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9
En junio en los quioscos Españoles de las zonas turísticas, se encontrarán publicadas 85 páginas dedicadas a Lituania en la popular revista “Turismo y Aventuras”. Se publicaron ochenta y cinco mil copias (85.000).
“Es gratificante que en este momento tan difícil la buena gestión del proyecto de Lituania ha contribuido al negocio del turismo. Esta es una clara prueba de que con la unión de todos los esfuerzos se puede lograr mucho. En este proyecto se han unido: el Departamento de Estado de Turismo con las principales ciudades de Lituania y resorts junto con los centros de información turística, hoteles y empresas. Gracias a ellos más el respaldo financiero del proyecto, esto ha sido posible ” - dijo el jefe del Departamento de Estado de Turismo Nijole Kliokienė.
”El Diario de la ejecución “da la bienvenida al lituano Centro de Información Turística (TIC) en Barcelona, con su director Raimundas Michnevičius.
En los últimos 3 meses, el Departamento de Estado de Turismo de Barcelona y su funcionamiento dan la invitación de Lituania en el TIC la cual fue visitada por 14 periodistas procedentes de España.
Después de la gira de estudios en junio, en nuestro país se han impreso artículos de publicaciones en español: “Diario de Zamora”, “tendencias”, “Turismo y Hostelería”, “Travelport”.
En este año, la actividad del Departamento de Turismo y los Centros de Información Turística en el extranjero ha sido excelente. Se han organizado los esfuerzos de 36 periodistas extranjeros para que conocieran Lituania.
El país fue visitado por los 36 representantes de los medios de comunicación procedentes de 16 países de Europa, ofreciendo Lituania y su potencial turístico.
Jun
30
Should I fly with new airline Star1?
Jim McGeever wonders whether a new airline with only one plane to Vilnius is a risky booking
Sunday Times travel expert Richard Green responds: I think it was Richard Branson who quipped at the time of Virgin Atlantic’s maiden flight - when he too had just the one plane - that the airline would either have the best airline safety record in the world, or the worst. He had a point of course, but all worked out well for Virgin, which now has almost 40 aircraft and an exemplary safety record.
Since Lithuania’s national carrier, FlyLAL went bust in January; there has been a rush to fill the gap on the popular route from London to Vilnius. First past the post is indeed Vilnius-based Star1 Airlines (www.star1.aero), which has just started flying four times a week from Gatwick to Vilnius and charges from £120 return. Air Lingus (www.aerlingus.com), which already flies from Dublin to Vilnius, is next, and plans non-stop flights from Gatwick to Vilnius from September 10th, with fares from £92 return. However, if you are looking to book with any airline that has just one or two aircraft to its name, it is worthwhile buying some peace of mind by finding out what kind of planes they are (you don’t want aging Russian-made turboprops), how old they are (less than 15 years is preferable), and if it’s a second hand fleet, then one careful owner like Lufthansa is better than it having been pass-the-parcelled from one West African state to the next.
In the case of Star1, it is kicking off with one second hand Boeing, a 737-700 series. The type first flew in 1998 and Star1’s particular plane started its career with a Colombian low cost airline called Aeries (www.aires.aero) and then spent seven years with the German charter airline, Hamburg International (www.hamburg-international.de). So far so good – and incidentally Virgin’s first jumbo came from Aerolineas Argrentinas.
It’s also useful to know if the airline is part of a larger airline group, for example the new offshoot of a large well-established airline, and Star1 it isn’t. Instead it is the new name of a two-year-old airline that operated smaller planes on charter routes. Still, even that is better than no experience, but it does mean that it will be susceptible to the curse of the tiny airline, in that if there is a technical problem, then there’s no slack in the fleet, in fact there is no ‘fleet’, and a delay can run and run without a spare aircraft to step in with. Star1 says that it is expecting another Boeing to join the fleet by the end of the summer, but that won’t make a lot of difference.
The decision as to whether you should fly Star1 depends on your attitude to risk, not safety of course, which should be fine with Star1, but to delays and the like. If you are travelling alone and have the time, I’d say it is well worth trying out Star1, with the family on a weekend break, perhaps not. And don’t forget that if none of us try out these new airlines in their early days, it means a vote for keeping the status quo - Ryanair and Easyjet in total control of the low cost skies.
Jun
17
Europe’s waters safe for swimming
Filed Under what the press say ... | Comment
11.06.2009 @ 17:08 CET
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - It’s the season for getting the trunks out of the cupboard or buying a new bikini and heading to the beach, and Europeans and tourists that visit the continent can take a plunge knowing that most bathing waters in the European Union are safe for a swim.
After a slight dip in the number of places safe to take a dip in 2007, the cleanliness of sea sides, river banks and watering holes was back on track and improving in 2008 - the latest year for which there are figures.
