Baltic Stand By

15/11/2011

TALLINN 2011 presents: Animated Dreams and Animacampus at Black
Nights Film Festival

Animated Dreams Animation Film Festival will begin on 16 November with an opening screening which will include three brand new Nukufilm films, the legendary Estonian studio which specialises in puppet animation.

15/11/2011

Myanmar, Georgia and Sudan are the next sites of Hahn Air Ticket Offices

Three new Hahn Air Ticket Offices were established in Myanmar, Georgia and Sudan.

Hahn Air is now one step closer towards true global coverage with its presence in more than 190 markets worldwide.

15/11/2011

The number of TEZ TOUR serviced tourists has increased by 13.4% during the summer season

The International tour operator TEZ TOUR has serviced 13.4%, more tourists compared with last year, in this year's summer charter season; it shows the aggregate statistical results indicated by TEZ TOUR.

10/11/2011

Domestic tourism on the upward move in Estonia

In September, 61,000 domestic tourists stayed in accommodation establishments, which was 8% more than in the same month of the previous year.

47% of accommodated domestic tourists were on holiday and 39% on a business trip. Harju, Tartu and Pärnu counties were the most favoured destinations for domestic tourists, but they also liked to stay in accommodation establishments of Ida-Viru county.

10/11/2011

BalticMiles teams up with Grand City Hotels

The multi-partner loyalty programme BalticMiles has teamed up with Grand City Hotels – a leading hotel group in Europe with properties ranging from beautiful beachside resorts to modern city hotels.

Gabi Kool, CEO of BalticMiles: „The members of BalticMiles today have almost 10 000 places all over the world where they earn points for every purchase. We are delighted to welcome Grand City Hotels – one of the leading hotel management companies in Europe – as it creates a wonderful opportunity to earn BalticMiles points in more than 100 additional places in Europe.”

10/11/2011

TALLINN 2011 presents: Animated Dreams and Animacampus at Black Nights Film Festival

Animated Dreams Animation Film Festival will begin on 16 November with an opening screening which will include three brand new Nukufilm films, the legendary Estonian studio which specialises in puppet animation.

08/11/2011

Hahn Air College enhances its training sections

Hahn Air has added another module to the Hahn Air College on www.hahnair.com focusing on the topic of the free insolvency insurance for Hahn Air and all of its 250 partner airlines.

Travel agents can visit the “Insolvency Insurance” section of Hahn Air College to learn more about the benefits of this Hahn Air service, which guarantees that every passenger using an HR-169 e-ticket gets a full refund for the unused part of the ticket, including taxes, in the event of the bankruptcy of the operating airline.

To the industry, Hahn Air is known as the specialist of passenger airline ticketing and airline distribution worldwide. Present in virtually all markets around the globe Hahn Air enables travel agents to issue e-tickets for the vast majority of airlines in all GDSes. ...

08/11/2011

London set to suffer 95% leisure tourism slump during Olympic Games

In a survey conducted amongst its members, the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) has discovered that a major slump in leisure tourism bookings is underway.

At the end of October 2011, ETOA canvassed 38 Operators who move more than two million people annually to London. They revealed that they were expecting a significant downturn throughout 2012. This looks like being extremely severe in July and August, where operators are currently seeing a 60% shortfall in bookings, becoming acute during the period of the Olympic Games where bookings are running at 95% below where they would normally be. Bookings for the rest of the year are running at 20% below this time last year.

08/11/2011

Major airlines may pick on frequent fliers

Though several new rule changes have taken effect to protect air travelers, officials at AlphaFlightGuru.com said one group continues to get picked on by some airlines: frequent fliers.

According to results from the new ezRez Reward Seat Availability Survey, major players like U.S. Airways and Delta Air Lines were the two stingiest carriers when it came to redeeming points.

08/11/2011

Tallinn Card recommends in November

Autumn months are best to visit indoor events and sights on Tallinn Card’s package:

Kumu Art Museum
Ene-Liis Semper, local artist, known for spatial tension in installations, stage designs and performances, creates an environment that combines a large-scale spatial installation and new video works. The exhibition is open until the end of the year. Entrance with Tallinn Card is free of charge.

Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design
Exhibition of rings – timeless everyday meaningful items are on display. Entrance with Tallinn Card free of charge.

01/11/2011

Italy "Favorite European Country" at the Telegraph Travel Awards 2011

The award ceremony for the Daily & Sunday Telegraph Travel Awards 2011 took place in the elegant surroundings of the Hansom Hall at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London on 25 October 2011.

Italy was again nominated "Favourite European Country" by 23.000 polled Telegraph readers.

Also, the Hotel Villa D'Este in Cernobbio on Lake Como was nominated as "Favourite Hotel Worldwide". Venice was runner up as "Favourite City Worldwide" after New York.

01/11/2011

Latvian ports experience a mix in passenger traffic, while RIX meets expectations

The German market, RIX largest, proves to be a small stumbling block.

Between July thru September of 2011, there were 317.5 thousand passenger arrivals and departures at Riga Passenger Port, which is an increase of 8.7% when compared to July – September, 2010.

In the 3rd quarter of 2011, 1.6 million passengers arrived and departed from Riga International Airport, comprising an increase of 7% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2010.

In the 3rd quarter of 2011, the largest passenger turnover at Riga International Airport was with airports in Germany – 175 thousand passengers (a decrease of 7.7%), with airports in Great Britain – 168 thousand passengers (an increase of 5.1%) and with airports in Finland – 146 thousand passengers, which is an increase of 16.6% as compared to the 3rd quarter of 2010.

In the 3rd quarter of 2011, 1.6 million passengers arrived and departed from Riga International Airport, comprising an increase of 7% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2010.