Tourism

After opening the Embassy of Israel in Vilnius, joining the euro zone and being chosen by the Lonely Planet as one of the world's top tourist attractions, Lithuania is becoming more accessible and welcoming to Israeli tourists.

Last year, almost each Lithuanian at least once was touring in Lithuania - during 2014 a total of 2.6 million travels of Lithuanians in the country was counted, by 2.3 percent more than in 2013, the State Tourism Department (VTD) said.

The Eurobarometer survey carried out in January revealed that 59 percent of the polled Lithuanians went on holiday abroad last year.

Accommodation reservation system Booking.com is increasing its presence in Lithuania.

The number of holiday-makers choosing Lithuania as their destination is falling, yet, there are increasingly more and more business tourists in the country, which allows expecting a modest growth in the sector in the upcoming 6 months, a Tourism Confidence Index compiled by the Confederation of Lith...

Two Hilton hotels might spring up in Lithuania's capital city Vilnius over the coming years.

Lithuania has recently received much attention in the international press: it has been named among top places to visit by publications like Forbes, Business Insider and the Huffington Post.

Kempinski Hotel Cathedral Square was named one of the “Top 25 Hotels in Europe” and “Top 25 Luxury Hotels in Europe” by TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site. Kempinski Hotel Cathedral Square was also nominated as the No 1 hotel in Lithuania.

Project “Lietuva tavo delne” (Lithuania in your palm) cameras captured how seasons change and nature turns white in various parts of Lithuania. All locations featured in this projected got new time lapses and photos that let visitors see how colourful autumn replaces green summer and how it is then ...

Despite recent troubles in the euro zone, Lithuania has "taken the plunge" and adopted the euro, removing one more barrier for tourists and travellers to come and explore the Baltic state which is "a vibrant mix of east and west Europe", according to CNN.

A Forbes contributor picks Lithuania among her top three choices for travel in 2015.

In 2013, the total added value of inbound and domestic tourism in Lithuania accounted for LTL 3.2 billion (EUR 927 million) or 2.96 percent of the country's GDP.

Economic difficulties in Russia and tensions in Vilnius-Moscow relations have reduced the flow of Russian tourists to Lithuania.

According to the latest report from the European Travel Commission (ETC), despite geopolitical tensions in Crimea, volcanos in Iceland, and a shaky economic recovery in the eurozone, international tourism to Europe is thriving; it has grown 4 percent in the first three quarters of this year.

On Wednesday the Government approved the proposal of the Ministry of Economy to obligate the State Department of Tourism to establish licensing procedures for travel agencies.

As yet another tourism company unexpectedly terminated its activities on Friday, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the State Tourism Department (VTD) has not learned from its mistakes of the past, while the competence of the institution's heads is very questionable.

The Lithuanian State Tourism Department on Friday suspended the license of Fresh Travel after the travel agency, operating under the brand Plius Travel, had informed the authority that it was unable to meet its obligations.

The biggest Facebook's LIKE symbol will be lit in Lithuania's southern resort of Druskininkai on Friday and a symbolic capsule will be buried to mark the start of the construction of a cable car.

The Lithuanian airline Air Lituanica expands its business in Belarus with agency Ticketing Airport Services Belarus becoming the official commercial representative of the company.

Lithuania was named number-three destination in Lonely Planet's list of best countries to visit in 2015.