Search Results for “france”

Poland Granted Almost 1M Residence Permits in 2021

Poland issued almost one million first residence permits to immigrants from outside the European Union last year.  According to data from Eurostat, the European Office of Statistics, Poland issued 967,345 permits in 2021, recording the highest annual figure ever. This represented one-third of all permits issued in the EU and more than twice as many…
Read more

New Zealand Seeks High-Quality Tourists

New Zealand Seeks High-Quality Tourists Tourism New Zealand (TNZ), the official destination marketing organisation for the country, is launching its first global campaign following its reopening after the COVID-19 pandemic, calling on international travellers to experience transformational tourism with the “If You Seek” campaign. The aim was to reach high-quality visitors who TNZ believed would…
Read more

Top Holiday Destination for Summer 2022: Istanbul Turkey

The number of foreign arrivals to Turkey’s largest city has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, in a much-needed rebound for the Turkish economy. Istanbul, which has long drawn international crowds for its culture, art and history, saw foreign arrivals soar in the lead-up to the pandemic, with foreigners increasingly coming for shopping, sightseeing and health tourism. Turkey…
Read more

EU Passenger Rights: Delayed or Cancelled Flights

Strikes, staff shortages and an excess of travellers after the COVID-19 pandemic are just some of the reasons behind the chaos in many European airports during the summer holidays. As people are travelling again, visiting friends and family and taking the holidays that were postponed several times, they have had to face long queues, delays,…
Read more

Estonia To Stop Issuing Tourist Visas To Russians

The Estonian government on 11 August 2022 announced that it will bar Russians with Estonian-issued Schengen visas from entering the country. “We see that the number of Russian citizens passing through Estonia or coming to Estonia from Russia has increased massively,” “The possibility for Russian citizens to visit Estonia en masse or through Estonia to…
Read more