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Limousine Buss takes the party on the road

24.07.2006 In May, the Limousine Buss, a disco bus offering mobile entertainment services, began cruising the highways of Estonia. The latest in the line of hairdresser, sauna, cinema and bank busses that serve rural communities in Estonia, this respectable-looking, chauffer-driven vehicle makes special-order trips through cities and nature areas, with each client preparing ...

Estonia's best sommeliers named

29.06.2006 Estonia’s best sommeliers were chosen at championships held on May 12 by the Estonian Sommelier Association and AS Prike, who represents Moët & Chandon champagne in Estonia. The award for Estonian Best Sommelier 2006 was given to Urvo Ugandi of the Balthasar restaurant. Marko Hark from Sisalik came in second, while Kristjan Markii, also from Balthasar, took ...

City Bike's mini-hostel opens in Old Town

29.06.2006 In April, City Bike LTD opened a comfortable mini-hostel in Old Town, where the emphasis is on a family atmosphere and hikers are especially welcome. Located in a one-storey building in front of the Scottish Club restaurant, the hostel has three rooms and a total of nine beds. Guest have the use of an Internet-connected computer, a dining room with kitchen, ...

Tallinn to boost number of hotel rooms

29.06.2006 The chronic shortage of hotel rooms Tallinn has suffered in recent summers should be alleviated over the next few years when several new hotels, now in various stages of construction, open their doors. The addition in coming years of four larger hotels, averaging 250 rooms each, and three smaller hotels will bring the total number of hotel rooms in Tallinn up ...

Tourist Information Centre sets new record

29.06.2006 Recent statistics show that 145,763 people visited the Tallinn Tourist Information Centre in 2005, of whom 92% were foreign visitors and 8% Estonian residents. Over the previous four years (2002–2005), the number of visitors to the Tourist Information Centre has increased by 72,744 visitors, or almost 100%. Traditionally, January is the month with the fewest ...

Tallinn attracts more foreign visitors in 2005

29.06.2006 Last year, 1.212 million foreign visitors made trips to Tallinn with overnight stays, 42,000 trips, or 3.6%, more than in 2004. In 2005, Tallinn’s lodging establishments registered 1.03 million foreign tourists, who spent a total of 1.77 million nights in the capital. Compared to 2004, trips have also become somewhat longer, averaging 1.7 overnight stays per ...

Tourists go to prison …voluntarily

24.07.2006 At the beginning of May, the recently decommissioned Tallinn Central Prison, or Patarei Prison, was reopened for visitors interested in taking tours or participating in prison adventures. Its museum, which is constantly being supplemented, displays prison guard equipment as well as contraband items confiscated from inmates. The hour-long prison tour begins with ...

Russian art comes to the Kadriorg Art Museum

24.07.2006 Two intriguing exhibitions of Russian art opened at the Kadriorg Art Museum in mid-May. The Kadriorg Palace hosts a collection of paintings and graphics, while porcelain figurines are on exhibit at the neighbouring Mikkel Museum. Entitled St. Petersburg vs Moscow. Three tendencies of Russian art at the turn of the 19th Century, the large exhibition at the Kadriorg ...

Alternative, open-air tourist information point opens

29.06.2006 In May, the Tallinn Tourist Information Centre got itself a worthy neighbor when the new Tallinn Traveller Info information tent, directed primarily at young backpackers, started distributing tourist information on its opposite corner. Because most of Tallinn Traveller Info’s visitors seem to be interested in parties and other events taking place in the city, ...

Tallinn's Meeli Jaaksoo wins Geoffrey Smith Award

12.06.2006 Meeli Jaaksoo, Convention Marketing Manager for the Tallinn City Tourist Office & Convention Bureau, was presented with the prestigious Geoffrey Smith Award at the 41st General Assembly and Senior Educational Forum of the European Federation of Conference Towns (EFCT) in Madeira this March. The award acknowledges former summer school students and other individuals ...

Tallinn participates in the City Break 2006 exhibition

22.06.2006 On June 12–14, Tallinn will participate in the City Break 2006 exhibition. This is a new exhibition devoted to city tourism, which is organised every year in a different city. Helsinki was chosen as the first location. On June 12–13, representatives and service providers from the destination will introduce their activities and products to the hosted buyers, ...

Tallinn named European Capital of Culture 2011

10.07.2006 Tallinn was chosen European Capital of Culture 2011 in a competition that ended in March. The decision will become official when the Council of the European Union announces the winners later this year. Competition between Estonian cities for the prestigious title began in autumn 2005 with four candidates vying for the prize: Pärnu (West-Estonia), Rakvere (East-Estonia), ...

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