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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

With the cost of living crisis still rumbling on, many people are thinking twice about whether they can afford to go on holiday this year. 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

"Rimini is a safe city, visited by many tourists from Poland" - assured Jamil Sadegholvaad, the mayor of this Italian holiday capital in the region of Emilia-Romania. It was in Rimini that a brutal attack on a Polish couple took place in 2017.more

There are many wonderful things about being a bookworm. The smell of a new book, wandering the shelves in an independent bookstore – coffee in hand. more

On the Italian island of Capri, there is a threat to public safety due to huge crowds and chaos in the port, mayor Marino Lembo alerts. He appealed to the prefect, i.e. the head of the local administration, to intervene and take action to ensure order there.more

Passengers flying from Birmingham airport experienced the longest delays in the UK last year, official figures show.more

As the UK prepares for the crowning of a new monarch for the first time in 70 years, the nation is gearing up for a celebration. Last year’s Queen’s Jubilee showed that Britain does a royal celebration exceedingly well, with parties thrown up and down the country. You don’t need to be invited to King Charles III’s coronation to enjoy a good time at a royal residence or palace, with the UK’s top rmore

Less tourists come to Spain than before the Covid-19 pandemic, but they spend more money there during their holidays, according to published data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) in Madrid.more

In Eastern Europe, the tourism industry is recovering more slowly from the pandemic than in Southern countries, a result of the war in Ukraine, among other things, analysts at the Polish Economic Institute pointed out. They added that the biggest declines in tourist numbers are in Finland and the Baltic states.more

Tesco has released images of its first-ever pub which is opening in honour of the coronation.more

Hungary's Wizz Air is expanding its base in Warsaw with an additional aircraft, which will allow it to launch a service to Agadir, Morocco, as well as increase the frequency of flights on routes from the capital.more

On May 11, Covid-19 vaccination requirements for foreign travelers, federal employees and health care workers will cease, the White House announced yesterday. On the same day, the pandemic state of emergency will expire.more

Although it may feel like a distant memory now, but when England is sweltering in the heat there is nothing more appealing than a cold dip in some water. However, anyone who enjoys a bit of wild swimming should first check the water. more

Toast of the coast - tiny Nortumberland village earns top spot in new Which? survey of Britain’s best seaside destinations.more

Post-Brexit visa rules putting off visitors from EU and damaging London tourist industry. Sadiq to re-affirm commitment to European partners in speech to business leaders in the City. Ministers urged to introduce a new youth group travel visamore

The Warsaw-Radom airport makes great economic sense, will relieve the burden on Warsaw Chopin Airport, will be a backup airport and will attract investment to Radom, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced yesterday during the official opening ceremony of the airport.more

The Prime Minister is reportedly seeking to end excessive passport check border delays for Britons heading to EU countries. more

The National Health Fund has a service point at Warsaw Chopin Airport, the NFZ reminded today. The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) can be obtained there free of charge.more