Prague Airport is facing issues again. On Friday, July 19, the global check-in system used by several airlines failed, causing some flight delays. However, affected flights at Prague Airport are being processed using an alternative system or manually. Departures to Amsterdam and Zurich have been suspended. Prague Airport announced the situation on the social network X. The computer system failure is affecting airports worldwide, including those in Europe, the United States, and Australia. Some airports have even temporarily halted operations. “EasyJet flights from Prague to Amsterdam and Swiss flights to Zurich have been suspended due to a global system outage, which is beyond Prague Airport’s control. Passengers are asked to be patient as there may be delays and slower check-in times. Affected carriers are managing the situation with alternative methods,” said the spokeswoman Klára Divíšková. “It will be delayed, but hopefully, I will leave today,” said a passenger named Nikola in Terminal 2. The words “delay” and “delayed” were frequently heard from the crowds. Despite the delays, the check-in halls seemed normal, with only a few warnings about canceled flights on the information boards. Groups of people waited longer than planned. Airports, banks, hospitals, media outlets, and businesses around the world ground to...
Riegrovy Sady, named after the famous Czech politician F. L. Rieger, is one of the most popular spots in Prague. Spanning about eleven hectares, it features expansive grassy areas with stunning views of the city skyline, children’s playgrounds, a dog meadow, and several garden restaurants. This year, Riegrovy Sady, affectionately known as Riegráč by Prague residents, is celebrating a significant milestone. Opened to the public exactly 120 years ago, the park remains a vibrant part of the city today. “We strive to maintain the park’s appeal. A portion of Riegráč is privately owned, but the city manages the area and deserves much credit for attracting visitors,” said Jan Korseska, the mayor of Prague 2. When it first opened, Riegrovy Sady featured historic farmhouses and fenced gardens. Under architect Leopold Batek, the area transformed into a modern city park. From its inception in 1904, the park has drawn visitors, especially to its restaurant housed in one of the original farmhouses. Today, the 11-hectare park continues to undergo necessary modernizations. “We started at the monument to Mr. Rieger on Polská Street, improving irrigation, adding palisades, enhancing road networks, landscaping, and planting new trees and shrubs. Last year, we upgraded the area along...
Augustine, a Luxury Collection Hotel located in Prague’s Lesser Town district recently reopened its St. Thomas Brewery Bar for public, adding one sidewalk entrance to the venue for easier navigation of its guests. The cellar housing this famous bar dating back to 1352 is now open not only for the guests yearning for extraordinary experience and pint of the dark St. Thomas lager, but also for private groups. Rentals of the St. Thomas Brewery Bar are possible based on the availability for up to 55 guests with pricing tailor-made to each event organizer’s requirements. Apart from the original beer brewed here since the 14th century, the Bar, designed as an artificial grotto with stylish cubistic furniture, offers traditional Czech dishes and is currently one of the richest historical landmarks of the Augustine Hotel Prague. In the 16th century, during the reign of the well-known emperor Rudolf II, the local brewery became an exclusive supplier of beer to the Prague Castle. The chronicles say that “when Czech kings were at the Prague Castle, they would only drink St. Thomas beer!“. Nowadays, the local award-winning Matuška micro-brewery produces both draught and bottled St. Thomas beer uniquely for Augustine Hotel. The hotel’s owners...
According to a new analysis by the Prague Institute of Planning and Development (IPR), the number of foreigners in Prague has been steadily increasing. From 2001 to 2022, the foreign population rose from 61,000 to 345,000, making one in four Prague residents a foreigner. This growth has significantly influenced the city’s demographic development over the past two decades. Most of these foreigners are of working age, providing essential labor for the capital’s economy. A 450% Increase in Foreign Residents Data from the Foreign Police shows a more than 450% increase in foreigners in Prague from 2001 to 2022. Today, foreigners consist of 25% of the city’s population. This trend accelerated in 2022 due to the influx of refugees from Ukraine following the war. Origins of Prague’s Foreign Population Of the 345,000 foreigners in the city, nearly 40% of all foreigners in the Czech Republic reside in Prague. The largest groups come from Ukraine (170,000), Slovakia (31,000), and Russia (27,000), with significant numbers from Vietnam (15,000). There is also a growing presence from Romania, Bulgaria, India, and the Philippines. The Young Foreign Population Foreigners in Prague tend to be younger, particularly those aged 24-42. This contrasts with the higher age categories of...