100 percent of Greece’s coastal waters meet mandatory standards and stricter voluntary standards (Photo: EUobserver.com)
May
6
Summer in the city
Filed Under what the press say ... | Comment
Brussels Airlines
James Kevin Mac Goris checks out the pretty Lithuanian capital Vilnius and discovers a city brimming with confi dence
If you’re Belgian, as undoubtedly many Brussels Airlines passengers are, the new four times weekly direct flight from Brussels to Vilnius is not only an excellent new connection to a fantastic Baltic citytrip destination, it’s also an opportunity to invade the Lithuanian capital en masse and right a very important historical wrong. The fact is that Belgians are seriously misrepresented in modern Lithuanian idiom, and my first inkling of this was a slightly awkward moment during a recent trip to Lithuania when our guide, describing the stoic Lithuanian character of the country’s former president, said that even when the unscheduled end of his tenure was at hand (from her tone one could almost imagine the mob chanting for his blood) he remained ‘as placid as a Belgian’. Not as a Lithuanian – not as a mill pond – as a Belgian. My companions had obviously not been as placid as Belgians – when they asked where on earth this phrase came from, our guide proceeded to add enigma to mystification by informing us that the whole world knew that Belgians were very placid people who rarely spoke and certainly never asked questions, unlike you French (she addressed us) who are vaguely undisciplined and have a tendency not to listen to what you are told (she was a high school teacher before becoming a guide).
Apr
22
Deluge of articles in Italian press rave about Lithuania
Italian tourists appear to be very interested in Vilnius and Lithuania this year, if the recent publication of around 150 articles in Italian newspapers and magazines are anything to go by.
Few of the articles mention the impact of the economic crisis on Lithuania, the severe lack of funding for European Capital of Culture events or the bankruptcy of the national flag carrier flyLAL.
Instead, they describe the country’s high Internet usage, the stunning Baroque architecture and the decent beer. Last year, Lithuania welcomed a record number of Italian tourists, almost 30,000 of them.
Considering the continuing flow of articles in the press, that number could even increase this year.
Lituania – nuova ed inaspettata
Un caloroso saluto a voi che desiderate conoscere il nostro paese, le sue
abitudini, le tradizioni e le numerose opportunità turistiche più da vicino!
Nella mappa dei paesi Europei la Lituania è uno stato nuovo, tuttavia ha delle radici storiche profonde. Nel 2009 la Lituania celebrerà il millenario del suo nome. Se ne riscontra traccia, infatti, riconducibile a fonti storiche esattamente mille anni fa nella (cronaca di Kvedlinburgo).
Nel passato anche il nostro paese è stato teatro di guerre ed occupazioni, ma ha saputo conservare la su lingua, la sua cultura ed i suoi costumi. Il ricco patrimonio storico culturale, la natura incontaminata, l’accoglienza e l’ospitalità degli abitanti sono valori condivisi con tutti coloro che ogni anno con maggior interesse ci fanno visita.Le mete d’ampio interesse turistico culturale sono i centri storici di Vilniu
s, Kaunas, Klaipėda e Kėdainiai, il patrimonio storico delle antiche capitali Kernavė e Trakai, con la loro incantevole eredità barocca, le corti ed i castelli. Gli amanti della natura saranno incantati da un territorio impreziosito da tantissimi laghi, boschi, paesaggi emozionanti e la bellezza unica della penisola dei Curoni.
Gli scienziati dell’Istituto di Geografia Nazionale francese nel 1989 hanno stabilito che la Lituania è situata nell’esatto centro geografico d’Europa. Questa interessante singolarità la include nel Guinness dei primati mondiali.
Vi invitiamo pertanto con sincero calore a visitare il nostro paese per conoscere tutto quello che di esclusivo vi può offrire! Avrete modo di vivere indimenticabili esperienze, che sicuramente vi condurranno più volte nella nostra affascinante e magica nazione.
Jan
28
Instant weekend … Vilnius
Filed Under what the press say ... | Comment
David Atkinson ,The Observer, Sunday 18 January 2009
Year of culture … thousands of people watch the Gert Hoff light show in the Cathedral Square of central Vilnius.
Photograph: Ray Tang/Rex Features
Why Go Now?
Jan
22
The It List 2009 by Ondine Cohane
Filed Under what the press say ... | Comment
Vilnius, Lithuania
Don’t be ashamed if you can’t point out this pocket-size country or its fairy-tale capital on a map—or if you have no idea what you might find there. That’s all the better for insiders who’ve had the considerable charms of this former Soviet puppet all to themselves. Let’s start with its lost-in-time architecture: ornate Romanesque churches with gilded cupolas found alongside Baroque mansions on cobblestone streets (the entire old town has been designated a UNESCO Heritage Site). If you arrive in winter, the whole place looks like a snow globe, with locals ice skating on the huge city lake and getting quite merry on absinthe. The liquor is now legal after being banned for a century; see how much you remember after a couple of absinthe mojitos at Absento Fejos. There’s more to the nightlife than that, however: chic wine bars such as In Vino, clubs where dancing until 5 am is par for the course (try Brodvejus), and authentic local taverns—fancy grilled beaver with your beer? Take the funicular up Gediminas Hill for the great views over the city, then head to the island suburb of Uzupis, an up-and-coming artist neighborhood. The Lithuanian capital’s pleasures are extremely reasonable—the City Park Hotel has gorgeous views over Cathedral Square for less than $200 a night, while you’ll spend half that for one of the 39 rooms at Domus Maria, a monastery turned boutique hotel. Throughout the year, Vilnius will be under the international spotlight as the European Culture Capital of 2009, with a bevy of festivals, concerts, and events set for the occasion.
