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SpecialCroatian seaside flooded by Czechs again this summer
On hearing cicadas, most Czechs recall Croatia. Last summer, around 1 000
000 Czechs travelled there to enjoy summer vacation. In other words, one
tenth of all citizens of the Czech Republic including newborns and the
elderly crossed the Croatian border during the high tourist season. I
asked Goran, who has worked in tourism here on Rab Island in Croatia for
15 years, which nationality of tourists he considers the most numerous, in
Goran's words the most "populated".
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Current AffairsSharp decline in visitor numbers prompts Okamura to speak out
Last year was a record year for Czech tourism, with over 6.4 million
tourists visiting the Czech Republic. So far this year, visitor figures
have been down by ten percent on last, prompting speculation that tourism
in the Czech Republic has reached its peak. But Tomio Okamura,
spokesperson for the Association of Czech Travel Agencies, has a different
view. He believes that the potential for tourism here has been left largely
unrealised, and last week launched a blistering attack on those who, he
said, were watching Czech visitor numbers fall and doing nothing about it.
Rosie Johnston has the story:
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Current AffairsCharles IV Royal Procession re-enacted to boost tourism in Central Bohemia
This weekend, Central Bohemia was taken back to the fourteenth century as
actors and politicians took part in a re-enactment of Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV's traditional annual journey from Prague Castle to Karlstejn.
The two-day procession was accompanied by various other events,
introducing visitors to everyday life seven centuries ago. It was the
first of an annual event launched by the governor of Central Bohemia, the
aim of which is to help boost tourism in the region.
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In Business News: an increase in exports countries allows power producer
CEZ to achieve record profits in the first quarter; a new player, U:fon,
enters the Czech telecoms market; a UK firm has plans to greatly increase
passenger numbers at the regional airport in Pardubice; the number of
pirated computer programmes used here is nearing the EU average; and the
number of Chinese tourists visiting the Czech Republic is rising rapidly.
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Is crawling along a rope over a highway really such a good idea? Czech kids
spot squirrels in the Czech capital. A Czech MTB rider wins one of the
world's toughest races. And, the (in)famous CzechTek music festival is to
move further east. That - and more - in this edition of Magazine.
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Talking PointForeign investors expected to put millions into new four- and five-star hotels
A recent headline in the Czech newspaper Mlada Fronta Dnes put it
succinctly: "More hotels than streets" indicating the number of
hotels in Prague 1. Shortly afterwards, numbers released by the Czech
Statistical Office confirmed that the number of guests staying in hotels
in 2006 - especially four- or five-star establishments - went up
year-on-year. In short, there is now more demand for luxury hotels in the
Czech capital than ever.
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Current AffairsBig plans to attract more visitors to Prague's Troja district
Prague's Troja district is one of the city's most luxurious residential
areas. It is also the home of Prague Zoo, which after Prague Castle, is
the most visited place in the capital. But the district was hit hard by
the floods in 2002 and it also boasts two more sites that only a few
tourists know about. City Hall is now introducing an ambitious new project
that hopes to turn Troja into an attractive place of fun and leisure.
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