called influencers, who offer to advertise their hotel in a social media post in exchange for money and free nights. The daily Il Messaggero calls them 'influencers - freeloaders'.more
64 percent Poles booking holidays will spend their holidays in Turkey, Greece or Egypt, according to data from the Wakacje.pl portal, quoted by "Puls Biznesu".more
In the past 30 years, there have been 29 shark attacks at Egypt's Red Sea, visited annually by hundreds of thousands of tourists, nine of them fatal. A Russian national was killed yesterday in front of witnesses near the beach at the Hurghada resort. His girlfriend managed to escape.more
Nearly every weekend in the summer until the end of August - for a total of 31 days - security screening staff at London Heathrow Airport will go on strike, the trade union representing them, Unite, announced today.more
Polish tourists in Italy are very often victims of theft, including in Rome. The Polish consular service appeals to everyone to be extra cautious and vigilant.more
A unique panoramic lift has been installed in the Roman Colosseum. Thanks to it, also people with mobility difficulties will be able to get to the highest viewing gallery to admire the breathtaking view from there.more
In this way, the state's cultural institutions want to help save the cultural heritage that was damaged during May's catastrophic flooding in the Emilia-Romagna region. However, opinions are divided.more
Do not order a cappuccino after 12:00 - a young woman was walking around Rome with such a banner addressed to foreign tourists. Her idea met with the applause of the Romans and waiters – informed the newspaper "La Repubblica" by publishing a recording of this unusual action.more
As many as 68 million tourists will spend this summer in Italy, more than before the pandemic, a forecast made yesterday by the research institute Demoskopika. It is estimated that tourists will spend 46 billion euros. Some 267 million nights will be booked in hotels, guest houses and holiday resorts. According to experts, this will be the biggest tourism movement since 2000.more
"We welcome Poles to the Emilia-Romagna coast". - announced the head of the tourism department of the authorities of this Italian region, Andrea Corsini. He stressed that the Romagnola Riviera had not been affected by the flooding, which had caused enormous damage in other parts of the region.more
Holiday fraudsters conned UK consumers out of more than £15m last year – twice as much as the year before – according to the UK’s scam reporting centre.more
Fourteen Portuguese municipalities, popular with tourists, already charge holidaymakers a so-called tourist tax for overnight stays. This ranges from one to two euros.more
Ryanair has bounced back to a near-record €1.4bn (£1.2bn) profit last year and expects to better that in 2023, fuelled by a summer boom in which the low-cost airline will carry a record number of passengers.more
400-500 euro was the price of one night's stay in many hotels in Venice on the penultimate weekend of May, on the days of the inauguration of the Architecture Biennale. Sums of 700 euros were also not uncommon. Also in other Italian cities at the beginning of the holiday season there is a significant increase in hotel prices; the most in Florence and Milan - by about 40 percent.more
Kolobrzeg, Gdansk, Mielno, Jastrzebia Gora, Ostroda, Ilawa, Zakopane - these are the most popular destinations for this year's vacations, according to data from booking portal Travelist.pl.more
Spectacular architecture, wild nature, history and art - these are, according to the readers of the British newspaper "The Guardian", the most important reasons to visit Poland.more