Over 114 thousand passengers were handled by the airport in Jasionka near Rzeszów during this year's holidays. This is the most in its history - the authorities of the airport managing company informed. Turkey was the most frequently chosen destination.more
On a long November weekend, every third tourist plans a double trip. The most popular places are located in the mountains - according to the information published by Nocowanie.pl on Tuesday. As added, there is a renewed interest in recreation in the Bieszczady Mountains.more
Air travel is getting more and more expensive: tickets for 19 euros to Majorca, Paris or London are becoming history. Now passengers will have to dig deeper into their pockets, prices may rise by as much as 25 percent. And that's the way it's going to stay for now, the ZDF TV portal wrote yesterday.more
Tourists have returned to Naples and the surrounding area en masse, informs the local tourism industry. Even though the holiday season is over, Italians and visitors from many countries keep coming to the city under the Vesuvius. Summer weather is favorable for sightseeing.more
EasyJet has said it wants more “certainty” and “stability” in the UK, but expects demand for its lower-cost fares to hold up despite the cost of living crisis. Johan Lundgren, the airline’s chief executive, said consumers “would continue to protect their holidays where” they could even as their income was squeezed by surging food and energy bills. That meant they would “gravitate towards value”, more
If you’ve managed to score yourself a good value trip for some winter sun, then firstly we are very jealous. But secondly – maybe it’s not going to be quite as good value as you thought.
Holiday makers have been warned that they could be hit with extra charges despite already paying for their trip, because of the falling value of the pound against currencies such as the Euro and the Dollar.more
According to the readers of the "Traveler" magazine, the most kind and hospitable people are in Ireland, because it was Ireland that won the plebiscite for the most friendly country in Europe. Portugal and Greece were also on the podium. San Sebastian triumphed among the cities.more
The payment deadline for the travel voucher was extended from September 30, 2022 to March 31, 2023. So far, out of 4.3 million travel vouchers granted, approx. 3.7 million have been activated. Its greatest beneficiaries are amusement parks in Małopolska and hotel chains, informed the Social Insurance Institution.more
A chain of five hotels in Puglia in southern Italy was shut down after receiving electricity bills of half a million euros. The industry is calling for immediate support and warns that otherwise the number of hotels closings will increase and the ski season will be at risk.more
The beach cleaning campaign carried out in September in 279 places along the Spanish coast helped to get rid of 7 tons of rubbish from them, the platform of environmental organizations Proyecto Libera, which has been cleaning the country's beaches for several years, reported.more
In Portugal, recovering from pandemic sanitary restrictions, there are more and more commercial and service premises where it is only possible to pay by card. Fears of coronavirus infection are, according to some, just an excuse.more
Retailers and the hospitality industry have welcomed the planned return of VAT-free shopping for international tourists, saying it would help to boost sales.more
The number of nights at Spanish hotels returned to pre-Covid-19 levels in August 2022, the National Statistics Institute (INE) in Madrid reported on Friday.more
Polish tourists are in fourth place among the nations most frequently visiting Croatia. More than 1 million Poles have already visited the country this year, the Croatian Tourism Community reported yesterday. Compared to 2019, the number of all tourists has increased by almost 92 percent.more
Everyone who overnights in Wales, whether it be in a luxury hotel, a cosy holiday cottage or the most basic campsite, may face a “visitor levy” under a hugely controversial Welsh government scheme.more
October 30 this year. Ryanair will launch new connections from Bydgoszcz airport to Bristol. The route will be operated twice a week, the airline announced.more
During the last summer vacation, trips for 2-3 days were the most popular; 7-day stays were planned by 15 percent. tourists - according to the report published on Wednesday. As added, the average cost of accommodation was PLN 100 per person per day.more
Travel agency Itaka is offering its customers holidays abroad with a flight from Warsaw-Radom airport, confirmed Anna Dermont, spokeswoman for the State Enterprise "Porty Lotnicze". LOT will also fly from Radom - to Paris, Rome and Copenhagen.more
This season, Poles were most likely to choose Turkey and Greece for their foreign holidays, the Polish Chamber of Tourism reported yesterday. The average price of booking a foreign trip exceeded PLN 8.1 thousand. This is 1.5 thousand more than a year ago.more
There is an increase in crime in Barcelona, especially of violent robberies against foreign tourists, reports the daily La Razon, citing sources at USPAC, the trade union of the Catalan autonomous police Mossos d'Esquadra. The attempted theft, which the Polish footballer of Barcelona Robert Lewandowski recently experienced, is here "daily bread" - these sources added.more
The dispute over European tourist visas for Russians continues. While EU countries still disagree on whether tourists travelling from Russia should continue to holiday in Europe, these tourists are besieging European resorts and praising Putin's dictatorship. As the German daily Bild checked, they upload photos and videos online and through social media convince that "Russia will win".more
The Union is considering a visa ban for Russian citizens. This was confirmed to 'Rzeczpospolita' by the head of the Czech Foreign Ministry, writes 'Rz' today.more
The municipality of Ilulissat in Greenland intends to limit and control the number of tourists in order to protect the environment and to prevent glaciers from melting even faster. 'We see the effects of climate change every day,' announced Mayor Palle Jeremiassen.more
Popular with travellers, Airbnb has announced that it is launching a new tool to detect and block users who rent out properties in order to host events in them. The system had been tested in Australia since last October and has now just been launched in the US and Canada.more
From next year, air travel will be at least 20 per cent more expensive than it is today, according to the Dutch daily De Telegraaf. Experts quoted by the newspaper blame this primarily on high aviation fuel prices, the high exchange rate of the dollar and rising airport charges.more