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Millions of travellers now need a £10 permit to enter the UK — here are the rules
Metro
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April 2, 2025
Arriving from the EU? You now need an ETA (Picture: Getty Images) Every year, the UK welcomes a staggering 38 million tourists to its shores. But if you’re one of those travellers heading to Old Blighty in 2025, there’s a new visa scheme you’ll...
Latvia to continue providing support to Ukrainian refugees
LSM
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February 26, 2025
Since February 24, 2022, more than 69,000 Ukrainians have been issued temporary residence permits and long-term visas in Latvia. As of February 1, more than 48,000 Ukrainian civilians have a valid temporary protection status in Latvia. Just over...
Latvia Extends Entry & Visa Restrictions for Russians & Belarusians Until End of 2026
Schengen Visa Info
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February 26, 2025
The Latvian Cabinet of Ministers has agreed to extend the existing entry and visa restrictions for Russian and Belarusian citizens until the end of 2026. According to the Cabinet, the aim of this measure is to reduce threats to public and internal...
Latvia extends visa and entry restrictions on Russians
LSM
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February 26, 2025
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Latvia has introduced not only enhanced migration control and various checks, but also certain other measures restricting the entry of Russian citizens into Latvia. Russians and...
I became a female solo traveller after my husband got diagnosed with dementia at 50 - cycling through India and Vietnam reminds me of the person I once was
Daily Mail
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April 13, 2025
As cycling holidays surge in popularity, one woman has shared the emotional journey that led her to take on three solo cycling adventures across Asia - a decision that she says has completely transformed her life. Caitlin Limmer, 53, from...
Cuban beach volleyball duo Diaz and Alayo focus on Elite 16 in Brasilia
Cuban News Agency
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April 14, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 14 (ACN) Cuban duo of Noslen Diaz and Jorge Luis Alayo will continue their participation in the World Beach Volleyball Pro Tour 2025 at the Elite 16 tournament in Brasilia, to be held April 16-20 in the Brazilian city. According...
Irish passports have major travelling perk that most countries do not but people unaware
Galway Beo
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April 16, 2025
The Irish passport has been named the most powerful in the world. The Nomad Passport Index calculated this based on several factors, including the countries offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access, the allowance of dual citizenship and global...
List: Top 20 European destinations to visit in 2025
Gulf News
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1 Monaco Officially Best Destination in Europe 2025: Monaco is a sovereign city-state and microstate located on the French Riviera, known for its luxurious resorts, and high-end lifestyle. 2 Riga, Latvia This “Paris of the North”, is known for its...
February saw more hotel stays in Latvia than last year
LSM
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April 15, 2025
Visitors spent 254.4 thousand nights at the establishments, which is 12 % more than in February 2024. To view this resource, we need your consent to the use of cookies. Accept "Third-party" cookiesManage cookies In February 2025, out of all...
A fresh appetite for the German language in Latvia
LSM
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April 12, 2025
The joint initiative of three German-speaking countries is part of ambitious efforts to encourage more people in Latvia learn and understand the language of Goethe and Schiller. The way to someone’s heart is through the stomach, as an old German...
Speaker of the Latvian Parliament, Daiga Mieriņa, is coming to Chisinau
MoldovaLive
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April 13, 2025
The Speaker of the Latvian Parliament, Daiga Mieriņa, will visit the Republic of Moldova from April 14 to 15. The official will meet with the Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament, Igor Grosu. A joint press conference will follow, during which the...
Irish passport holders given incredible travel perk other countries don’t have
RSVP Live
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April 15, 2025
The Irish passport has been named the most powerful in the world. The Nomad Passport Index calculated this based on several factors, including the countries offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access, the allowance of dual citizenship and global...
Rīga tourism official puzzled by disciplinary probe
LSM
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February 26, 2025
City Council Executive Director Jānis Lange will form an investigative commission that will assess whether to impose disciplinary punishment on Bikovs, but the city council will have to decide on the imposition of punishment if deemed necessary....
Vivi reports high numbers of train tickets sold in Latvia
LSM
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April 15, 2025
The biggest increase in the number of passengers carried is in the direction of Skulte. In the first quarter, more than 549,000 tickets were sold on the Skulte line, an increase of 37% compared to the first quarter of 2024. The highest number of...
Altezza Travel sets new milestone with 2025 goal to serve 5,500 tourists
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. As Tanzania’s tourism industry continues its recovery, Altezza Travel has set an ambitious target of serving 5,500 tourists in 2025, surpassing the 5,000 it catered to in 2024. The company’s representative, Mr Dickson Muganda,...
Holidays in hell: summer camp with Russia’s forgotten children
The Guardian
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February 25, 2025
In the summer of 2007, I joined a group of 30 Russian and English students to work on a month-long summer camp at a state orphanage for mentally and physically disabled children in the Pskov region, south of St Petersburg. We lived in a house...
The underrated European country named the cheapest destination for solo women travellers
Time Out
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Once you get used to travelling solo, you’ll probably wonder why you ever thought it was so daunting. Across Europe and the world, there are brilliant destinations perfect for women travelling alone, and plenty of advice on how to do it easily and...
Latvia's defense has developed rapidly since beginning of war
LSM
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February 20, 2025
"During these three years, Latvia's defense has developed significantly in all areas," Defense Minister Andris Sprūds (Progressives) told Latvian Radio. He said that both public awareness of the common responsibility in the face of the threat of...
Foreign tourism in Estonia reached 2019 levels in February
ERR
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April 10, 2025
Estonia's hotels, guest houses, bed and breakfasts, hostels, and other accommodation businesses served 230,000 foreign and domestic tourists in February 2025, a rise of 2 percent on the year, state agency Statistics Estonia reported. There were 3...
Malta’s birth rate remains lowest in Europe, despite population increase, report
Times of Malta
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July 19, 2025
Malta has maintained the trend of having the lowest birth rate in Europe, according to an EU report compiling various statistics from various fields. Key Figures on Europe is an annual publication by Eurostat, the EU's statistics office, that...