The travel industry in Central and Eastern Europe was built on offering budget accommodation and low-cost (and usually poor quality) services to western European...
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Budapest is often hailed as a ‘City of Spas’—and not without reason. Sitting on hundreds of thermal springs, the city’s bath culture dates to Roman times, although it...
Challenges there may be, but Albania’s economy is broadly in a good place. A boom in tourism is driving growth at levels above most of its regional peers. While tourism...
A new advertising campaign from the Lithuanian capital Vilnius wants to show just how outdated stereotypes about Eastern Europe really are. It’s a drum that...
The WWF is calling for the wetland in Mahmudia to be designated a ‘national interest ecological restoration area’ by the Romanian government in order to safeguard the...
Montenegro’s economy is overly reliant on tourism and foreign-born workers. Home to just over 600,000 people, stunning mountains, and perhaps the most beautiful...
Don’t visit emerging Europe—be it the Adjara region of Georgia or the mountains of Romania—because it’s cheap, visit because it’s fabulous. Last month I was in Batumi...
For future generations of Croatians to enjoy OECD-level living standards, the economy will need to expand by three per cent a year on average for the next thirty years...
Kyrgyzstan’s government hopes an entirely new city on Lake Issyk-Kul will increase foreign investment, boost tourism and offer skilled Kyrgyz well paid jobs. With...
Migration to urban centres, remittances from the Albanian diaspora, and post-earthquake reconstruction have long made construction one of the largest sectors of...
Georgia’s mountains are among the most beautiful in the world—but their roads are among the most dangerous. Improving safety will protect Georgians and boost tourism. It...
Long hampered by a lack of cheap direct flights, Albania’s tourist industry is currently booming thanks to a host of new flight connections which put the country...