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Current AffairsCzech holidaymakers under scrutiny in Croatia over cannabis use
Sun, sea and pot – that’s how many young Czechs envision their summer
break. However the popularity of marihuana among Europe’s biggest
consumers is getting many of them into trouble with the Croatian
authorities where all drugs are strictly banned.
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Current AffairsConcern for hundreds of Czech holiday makers in Egypt
Reports of looting and violence in Egypt have evoked concern for the
hundreds of Czechs currently in the country. According to available
information there are now over 1,000 Czech holiday makers in the
country’s popular Red Sea resorts and dozens more travelling on their own
who are difficult to trace. Earlier today Radio Prague contacted the Czech
ambassador to Egypt, Jiří Slavík, for an update on the security
situation. More
Current AffairsCzech travel agencies cancel holidays in Egypt
At the weekend the Czech Foreign Ministry advised Czechs to postpone all
non-essential travel to Egypt until the situation stabilizes. Despite the
warning, Czech travel agencies continued to send more tourists to Egypt’s
Red Sea resorts, on the argument that those destinations were still safe.
On Monday they reversed their decision. Tomio Okamura is the head of the
Association of Czech Travel Agencies: More
Letter from PragueThe good, the bad & the ugly in the dragon’s den
I have never been a fan of reality TV and would be hard-pressed to watch
any programme where people try to meet a suitable partner or spend weeks
cooped up in a fishbowl of a room trying to see how they get along. But one
show, which has caught my attention is Den D (translatable as D-Day but
known in English as Dragon’s Den). If you’re familiar with the
programme, you’ll know it’s a show where entrepreneurs try to persuade
investors to put money into their start up businesses. More
Current AffairsAssociation: Czech foreign vacation tour sales increased in 2010
On Monday the Association for Czech Tour Operators and Travel Agencies
posted figures for 2010 on the number of tours sold to Czech tourists, from
vacations in nearby countries to more exotic locations. After many pinched
pennies (or rather crowns) in 2009, Radio Prague wanted to know whether
there were significant changes this year.
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Current AffairsCzech police assist on Croatian coast
Croatia’s Dalmatian coast has long been the number one destination for
Czech tourists during the summer months and as a result, three years ago,
the Croatian government offered Czech police the opportunity to cooperate
in key areas. Although they have no authority on their own and do not carry
firearms, they are able to assist their Croatian counterparts in
communication with Czech tourists in cases of theft or in traffic
accidents.
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