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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 …

Golden Well Hotel (U Zlate Studne), located in Lesser Town directly below the walls of Prague Castle, last year won a TripAdvisor survey of the best luxury hotels in the world. The TripAdvisor website is an international independent hotel reviews portal. The hotel, which has 19 rooms, is not part …

Vodochody Airport, also known as Aero Airport, (LKVO) is a private general aviation airport situated in Vodochody in the Czech Republic. It is also the home to Aero Vodochody, a Czech aerospace company. In the future, the Vodochody Airport located north of Prague wants to handle 3.5 million passengers annually, …

Prague is covered with a several-centimetre layer of snow. On the evening of 1st December, Prague airport was closed due to the heavy snow. Early morning on the 2nd December, the service was back to normal. Today it is expected that snowing will ease, but for tomorrow there is a …