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In Bulgaria, in the current tourist season, the number of visitors to the Black Sea coast is noticeably smaller. At the border crossings with Greece, long queues are created and people are waiting several hours for crossing the border.more

A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted on Wednesday, releasing hot trapped magma in a powerful explosion, killing one person and enveloping the popular tourist destination in ash, witnesses and local officials said.more

Amsterdam is proposing "fundamental" changes to its famed red light district to ensure the rights of sex workers, prevent crime and reduce nuisance for local residents and businesses.more

An investigation by the Guardian, the New York Times, and Süddeutsche Zeitung claims that Chinese border guards have been installing surveillance software on tourists' smartphones without their knowledge.more

Two tourists, aged 58 and 64, from the Czech Republic were fined for bathing naked in the Morskie Oko.more

Venice's new tourist entry fee has been put off from September 1 to January 1 next year, officials said Monday.more

In Sopot, on the pier, in Zakopane at Krupówki and at the Ekomarina Port in Giżycko, in July and August, the screenings will take place as part of the summer film festival Summer Cinema Sopot - Zakopane. First projection on Monday.more

The electronic-visa system is currently in place, on a trial basis, in the Russian Far East. more

41 percent Poles will spend at least 4 thousand PLN for this year's holiday; 48 percent does not plan to exceed this amount - according to a survey carried out by the tourist search engine KAYAK.pl. more

In the last days, the Venice authorities ordered several tourists to leave the city for unworthy behavior.more

The dynamic growth in the number of tourist trips by Poles has led to more and more cities associating their development with tourism - says the Polish Economic Institute.more

At least one person was killed and eight others wounded after near-simultaneous suicide bombers detonated in the streets of Tunisia's capital earlier today. Without providing more elaborate details, the IS claimed responsibility via its Amaq News Agency.more

Two suicide blasts rocked the Tunisian capital on Thursday killing at least one police officer and wounding several people. more

8 tourists were fined €450 by Rome police after being caught splashing around in the waters of fountains on Saunday. more

A 68-year-old Polish tourist did not survive the fall from the rock in the Slovak Paradise National Park in the eastern part of Slovakia - Slovak mountain rescuers reported on their website yesterday.more

A record number of people visited Scotch whisky distilleries in the last year, according to new figures.more

One third of Poles do not plan expenses for holiday rest - according to a study commissioned by Santander Consumer Bank.more

Construction of Barcelona's Sagrada Família may have started 137 years ago, but the emblematic basilica only got a building permit... on Friday.more

This year, as last year, the majority of Polish tourists (61.8%) will organize a trip by themselves, using the Internet, and only 18.1%. will buy a trip at a travel agency - according to the Diners Club Polska study.more

Over 20 million Poles want to go on holiday this year; 48 percent going abroad, and 52 percent plans to relax in the country - according to Ipsos Polska.more

At the beginning of the holiday season in Sardinia, an alert was again announced in connection with the massive phenomenon of tourists taking away sand, shells and stones from the local beaches. On the Italian island, it is considered a theft and punished with high fines.more

Almost half of Poles who are going on holiday this year will go abroad. This year the most popular among the respondents are Croatia, Greece and Spain.more

Everyone can check the purity of water in Polish sea and inland bathing sites via the Internet.more

Seven South Korean tourists have died and at least 19 more are missing after a boat capsized on the Danube river in Hungary's capital, Budapest.more

Shetland has been named as one of the top 10 destinations in Europe. It is the only UK place to feature - at number six - in the new Lonely Planet list for international travellers this summer, which is headed by the High Tatra mountains in Slovakia.more