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Number of airBaltic passengers grows by 33% at its Riga base in February
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Latvian airline airBaltic carried overall 186,512 passengers in February 2010 (from Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn), representing 27% more than in the same month in 2009, when airBaltic...
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airBaltic takes cargo business a step further, launches BalticCargo
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The Latvian airline airBaltic has acquired full ownership of a cargo business at Riga International Airport, Latvia, and will operate it under a new BalticCargo brand...
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airBaltic to Offer Flights to Bucharest in Cooperation with TAROM
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Latvia’s national airline airBaltic will be offering flights between Riga and the Romanian capital of Bucharest from March 29 this year. The flights will be operated by the Romanian national airline...
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airBaltic to open seven new routes for Finland and two new routes for Estonia
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For the summer season, the Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch seven new routes for Finland, and two new routes from Tallinn, as part of the airline’s expansion strategy in Finland and Estonia...
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Restel Joins BalticMiles Loyalty Programme
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Finland's leading hotel and restaurant company Restel has joined airBaltic’s BalticMiles loyalty programme. Lasse Lindevall, Vice President Commercial at Restel...
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International illusionist show Abracadabra
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At the end of May, welcome to Latvia world famous illusionists from Las Vegas, Argentina, Belgium, Lithuania, Denmark, Holland and other countries. "Abracadabra’s" opening night...
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airBaltic starts airBaltic Training centre in Riga, Latvia
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The Latvian national airline airBaltic has established airBaltic Training at Riga International Airport, Latvia, to provide commercial aviation training for flight crews...
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Ryanair announces 40th base at Kaunas (Lithuania)
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Ryanair, the world’s favourite airline, 9th Feb. announced it would open its 40th (and first Central European) base at Kaunas (Lithuania’s second largest city) in May with 2 based aircraft and 18 routes...
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airBaltic expands in the Middle East by announcing Tehran, Iran
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On June 8, Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch flights between Tehran, Iran, and Riga for passengers travelling via the Latvian capital to/from Europe, Scandinavia, CIS countries...
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Number of airBaltic passengers grows by 20% at its Riga base in January
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Latvian airline airBaltic carried overall 199,085 passengers in January 2010 (from Riga, Vilnius and Tallin), representing 12% more than in the same month in 2009, when airBaltic transported...
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Government Approves Building of New airBaltic Terminal
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The Latvian government approved the construction of a new terminal by the Latvian airline airBaltic. airBaltic president and CEO Bertolt Flick...
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Riga Races Ahead of its Neighbours in Attracting Tourists
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Attracted by lower prices in hotels and restaurants, and the marketing campaigns under the city brand LIVE Rīga, the number of travellers have been steadily increasing to Riga since the year end in 2009...
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airBaltic to Increase Number of Flights to Brussels
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The Latvian national airline airBaltic has announced an increase in the number of flights it will offer from Rīga to Brussels during the summer of 2010 – two flights every workday...
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Leonardo da Vinci Makes Historic First Flight
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The self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci took a flight for the first time in history, after receiving approval from Italian authorities. Leonardo da Vinci travelled airBaltic route from...
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BalticMiles Member Wins One Million Points
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airBaltic’s BalticMiles member Ilze Gelnere received one million BalticMiles points from the airline as part of its loyalty programme. Ilze will be able to use the points over the next three years to...
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airBaltic receives ATW’s Phoenix Award
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2010.02.01 at a gala ceremony in Singapore Aaron Karp, Senior Editor of the world’s leading aviation magazine Air Transport World presented ATW’s Phoenix Award to Bertolt Flick, President and CEO of airBaltic...
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airBaltic to Launch Manchester - Riga
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On March 29, Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch flights between Manchester and Riga for passengers travelling via the Latvian capital to/from Scandinavia, CIS countries, and...
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airBaltic to Launch Four New Routes from Vilnius
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Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch new flights from Vilnius to Dublin, Hamburg, Manchester, and Oslo, thus offering already 13 direct flight routes from Vilnius. airBaltic will start direct flights to...
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airBaltic to Launch Flights From Riga to Amman and Beirut
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In June, the Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch flights from Riga to the Jordanian capital city of Amman and the Lebanese capital of Beirut. Nonstop flights to...
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airBaltic to Launch Flights From Vilnius to London
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On March 4, Latvia’s national airline airBaltic will start direct flights from Vilnius to London (Gatwick). Tero Taskila, Chief Commercial Officer of airBaltic...
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airBaltic and Reval Hotels Join Forces in Co-branding
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The leading Baltic carrier airBaltic and the largest hotel chain in the region, Reval Hotels, today (2010.01.19) announce extended co-operation. Companies will join their forces under...
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airBaltic Wins a Global Award for Business Turnaround – ATW’s Phoenix Award
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Penton Media’s Air Transport World®, the leading monthly magazine covering the global airline industry, has announced that Riga, Latvia-based...
