LOT Polish Airlines announced that it will launch three routes from Gdańsk Airport to Brussels, Oslo, and Bergen in April 2026. Flights to Istanbul will also begin in January.more

PKP Intercity will launch 17 new international connections in its new timetable, effective tomorrow (December 14), the carrier announced. One of the new additions will be a train from Przemysl to Leipzig, Germany.more

Poles traveling from home most often spend Christmas and New Year's Eve in the Sudetes, Małopolska, and the Baltic Sea, according to a data provider of a reservation system operating in Polish hotels. Packages that include several days of relaxation are highly sought after at the end of the year.more

Nearly 90% of Poles say they eat herring, according to a SW Research study. However, more than half of the surveyed consumers admitted to eating the fish occasionally.more

Last year's holiday sales record was broken on Allegro on December 16th. However, respondents in the SW Research survey indicate that this year's record may be earlier. As many as 6 in 10 Poles admit they will do their holiday shopping further in advance than usual – most often a few days (54%) or even a week or two earlier than usual (33%).more

The number of foreigners working in Poland at the end of June 2025 amounted to 1,099,500, an increase of 6.5% year-on-year, according to the Central Statistical Office (GUS). Compared to the previous month, their number increased by 2.9%.more

Last year, Poland rose to second place among European exporters of Christmas baubles, overtaking Germany. At the same time, our market is flooded with cheap imports from China, which account for 80% of all ornaments reaching Poland, reported "Rzeczpospolita."more

59.4% of Poles believe that, given the current international situation, Poland should reinstate compulsory military service, according to a United Surveys poll commissioned by Wirtualna Polska. 30.9% oppose such a measure.more

According to the "Poles' Own Wallet: E-commerce for the Holidays" study, 46% of Poles say they most often buy cosmetics and perfumes online as holiday gifts. Respondents also frequently buy books and toys.more

Ryanair has announced that it will launch five new routes from Gdańsk Airport this summer. The Irish carrier will also add a sixth aircraft to its Gdańsk base.more

"Gazeta Wyborcza" presented the results of the Eurobazooka poll. It shows that the vast majority of citizens of the most important EU countries want to remain in the community, while in Poland support for leaving the EU already stands at 25%.more

Approximately 120,000 volunteers, working in 1,680 teams, will take part in the upcoming edition of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Finale, announced Jerzy Owsiak, the founder of the charity drive, in Mosina near Poznań.more

Wizz Air has resumed operations at Warsaw–Modlin Airport, opening its sixth base in Poland. The carrier last based aircraft at Modlin in 2012. It is now returning with two Airbus A321neo aircraft and a network of 11 new routes, the Hungarian airline announced.more

From tomorrow (3 December), PKP Intercity will introduce the option to purchase tickets for Express Intercity and Express Intercity Premium trains four months in advance. Until now, tickets for the carrier's trains could be purchased a maximum of 30 days in advance.more

On Friday, December 5th, Wizz Air will launch flights from Wrocław to the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, the carrier announced. Flights will operate twice a week – on Mondays and Fridays.more

Since the severe recession of the early 1990s, Poland has been growing steadily, and the term "economic miracle" seems justified, the British newspaper The Times wrote in a Saturday article. "This miracle is the hard work of millions of Poles," Prime Minister Donald Tusk commented on social media.more

Fifty-six percent of Poles plan to spend a similar amount on Christmas shopping this year as last year, according to the "Poles' Own Wallet: E-commerce for the Holidays" study. One in five people plans to spend between PLN 1,000 and PLN 2,000 when shopping online.more

W 2024 r. w ekstremalnym ubóstwa żyło niemal 2 miliony ludzi, w tym ponad 400 tys. seniorów. Co piąta starsza osoba była niedożywiona – podało Stowarzyszenie Wiosna w ostatnim „Raporcie o biedzie”. Z publikacją także, że w 2024 r. 5 na 100 mieszkań nie częściowo toaletowych.more

President Nawrocki remains the leader in trust in politicians, with 54 percent of respondents trusting him, according to a November CBOS survey. Second place was tied with Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Radosław Sikorski, and Rafał Trzaskowski. Jarosław Kaczyński remains the most distrusted.more

The death of Adam Mickiewicz, the 170th anniversary of which falls today, November 26th, remains shrouded in mystery. Many researchers do not believe the poet died of cholera. Russians and political opponents within the Polish émigré community may have been interested in his death. The circumstances of the poet's death may point to poisoning.more

55% of respondents believe that Jolanta Kwaśniewska was the best first lady. The current first lady, Marta Nawrocka, came second with 18%. According to 12% of respondents, the late Maria Kaczyńska fulfilled the role of first lady best, according to a poll conducted for Wirtualna Polska.more

The French daily Le Figaro commented on the acts of sabotage targeting rail infrastructure in Poland, emphasizing that over the past two years, Poland has increasingly experienced the consequences of Russia's hybrid warfare. According to the newspaper, there is a lack of coordination between Ukrainian services and their EU partners.more

Wizz Air will launch four new routes from Poland in the 2026 summer season, including three to Rijeka, Croatia, and one to Rimini, Italy, the airline announced in a press release. Flights will begin between the end of March and the beginning of June next year.more

Women in Poland live on average 3.7 years longer than men in good health. In 2024, healthy life expectancy at birth was 61.6 years for men and 65.3 years for women, according to the Central Statistical Office.more

The third alert level, CHARLIE, will be in force on railway lines managed by PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe and PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa from midnight until 28 February 2026, the Government Security Centre announced yesterday evening.more