Lithuania
Lithuanian song festival celebrates its 90th anniversary
‘Here is My Home’ is Lithuania’s main cultural event for 2014 and is to be seen as the Lithuanian Cultural Olympics. Originating from the end of the 19th century, the Lithuanian song festival is now a huge event held every four years.
All aboard to explore Eastern Europe
As part of Cox & Kings' expanding European programme, six new train journeys launching in 2011, have been added to its website.
Wizz Air to open Vilnius base with 8 new routes
Wizz Air, the largest low fare - low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe announced today that it would establish its 14th operating base in Vilnius, Lithuania. Initially the airline will deploy one brand new Airbus A320 aircraft, starting from April 16th, 2011.
Star1 Airlines introduces Vilnius to Edinburgh flights
Lithuanian low-cost carrier, Star1 Airlines, has announced a new route from Edinburgh to Vilnius (Lithuania), commencing 28 of March.
Ryanair announces new base at Kaunas
Ryanair has announced plans to open its 40th (and first Central European) base at Kaunas (Lithuania’s second largest city) in May with 2 based aircraft and 18 routes (9 new).
airBaltic to launch four new routes from Vilnius
Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch new flights from Vilnius to Dublin, Hamburg, Manchester, and Oslo, thus offering already 13 direct flight routes from Vilnius.
Ryanair announces new Bristol routes to Poland and Lithuania
Ryanair has this week announced two new routes from Bristol to popular destinations in Poland and Lithuania.
Star1 Airlines to launch flights from Edinburgh to Vilnius
Lithuanian low-cost carrier, Star1 Airlines, now flies five routes from Vilnius during the summer season.
AirBaltic to launch flights from Vilnius to London
AirBaltic has announced a new route from London (Gatwick) to Vilnius, Lithuania.
City breaks to Scandinavia and the Baltic States
City break specialist, Cities Direct is highlighting free night deals which are available on selected city breaks to Scandinavia and the Baltic States during 2010.
Star1 Airlines increases Stansted to Vilnius frequency
From April 29th 2010 Star1 Airlines is increasing the number of flights it operates between London Stansted and Vilnius.
First customers receive BalticMiles MasterCards
Nordea bank in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania has started issuing the BalticMiles MasterCard to the first customers. BalticMiles MasterCard is a “two-in-one” solution and functions both as a pan-Baltic loyalty programme and a credit card that customers can use for purchases at over 29 million points of sale around the world.
Lithuania amongst least expensive in Europe
Results of the latest price survey by Eurostat show that Lithuania is on the list of the Top 10 least expensive countries in Europe.
Star1 Airlines launches direct flights from Vilnius to London
Beginning this month, the Lithuanian company Star1 Airlines will commence a direct connection between Vilnius and London. The direct flights to London will operate 4 times a week with the first landing at Stanstead airport.
Aer Lingus introduces new route to Vilnius
This month Aer Lingus announced new routes from Gatwick, its first hub outside Ireland. One of these is to Vilnius.