Happy New Year!
Wishing all of you lots of will, power and energy to gallop into the New Year and make all your dreams come true!
Eva-Maria, Carl & Isabella
Merry Christmas: The Estonian Way…
In the folk tradition of Estonia Christmas has a double meaning: on one hand it is the sign of the birth of Christ, but on the other hand it represents the whole period of holidays celebrated in mid-winter – “Jõulud”. This name has old Scandinavian roots and comes from the word Jul, which has no [...]
History Meets Hospitality: Estonian Manor House Hotels
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Grand Suite at the Kalvi Castle Hotel
In Estonia there are hundreds of outstanding well-preserved historical mansions, some with a history dating back to the 14th century. Estonians are proud of their historical heritage and manor houses definitely are an attractive and popular part of countryside sightseeing. These architectural pearls in the Estonian landscape have survived [...]
Tallinn named Most Romantic City in Nordic and Baltic region
Tallinn had a proud moment last week when it came first among 14 cities in Scandinavia and the Baltics in an international tourism survey conducted by the Scandinavian Innovation Centre Norden. The survey interviewed more than 5,000 tourists who had visited Copenhagen, Arhus, Malmo, Uppsala, Stockholm, Oslo, Bergen, Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Reykjavik, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. As many [...]
If airlines sold paint…
I am sure that anyone who travels has at one point encountered some outrageously silly airline pricing rules. For example, if a return ticket costs $800, then how a one-way can possibly cost $3.000? How can a ticket to city A can be more expensive than a ticket to city B, if the flight to city B actually goes through city [...]
Jardines del Rey: The “Cuban Keys” on the rise
Jardines del Rey or the “Cuban Keys” consists of several tiny islands off Cuba’s Atlantic coast, about 250 miles (450 km) from Havana. The islands include Cayo Coco, Cayo Guillermo, Cayo Paredón Grande, Cayo Romano, Cayo Guajaba, Cayo Sabinal, Cayo Santa Maria and Cayo Cruz. Mangroves and everglades, flamingos, sun-bleached sand and turquoise waters make [...]
Canada and EU negotiate air transportation deal!
Canada and the European Union (EU) has successfully completed negotiations on a groundbreaking air transportation deal. Canadian transport minister, John Baird commented that: “The successful conclusion of air transport negotiations with the European Union is another step forward in our ongoing efforts to facilitate growth in trade, investment and tourism for Canadian business.” Baird said [...]