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The owner of the Škoda Superb will probably never entrust his car again to a driver service after his experience in April 2013. He called a company, Blue Angel (Modrý Anděl), to get both him and his car home. However, the driver was considerably drunk. The police revealed the truth …

Václav Havel died at the age of 75 on Dec. 18, 2011 after a period of illness. He was Czech playwright and dissident and later president, one of the great men to emerge from the anti-communist revolutions. The author of several anti-communist, absurdist plays (which landed him in jail several …

Prague’s annual Christmas markets are traditionally held in the Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square. This year they will be opened on the 26th November, which is also the beginning of the advent season. At the same time a huge Christmas tree will be erected, which will decorate Prague city …

On 17 August 2011, a taxi driver from Prague and his accomplice robbed a foreigner who refused to pay an overpriced fare. In late May a taxi driver charged a customer 3000 Crowns for a journey from Žluté lázně (near Vyšehrad) to a hotel in Mozartova Street, Prague 5, but …

On 9 September 2011 detectives managed to identify two youngsters, who are suspected of raping a 20-year-old British woman in Prague, in late May 2011. According to the police, the young woman arrived in Prague in late May with her friend to visit an acquaintance. “In the evening they went …

There is no doubt the interest of tourists in travelling to the Czech Republic is high. Yet the number of incoming tourists from abroad in the last quarter is a surprise. The number reached up to 1.9 million visitors, which is 13.5 percent more than in the same period of …

No capital city can live without a proper city transport system. Subway, buses and trams are used not only by the locals, but also by the tourists. But the price of fares differs a lot. Look at the price range from some capitals, as reported by the Czech Republic Travel …

In August 2011 the inspectors of the Czech Commercial Inspection (ČOI) came to the Prague Airport at Ruzyně to verify the many complaints from customers. According to the statement on Friday of the ČOI speaker Miloslava Fléglová, their journey was certainly not in vain. “The main target of the inspection …

At first, the strike was to be held on Monday. However, the Prague Municipal Court ruled that the strike was illegal as it had not been announced three days beforehand. Trains will not operate across the Czech Republic and public transport will be fully or significantly reduced in Prague, Brno …

According to the data from the World Congress Association, Prague moved down again in the quantity of conferences in the world list. Now it is in the 19th position, as stated on Thursday by the vice-president and speaker of the Czech Travel Agencies Association, Mr Tomio Okamura. Prague and the …