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Letter from PragueSummer brings emptiness into Prague
The start of the summer holidays has a profound effect on life in the Czech
capital. Students go backpacking in the Middle East, families head for a
seaside vacation in Croatia and children get dumped at their
grandparents’ in the village. Prague dwellers evacuate the city in droves
in favour of their country houses and holiday huts.
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Current AffairsCzech vacationers spending less on package tours ahead of summer season
Tour operators have registered between a 10 – 15 percent decrease in the
number of Czech vacationers buying package tours in normally popular
destinations such as Egypt or Tunisia. Vacationers are choosing to save
more in lean economic times, and are apparently being more selective in how
they spend their funds: either opting for cheaper destinations by plane, or
by vacationing by car or bus a little closer to home.
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Current AffairsCzechTourism launches biggest ever campaign encouraging Czechs to holiday at home
CzechTourism has launched its biggest ever advertising campaign aimed at
encouraging Czechs to spend their holidays in their own country. The state
tourism body’s project aims to promote various kinds of leisure
activities rather than specific tourist destinations. Markéta Chaloupková
is in charge of the CzechTourism campaign. I asked her if getting Czechs to
vacation at home was a big challenge.
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Current AffairsNew Czech gay-friendly holiday brochure only third on European market
Traveling has just become a lot more convenient for Czech gays and
lesbians. A new holiday brochure provides an alternative to lengthy
internet research to find a place to stay that is gay-friendly. The “Pink
Go!” brochure boasts gay-friendly hotels, cruises catering to homosexuals
and even gay-only accommodation. Sarah Borufka has the story.
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Current AffairsPrague’s answer to tourist crisis...teddy bear tourism
Now, ever gone on holiday and been forced to leave your teddy bear at home?
Well, fear not, a Czech tour operator is launching what looks like a world
first for tourism – holidays for cuddly toys. Starting from 90 euros you
can send your teddy bear or other furry friend on a luxury trip to Prague
or other Central European cities – you’ll even receive a photo album
with his holiday snaps. Earlier we spoke to the man behind the idea, Tomio
Okamura. More
PanoramaSuccessful Czech-Japanese entrepreneur Tomio Okamura on how Velvet Revolution changed his life
Czech-Japanese entrepreneur Tomio Okamura is a household name in the Czech
Republic, both for running a successful tourist business to representing
one of the country’s largest tourist associations. As an expert in his
field, Tomio makes numerous appearances on TV and radio and is also
jury member on a well-known business reality programme. His success, in a
way he says, is linked to one thing: the Velvet Revolution. Ahead of the
upcoming 20th anniversary, Tomio agreed to come in to the studio to
discuss
how the fall off Communism changed his life. He began by recalling the
atmosphere of 20 years ago. More
From the ArchivesWar in the Balkans splits Czech political opinion
While the split of Czechoslovakia happened quietly and almost unnoticed,
the situation in Yugoslavia could hardly have been more different. There
had always been close links between the two countries, and Czechs and
Slovaks were deeply shocked as Yugoslavia sank into civil war. In an
interview for Radio Prague in 1993, the head of the Euro-Atlantic Section
of the Czech Foreign Ministry, Ivan Bušniak, pointed to some of the two
countries’ historical bonds: More
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