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Rowing museum in Trakai
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The rowing club Academia Remigum has collected lots of rowing exhibits from all over the world. Books, newspapers, magazines, prizes, medals, old rowing simulators, elements of boats, oars and other articles evidence long history of this sport...
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On the 29th of October 2009, Tartu Airport had its 5000th passenger
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Within a short interval the city of Tartu received two regular international flights that connect Tartu with the entire world via Riga and Stockholm. Currently the flights have already been used by more than 5000 customers...
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Lithuania and Poland welcome everyone to travel along the route of the Battle of Grunwald
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As from next year Lithuanian State Department of Tourism and Polish Tourist Organisation undertake to work out a project, which will be designed to increase the flow of tourists and dedicated to glorious dead in the Battle of Grunwald (Žalgiris)...
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The 27th of September - World Tourism Day
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World Tourism Day (the 27th of September) will commemorate this year its 30th anniversary in the vibrant country of Ghana under the theme 'Tourism - Celebrating Diversity'. This year’s theme focuses on the world’s cultural wealth and the important role sustainable t
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Now you can find the first five-star hotel beyond borders of Tallinn
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Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Estonia (AHRE) has granted to the Pädaste Manor a five-star category. Therefore, there is now one accommodation of such high category outside the Estonian capital of Tallinn...
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Great Baltic Travellers get acquainted with the Estonian world of art in KUMU museum - Photogallery
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One of the action’s “Great Baltic Travel” objects is KUMU museum which is located in the beautiful Kadrioru park in Tallinn, Estonia. At the museum it is possible to get acquainted with Estonian art and history exhibitions..
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Curonian Spit could also be excluded from the UNESCO list
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UNESCO is ready to exclude Curonian Spit from the World Heritage List. As the organization’s advisor of the general director Henry Juškj notes – to make any changes, it is necessary to consult the UNESCO experts...
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Latvian riders led by a candidate to win Estonia for the Sidecar World Championship points
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To participate in the Sidecar World Championship stage, which will take place on the 22th-23th of August in Estonian town of Kiviõli, has already registered 40 teams from 14 States...
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Great Baltic Travellers get acquainted with Christmas Battles Museum - Photogallery
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Unique battle field fortification elements of the World War I characteristic for Baltic Region have been preserved in the territory of the Christmas Battles Museum; these elements are related to the legendary Christmas Battles...
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Pädaste Manor spa has been chosen amongst the best in the world
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Every year, the British trend magazine Tatler publishes two special issues: "101 best SPA-s of the world " and "101 best hotels of the world. "Pädaste Manor is the first spa in Estonia, which has reached that list...
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International travel fair "TOUREST 2009" in Tallinn - Photogallery
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TOUREST 2009, the only international travel fair in Estonia, will take place on 13.-15.02.2009 for the 18th time in Estonian Fairs’ exhibition center. The motto of TOUREST 2008 was “ The whole world in your palm!”...
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TOUREST 2009, the only international travel fair in Estonia
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TOUREST 2009, the only international travel fair in Estonia, will take place on 13.-15.02.2009 for the 18th time in Estonian Fairs’ exhibition center. The motto of TOUREST 2008 was “ The whole world in your palm!” TOUREST 2008 broke again some visitors’ and exhi
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Pädaste Manor is 2009 Grand Award winner of Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report
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Pädaste Manor is one of 20 fine hotels worldwide recognized by this year's Grand Award by Andrew Harper. The award has been bestowed on only two hotels in the Nordic and Baltic region; Hotel Nimb in Copenhagen and Pädaste Manor in Estonia.
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On the New Year‘s Eve the eyes of the world will be cast on Vilnius
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At midnight of the New Year’s Eve attention of the whole world will be drawn by the show of lights and fireworks illuminating the sky above Vilnius – the show will be broadcasted by almost 50 foreign TV companies, and more than 30 media representatives from 12 count
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Vaivara Viewing Tower takes you 110 metres above sea level
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Since the end of November, you can admire the Gulf of Finland, the beautiful landscapes of Vaivara Parish and take a look at the Sillamäe Town and Port and the border town the Narva from the Sinimäe Viewing Tower in Ida-Virumaa...
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Europe’s leading hotel booking system on the flylal portal
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flyLAL – Lithuanian Airlines offers a new online service – now there is a possibility on the portal www.flylal.com to book more than 50 000 hotels in different countries of the whole world. The service will be provided in cooperation with Europe’s leading hotel bo
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World Music Days in Vilnius to feature world-known celebrities
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On the 24th of October, Lithuania’s largest festival of contemporary music to date, World Music Days, will start in Vilnius. World Music Days 2008 is the first contemporary music event on this scale not only in Lithuania, but also in the Baltic States...
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Estonia named as one of the developing world’s best ethical destinations
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Ethical Traveler, a project of the US environmental alliance Earth Island Institute, selected the developing world's ten best ethical destinations, which also includes Estonia. More than 70 countries all over the world were assessed in three categories – environmental