Tourism

Vilnius authorities have postponed discussions on the introduction of a "pillow tax" of 50 euro cents as of next year, the spokesman for Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius told BNS on Wednesday.

The new fees aren’t making Vilnius tourism representatives happy, but they understand that the capital city must invest more into promotion.

Unlike the capitals of Latvia or Estonia, Lithuania's Vilnius has a sense of a lived city catering for the locals as much as for tourists, according to Sarah Khan who has spent 36 hours in Vilnius and shared her experience in The New York Times.

Vilnius authorities are considering to introduce a "pillow tax" of 50 euro cents as of next year, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius said on Wednesday.

Indian Roadshow conference on Tuesday is presenting opportunities to travel and visit India.

Šeštadienio vakarą, po trijų dienų kelionės aplink Lietuvą atgal į Druskininkus grįžo „4x4 Perimetras“ lenktynių karavanas, kurio priekyje įsitaisė „Toyota Land Cruiser“ automobiliu važiavę Egidijus ir Andrius Puidokai.

The things that fascinate them most in Lithuania are: water that you can drink directly from the tap, cleanliness, small population and insanely fast internet. They are also amazed by the clouds, since in India, the sky is either completely clear or overcast.

Lithuanian tour operator Novaturas is canceling flights to Tunisia scheduled until September 10 after nearly 40 people were killed in a terror attack last Friday.

The sandy coast of Lithuania's Curonian Spit has been selected among Lonely Planet's top ten beaches in Europe.

Lithuanian entrepreneurs are buying into tourism industry in Latvia, lsm.lv reports.

A joint meeting entitled Building a Baltic Tourism Region - Investment for Tomorrow was held by the Economics, Energy and Innovation Committee, the Education, Science and Culture Committee, and the Welfare Committee of the Baltic Assembly in Jurbarkas, Lithuania. Keynote speakers of the meeting focu...

With a thrust from the eurozone, affordable air-fares on the route Vilnius-Tel Aviv and just generally better Israeli-Lithuanian relations, tourist flows between the two countries have peaked lately.

The Seimas of Lithuania has adopted amendments to the Law on Tourism to reinforce consumer (tourist) protection and monitoring of tourism service providers, the press service of the Lithuania parliament said.

Įmonė „Mano Sparnai“ užsiima bepiločių sistemų paslaugų teikimu, įkūrė pirmąją pasaulyje bepiločių orlaivių valdymo nuotolinę mokyklą.

Russia's airline Rusline plans to launch a service between Vilnius and St. Petersburg in late May, the company Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports), the operator of the country's three biggest airports, said on Wednesday.

"Travel website theculturetrip.com has voted the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, as the 10th most beautiful European holiday destination out of 15.

Vasara – atostogų metas, vis labiau saulės spinduliais beldžiasi į namų langus, o pataiko į šilumos išalkusias lietuvių širdis. Šiemet daugeliui krypčių kelionių kainos panašios, kaip ir prieš metus, tačiau norintiems saugiai traukti į užsienį – vis sudėtingiau išsirinkti tinkamą variantą.

After director of travel agency Voyage-Voyage, which ceased operations, submitted information about the company's liabilities, it transpired that 184 tourists incurred damages totalling EUR 285,000.

On Monday, by order of the head of Lithuania's State Tourism Department (VTD), a tour operator's certificate of the travel agency Voyage-Voyage was revoked.

Awarded with the title of the Business Ambassador 2014 at the Lithuanian Business Confederation Awards, Egidijus Meilūnas, the Ambassador of Lithuania in Japan, states that tourism is one of the most promising areas for developing relationship between Lithuania and Japan.