Lithuania's Economy Ministry has terminated the third competition for the top official of the Tourism Department, a move pledged by Virginijus Sinkevičius of the ruling Farmers and Greens Union before his appointment as economy minister.
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Lithuania's economy minister-designate Virginijus Sinkevičius says that the Tourism Department should be restructured to become a public establishment, adding that the current competition for its director should be annulled.
In the first quarter this year, organisations providing accommodation services in Lithuania received as many as 11% more tourists compared to the same period last year.
The open-air museum in Rumšiškės, which has provided a number of backdrops for the BBC's six-part costume epic War and Peace, is offering tourists and fans of the series a chance to visit some of the drama's shooting locations.
This summer, the Tourism Department will be accompanied by police officers to identify whether Lithuania's tour guides are working legally.
Bed-and-breakfast services and short-term accommodation rentals to tourists in Lithuania are under-regulated, which skews national tourism statistics and fails to ensure proper safety and sanitary standards, according to the country's hotel association.
An event at Charleroi Airport in Belgium last week inaugurated the month of tourism opportunities in Lithuania.
Fans of the BBC’s War & Peace series are in luck. They can now follow a trail through Vilnius that takes them by some of the key shooting locations.
Lithuania's, Latvia's and Estonia's tourism bodies signed an agreement on Friday to swap their marketing trademarks in order to underline friendship among the three Baltic nations. As of May, Lithuania will use the adapted Estonian logo, Estonia will promote itself with Latvia's former logo and Latv...
A new War and Peace tourist trail will be launched in Vilnius today taking tourists on a tour of where the BBC's War and Peace series was filmed in Lithuania’s capital.
Vilnius was visited by almost a million tourists last year, up 5% on 2014, according to the latest figures from the Department of Statistics.
Lithuania expects to see the rapid growth of its tourism sector continue well into 2016. With a Lithuanian delegation travelling to the US later this month to promote the country, the award from the UNTWO for the Treetop Walking Path in Anykšciai, and the buzz that the Kaunas-set Japanese WWII film ...
It is estimated that Lithuanian domestic tourism this year has increased significantly compared to last year. Both the most popular tourist attraction points and new or refurbished leisure facilities received increased domestic attention. It is believed that tourism could become even more active wit...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has issued a recommendation against travelling to Sharm el-Sheikh Airport in Egypt and other airports in the Sinai Peninsula.
What is the best Lithuanian cuisine can offer - beer brewed according to the old tradition, traditional tree cake (lit. šakotis) or traditional seacoast fish soup? It will become clear in mid-November, when the best Lithuanian gastronomic project will be announced.
Lithuania’s Tourism Department has suspended operations of a tour operator, making it the second tourism agency to lose license this year.
Best gastronomic destinations are being elected in Lithuania: 16 projects from various areas of the country have applied to be named the best in Lithuania and presented to foreign tourists, the State Department of Tourism (VTD) reports.
On May 12, 2015 Lithuanian State Tourism Department and the Lithuanian Embassy in Sweden, together with partners in Stockholm, held an event presenting Lithuanian tourism opportunities to Swedish tourism media.
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.
