The European Travel Guide
30 European Country Profiles
40 European City Travel Guides
500 Skiing & Snowboarding Resorts Across Europe
+ business tourist travel information & info on air rail road & sea travel in europe plus new : City Airport Guides, revised Country Profiles and extended city guides for Amsterdam Beijing Berlin Budapest Paris Prague Rome
French Riveria & Spain Hit By Snow As Winter ContinuesMany parts of France Spain especially Catolona were once again buried in heavy snow this week as the worst winter for 25 years refused to loosen its icy grip. Even on the normally mild French Riveria four to five inches of snow settled on the dry sand on beaches.
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Travel Agent Charges €8,010 for €10 Ryanair Flight
Iceland Left Out In The Cold After Debt Referendum Vote
Ticket Rip-off: Ryanair, has called on consumer agencies throughout Europe to tackle the anti-consumer practices of screenscraping ticket-tout websites after a German travel agent website, billigweg.de, quoted €8,010 for a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Kerry which costs just €10 when booked directly on Ryanair.com Ryanair, who recently won the legal right to bring proceedings in Ireland against screenscraping websites, called today on national consumer agencies to explain why they have taken no action against these overcharging websites. Ryanair confirmed that it has written to the Irish National Consumer Agency and the German Consumer Organisation Wettbeverbszentrale to highlight the anti-consumer practices of screensraper websites which advertise the ‘lowest fares available’ when these fares are actually at hugely inflated prices (in this case 800 times more expensive).
Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said: “Ryanair today highlights just how much passengers can be ripped-off by screenscraper websites with a €8,000 mark-up on a €10 Ryanair flight from Dublin to Kerry. This example perfectly demonstrates the need for consumer bodies throughout Europe to get tough on these overcharging ticket touts who charge extortionate fees while claiming to offer the lowest fares. “This scam is ripping off passengers to the tune of billions each year and without action it will continue and intensify as these greedy sites make more and more money from unsuspecting consumers who do not realise that it is always cheaper to book directly with us”.
Icesave Reimbursement: On 6th March a referendum in Iceland rejected proposals put to the Iceland Government by Britain and the Netherlands to repay the respective counties the money that the governments had paid to its nationals when they lost their money when the Icesave bank collapsed in 2008. Iceland has a population of around 309,000 (see the Iceland country profile) and obviously not all are eligible to vote. but in a turnout of 62.7% an overwhelming 93.9% rejected the terms. The Netherlands has indicated that this rejection could adversely affect Iceland's application to join the EU and the British expect talks to continue. Understandably both countries would like to get their money back (which together total €3.8bn) but as this equates to around €45,000 per household the proposed 15 year repayment term for such a small nation seems very harsh and hardly european.
Reparations and blackmail did not work in Europe post WW1 and one does not have to be a rocket scientist to work out that accelerating Iceland's admission to the EU rather than postponing it might empower the country's economic recovery and its capacity to repay the debt. Anyway with government owned loss-making British banks paying the equivalent to Iceland's debt in bonuses to its staff kicking the Icelanders when they are down could be viewed simply disgraceful political engineering.
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Euromost's European city guides: information on airports sightseeing attractions restaurants clubs nightlife accommodation in apartments campsites hostels & hotels. Info on terrorist threat levels crime tourist traps and local features. Current weather forecasts, average minimum, maximum, highest & lowest monthly temperatures.
Euromost European country profiles: these contain information on the respective country's economy currency population and recent history. Where relevant there is additional info on local travel including by air and road, important health issues such as risks of drinking local tap water and the country's susceptiibilty to earthquakes or tremors. Euromost European Skiing Index: these pages list ski and snowboardings resorts in traditional areas including the Alps and Scandinavia - we have also added information on resorts in Eastern Europe and Russia. The index is not definitive and we welcome advice on resorts in not listed or comments on sites listed that you have visited - please email us.
European Tourist Boards Tourist Board Information On the Official Tourist Boards In The Baltic States & Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe Scandinavia.
Each National country profile has links to the official tourist board or agency for that country. For some countries we also offer links to other independent or commercial sites that offer additional ot alternative information. Sometimes these sites are more useful to prospective visitors to the country than the official tourist site - see also Personal Safety section below. Each national city guide has links to the official tourist board or agency for that city. In some cities we have also given links to other independent or commercial sites that offer additional ot alternative information. These links are often a very good source of fairly piced accommodation and particularly in Eastern Europe, Russia and Southern Europe some of these sites offer services such as local tourist guides and business services. - see also Personal Safety section below:
Personal Safety & Tourist Traps & Travel Warnings For Europe
In individual city guides and the country profiles there is information on local crime issues such as pick-pocketing robbery, tourist scams and tourist traps. In general this information is not given on tourist boards sites. In some cities or other areas of that country there is a significant risk of terrorism - these known risks are given on our Travel Warnings page.
European Coach Services - In Eastern & Western Europe
Information on European Coach Networks & Services across Europe can be found here . There also is information on european coach tours in central and Eastern Europe.
European Rails Services In Eastern Western Europe
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European Cruises From The North Pole, Around The Baltic & In The Med
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