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Poland becomes top holiday destination for Czechs, with record numbers flocking to the Baltic coast

According to travel agencies, rising prices and inflation have played a role in steering Czech tourists towards Poland instead of Croatia. Pictured: Sunbathers in Poland’s Międzyzdroje. Marcin Bielecki/PAP

According to travel agencies,  rising prices and inflation have played a role in steering Czech tourists towards Poland instead of Croatia.

Budget airline Wizz Air expands service from Warsaw

Hungarian low-fare airline Wizz Air says it plans to expand its network of destinations and increase its fleet in the Polish capital.

Polish national air carrier announces new destinations

Polish national air carrier LOT will extend its summer schedule of flights from Warsaw by five new destinations, the airline CEO has announced.

An unusual choice? Maybe. A good one? Absolutely! Why Łódź is top travel destination for 2021

From a personal point of view, it’s sheer depth of contrast comes somewhere near the top: lavish wedding cake palaces that reference the might once wielded by the city’s power players; futuristic office compounds; blackened, broken tenements; abandoned, creepy warehouses; restored redbrick factories; and PRL blocks of cosmic dimension.

Wish you were here? Artist creates delightful posters of Poland’s most scenic sights

The series of paintings by Katarzyna Nowakowska brings a nostalgic and fable-like feel to the representation of some of Poland’s beloved vacation spots.

Hel is Paradise: Hel Peninsula ranked 3rd best post-coronavirus beach destination in Europe

The report from European Best Destinations said that with Poland having up to 20 times fewer virus cases than in the most affected countries of Western Europe, Hel was "a paradise on earth."

Bydgoszcz nominated in European Best Destination contest

The northern Polish city of Bydgoszcz has been nominated in the European Best Destination 2020 competition, organised each year by European Best Destinations, a Brussels-based institution involved in the promotion of culture and tourism in Europe.

Sea You There? Coastal town of Świnoujście named one of the world’s top 10 up-and-coming destinations for 2020

Celebrated as “the Queen of Polish Beaches”, its sands stretch for ten kilometres in all, often reaching 200 metres in width, the ‘land of 44 islands’ is blessed with an ample choice of unspoiled sands, sailing options, bunker trails, curious museums and rich abundance of environmental attractions and conservation zones. One needs not explore far to feel as though stepping on virgin territory.

Greece the most popular travel destination for Poles

The most popular holiday destination for Poles was Greece, according to the most recent report of the Polish Chamber of Tourism (PIT), "Foreign holidays of Poles in 2018". The chamber announced that this has been a successful season for the tourism industry so far.

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Most expensive coin ever sold in Poland is auctioned for jaw-dropping PLN 3.24 million in just one minute

Considered one of the rarest royal coins in the world, the legendary 50-ducat coin of Zygmunt III Vaza minted at the Crown Mint in Bydgoszcz went for a staggering PLN 3.24 million in the lightning-fast audition at the Raffles Hotel in Warsaw.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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