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N26 Strengthens Travel Offer With Travel eSIM Mobile Plans And 1% Cashback On International Travel Spend
Financial IT
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July 17, 2025
N26 is expanding its travel offering with the launch of a new Travel eSIM – fully digital data plans designed to keep travelers connected in over 100 countries. Travel eSIM allows customers to activate their Travel eSIM in just a few taps within...
So You Want to Travel to Russia. Here’s What You Should Know.
The Moscow Times
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July 16, 2025
Tourism from the West to Russia took a major hit after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Flight bans, banking restrictions and a range of logistical hurdles, as well as overall geopolitical tensions, have made travel more complicated and less...
New law increases tourist fees, introduces non-immigrant visa
USA Today
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Fees for travel authorization systems like ESTA and EVUS are increasing. A new "visa integrity fee" of $250 will be added to non-immigrant visa applications. These changes aim to increase funding for border security and travel programs, but some...
Mason Melia ‘buzzing’ to score his first European goal as family makes trip to Lithuania
Irish Mirror
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July 17, 2025
Mason Melia said he was “buzzing” to score his first European goal - and to have his family in Lithuania to watch him notch his landmark strike. Melia tapped home from close range after just six minutes and then he produced a wonderful assist...
Want more tourists in your country? Pay IShowSpeed to come visit
Tubefilter
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July 17, 2025
IShowSpeed is currently on a world tour, taking his 42 million YouTube subscribers, 38 million Instagram followers, and 1.1 million Twitch followers around the globe. He’s hitting major countries, hosting livestreams showing what it’s like to...
US YouTube star IShowSpeed stuns Lithuania in €30,000 visit, sniffs an official’s armpit
BNE Intellinews
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Internet personality Darren Jason Watkins, American – better known as IShowSpeed – arrived in Lithuania on July 15, ad was welcomed at the airport by the Minister of the Economy, Lukas Savickas, LRT.lt reported on July 16. “Welcome to Lithuania!...
Mason Melia shines as St Pat’s make Conference League progression with comfortable win in Lithuania
Irish Independent
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FC Hegelmann 0 St Patrick’s Athletic 2 (St Patrick’s Athletic win 3-0 on aggregate) Melia’s starring performances in Europe last term were a big factor in the Premier League club being convinced to pay a record fee and the 17-year-old picked up...
Australia and 23 nations raise pressure on Israel
In Daily
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August 13, 2025
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has joined ministers from 23 other nations in raising pressure on Israel to alleviate the “unimaginable” crisis unfolding in Gaza. The foreign ministers from around the world signed a joint statement calling for “urgent...
Stephen Kenny’s call to travelling St Patrick’s Athletic fans ahead of stormy European tie
Irish Mirror
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July 16, 2025
Stephen Kenny has called on the 300 travelling St Patrick’s Athletic fans to bring on the noise in Lithuania - and drown out the claps of thunder forecast for this evening. The forecast is for stormy conditions, but Kenny is confident that the...
British holidaymakers issued three-month warning as new travel system approved
Chronicle Live
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July 15, 2025
A major overhaul of border procedures has finally been approved by the European Parliament, meaning British travellers going on holiday can expect to see significant changes at the airport in just three months' time. The new Entry/Exit System, or...
Malta among 26 countries calling on Israel to let aid into Gaza
Times of Malta
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August 12, 2025
Malta is among 26 countries calling on Israel to let a “flood” of aid into Gaza and allow humanitarian organisations to operate in the war-torn Palestinian enclave. In a joint statement, foreign ministers from countries including Canada, France...
How many bank holidays does France get vs Europe and US?
The Connexion
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July 16, 2025
See how France compares as MPs debate taking away one of the country’s jours fériés France compares fairly well to the rest of Europe and the world when it comes to bank holidays Pla2na/Shutterstock The number of public holidays in France may soon...
Britons issued fresh travel warning for popular European destination as enhanced border checks introduced
GB News
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July 15, 2025
Britons have been issued with a fresh travel warning for the Netherlands amid changes to border checks in the country. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has today updated information about temporary border controls for...
Encouraging trends in Latvian tourism sector
LSM
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July 15, 2025
According to data published by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) on July 15th, in May 2025 arrivals at Latvian tourist accommodation establishments totalled 250.3 thousand, which is 9.4 % more than in May 2024. Resident and non-resident...
EU Confirms October Launch of Biometric Border System: What Travellers to Europe Need to Know
EUToday
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July 16, 2025
The European Union has formally confirmed the launch of its long-awaited Entry/Exit System (EES), a digital border control platform that will replace manual passport stamping for non-EU nationals entering the Schengen Area. The system is set for...
Foreign Office warning issued to UK tourists in three major European countries
Bristol Post
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July 15, 2025
UK holidaymakers planning trips to Germany, Poland, and Lithuania have been warned about new border control rules. Poland has recently put temporary restrictions in place at its borders with Germany and Lithuania amid growing migration concerns....
Whispers on the Dunes: Lithuania’s Silent Rovers Reinvent Tourism
The Baltic Review
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July 15, 2025
The Curonian Spit is a landscape of profound silence, a place where the wind sculpts magnificent dunes and the cries of gulls are the loudest sounds you hear. This fragile, 98-kilometer stretch of sand is a UNESCO World Heritage site, a natural...
Nearly 60% of Romanians unable to afford one-week holiday, Eurostat reports
Romania Insider
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July 15, 2025
Romania had the highest proportion of people in the European Union unable to afford a one-week holiday away from home in 2024, with 58.6% of the population affected, according to data published by Eurostat on July 15. The figure places Romania at...
Foreign Office issue urgent updates for Brits travelling to three European countries
Daily Star
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July 15, 2025
Dan Taylor, Adam Cailler Senior reporter and Reddit team lead and Ryan Paton 06:32, 15 Jul 2025Updated 06:32, 15 Jul 2025 The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCO) has announced revised travel guidance for British nationals visiting...
UK Foreign Office issues travel update for people visiting three European countries
Chronicle Live
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July 15, 2025
Ryan Paton SEO Writer and Dan Taylor 05:30, 15 Jul 2025 The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCO) has released fresh travel advice for UK residents planning trips to Germany, Poland, and Lithuania. Around six million Brits a year head...