Europe

  • Managing Director of Iran-Europe Financial Mechanism Company announced the appointment of a European bank to liquidate INSTEX's financial transactions, noting that the second bank is also on the verge of being selected.

  • Airport transfers company Taxi2Airport.com has compared the average price from the city centre to the main airport and vice versa, therefore revealing the most travel friendly cities.

  • EUROPE: Open access operators Westbahn and RegioJet have signed an agreement under which Westbahn will take over the ‘technical operation’ in Austria of RegioJet’s international trains which link Wien, Brno and Praha.

  • In 2017, residents of the European Union made a total of 1.3 billion trips with overnight stays, amounting to almost 6.4 billion stays with an average duration of 5.1 nights according to Eurostat data, which also suggests that 75% of the trips made by Europeans were domestic.

  • Russia has lifted the ban on transit traffic for a range of European products per train and truck. This includes agricultural products, raw materials and foodstuffs. The measure is effective per 1 July, subjective to certain conditions. The decision is considered a major breakthrough for Eurasian rail freight traffic.

  • Botanical gardens are not on every tourist’s wish-list. But a visit to some of the most beautiful gardens in Europe offers wonderful views, real exotics, and some picturesque impressions. They are usually more than just a plant show but places of surprises, calmness, and aesthetics. Tourism-review presents the top 7 extraordinary gardens on the old continent worth visiting.