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Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is Minsk.
Belarus: The Overlooked Outbound Tourism Market Destinations Should Not Ignore
Belarus may be one of the world’s least understood travel markets, but its outbound tourism sector...
Safety Risk: Latvia to Ban Travel to Russia and Belarus
Latvia, along with neighboring Estonia and Lithuania, has emerged as one of the most vocal...
All Americans Told to Leave Belarus Immediately
In its latest advisory, US State Department warned about the "increased volatility and...
Vietnam Plans to Extend Visa Exemption to 13 More Countries
The government has tripled the length of stays to 45 days for citizens from the 13 countries...
US Citizens Told to Depart Belarus Immediately
US citizens are urged to leave Belarus by land via Lithuania and Latvia, or by plane, though not to...
Belarus announces visa-free entry for Polish visitors
Visitors from Poland will be permitted to enter Belarus without visas through all checkpoints on...
Finland to build a wall on its border with Russia
New bill was passed amid growing security concerns over the war of aggression waged by Russia...
Russian and Belarusian players banned from Wimbledon Grand Slam
Russian and Belarusian tennis players will not be allowed to compete at the world’s most...
Is The Travel Industry really supporting Ukraine?
Most of the world is in a state of shock after witnessing the brutal attack by Russia on Ukraine...
Runners from Russia and Belarus banned from Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon issued a statement announcing that all would-be participants from Russia and...
Airbnb bans Russians and Belarusians from using its services
Airbnb issued a statement last night announcing that the online lodging and tourism platform has...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine stalls Eastern European flight bookings
The latest airline industry data reveals that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused an immediate...
Russia’s Aeroflot halts all of its international flights
Russia’s national flag carrier and its biggest airline, Aeroflot, announced today that it is...
IATA: Strong improvement in airline safety performance
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released 2021 safety performance data for the...
Americans warned not to travel to Belarus
The US government’s ability to provide routine or emergency services to US citizens in Belarus is...
Belarusian officials charged with aircraft piracy in US Federal Court
Senior Belarusian officials conspired to use a false bomb threat to unlawfully divert a passenger...
Turkish Airlines and Belavia will no longer fly Iraqi, Syrian and Yemeni migrants to Belarus
In accordance with the decision of the competent Turkish authorities, starting November 12, 2021...
Lithuania to declare state of emergency on Belarusian border over illegal migrants invasion
According to the current procedure, a state of emergency can be declared by the Seimas (parliament)...
No survivors in An-12 plane crash in Russia’s Siberia
The governor of Irkutsk Oblast confirmed that all those aboard had died, and no survivors had been...
Online freedoms decline gravely for 11th year in a row
In total, at least 20 countries blocked people’s Internet access between June 2020 and May 2021...
Poland declares state of emergency at Belarus border due to illegal migrants surge
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko declared that his administration would no longer try to...
Belavia plane with failed engine makes emergency landing in Moscow
Belarusian passenger jet landed at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport with only one operating engine.
eTurboNews stands behind Freedom of Press and PEN Belarus
PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel said the following:: When a government silences and stomps on its...
Non-EU countries join EU decision to ban Belarusian airlines from their airspace
Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway...
European Union officially closes its airspace to Belarusian airlines
European Council today decided to strengthen the existing restrictive measures in view of the...
Iron Curtain 2.0: Belarus bars citizens from leaving country
Belarusian citizens do not have grounds for leaving the country, state officials say.
US suspends air service agreement with Belarus following Ryanair plane hijacking
"The United States will suspend its discretionary application of the 2019 U.S-Belarus Air Services...
Belavia cancels Belgrade, Budapest, Chisinau and Tallinn flights due to EU and Ukraine flight ban
Due to the ban by EU and Ukrainian aviation authorities to use the airspace and the impossibility...
Austrian Airlines cancels flight from Vienna to Moscow after Russia rejects Belarus bypass
Austrian Airlines has suspended flights over Belarusian airspace until further notice based on the...
Belarusian national airline banned from flying to Finland
Finland revokes the permit for flights of Belarusian Belavia to the country.
Air France cancels Paris-Moscow flight after Russia refuses to accept Belarus bypass
After Belarus hijacking of Ryanair flight the EU leaders called on all European airlines to avoid...
EU to ban Belarusian airlines after Belarus hijacks Ryanair plane
EU to bar Belarusian carriers after a state-sponsored hijacking of the Ryanair flight over Belarus...
Terrorized and Hijacked on Ryanair was official business
The Ryanair hijacking of a B737 flying over Belarus, includes a journalist, KGB agents, and 100...
The US Election means relief for global tourism
Professor Geoffrey Lipman was the first CEO of WTTC, Assistant Secretary General UNWTO and is head...
Kazakhstan cuts down UAE, Germany, Ukraine, and Belarus flights
Kazakhstan’s Chief Sanitary Officer announced that the country plans to cut down down air...
Aeroflot resumes regular flights to Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Kazakhstan and South Korea
Russian flag carrier, Aeroflot, announces that international service between Moscow and Kyrgyzstan...
Russian Railways and Belarusian Railway report first fully digitalized transit between Asia and Europe
A pilot inter-modal container transportation was carried out on September 3 from the Port of Ningbo...
A European response to Coronavirus: Vodka, Sauna, and forced isolation of the sick
What Coronavirus problem? We got it under control! Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus...
Belarusian President to simplify EU visa facilitation for Belarus citizens
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko plans to sign an agreement with the European Union on...
Belavia-Belarusian Airlines inaugurates Munich-Minsk service
On July 15, 2019 Belavia carried out the first regular flight on the route Minsk-Munich-Minsk...
Minsk Tourism introduces ‘spatial orientation’ concept for Chinese visitors
55 destination street signs in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, have been translated into Chinese...
Turkish Airlines and Belavia sign codeshare agreement
Belarusian Airlines, the flag carrier airline in Belarus, and Turkish Airlines, national flag...