On Tuesday, July 16, the Prague Zoo announced the birth of a baby Nubian giraffe. Although the baby girl was born two weeks ago, the zoo waited to share the news due to concerns about her condition. Shortly after birth, it was noticed that her left front leg lacked stability. Fortunately, walking on a hard surface and her mother’s attentive care helped correct the issue without the need for veterinary intervention. Starting today, visitors can see the newborn giraffe in the African House pavilion at the top of the zoo. “The year of notable births for both visitors and future breeding is far from over. Gorillas, orangutans, wombats, and pangolins have been joined by a baby giraffe,” said Zoo Director Miroslav Bobek. Male giraffe Johan mated with female Farah in April last year. The zoo closely monitored Farah for signs of pregnancy. One year, two months, and twenty-nine days later, Johan’s thirtieth and final offspring was born. This is Farah’s fourth calf. Would you like us to write about your business? Find out more
Legendary American singer-songwriter, pop music icon, and Nobel Prize winner for literature Bob Dylan is coming to the Czech Republic again. As part of his fall tour, he will perform at the O2 Universum in Prague for three consecutive evenings on October 4th, 5th, and 6th. He will start his European tour in Prague; after that, he will head to Germany, France, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom. Tickets for the European concerts will be on sale from July 19. In Germany, Dylan will perform in Erfurt, Berlin (three times), Nuremberg, Frankfurt (three times), Stuttgart, and Saarbrücken. These performances are part of his “Rough & Rowdy Ways Tour”, named after his last studio album from 2020. Dylan last performed in Prague in April 2019, also for three nights, with chamber-tuned concerts hosted by Prague’s Lucerna. Dylan first performed in Prague on July 16, 1994, at a packed hockey hall at the Prague Exhibition Centre, attracting ten thousand listeners. He returned in March 1995 to start his next tour with three concerts at the Congress Center. Born on May 24, 1941, Bob Dylan is one of the most influential cultural figures, whose impact has transcended the boundaries of music. Over his 60-year...
According to reports, interest in moving abroad spiked after the recent presidential debate. So what are the best places to live in the world? Ask the expats—they offer a unique perspective on living in foreign countries, making their feedback invaluable. This year marks the 11th edition of the Expat Insider report by InterNations, which is one of the most comprehensive studies on expat life, gathering responses from over 12,500 expats representing 175 nationalities in 174 countries or territories. The report ranks the best countries to live by analyzing factors such as Quality of Life, Ease of Settling In, Working Abroad, Personal Finance and the Expat Essentials Index (which covers housing, administration, language and digital life). This year, Panama has climbed to the top—an impressive leap from its third-place ranking last year—knocking Mexico to the second spot. Compare these results to 2023 and 2022, when Mexico ranked number one. Unfriendly Czechs, But Transport is Top-Notch The Czech Republic has ranked surprisingly low, falling from 21st place last year to 39th this year in the Expat Insider Index. Survey respondents primarily blame the unfriendliness of the locals. Expats report not feeling welcome and find it hard to make friends among Czechs. In...
A team led by the management of the National Museum (NM) in Prague is developing a concept for a multimedia museum dedicated to world cultures, named Museum of the World – Museum Mundi. This innovative museum could be built above the roofed tracks of the main station. Investors had previously announced that a public building would be constructed there. If all goes well, construction could commence within seven years, according to Michal Lukeš, the director general of the National Museum in Prague. “There hasn’t been a new museum building in Prague since the National Technical Museum. If we want a quality museum with innovative presentations, we can’t use existing premises,” said Lukeš. “We aim to showcase common human experiences such as birth, upbringing, relationships, home, business, medicine, law, government, conflict, and funerals. This will highlight both unity and diversity. Our slogan will be ‘Unity in Diversity.’ We are searching for a novel way to present human civilization,” he added. Currently, the collections of world cultures are housed in the Náprstek Museum of Asian, African, and American Cultures, but this space is inadequate for NM’s future plans and is undergoing renovation. “We concluded that it’s not feasible to house the Museum...
Residents and visitors of Prague can enjoy a special week-long discount at several museums and galleries in the city center. From July 15 to July 21, these cultural institutions will offer a 20% discount on admission as part of the “Cultural Mile” initiative by the city’s authorities. The project’s aim is to elevate the prestige of fine art in Prague and attract more visitors to its art institutions. This initiative provides a perfect opportunity to explore Prague’s rich cultural heritage at a reduced cost. Participating museums and galleries include: Clam-Gallas Palace One of Prague’s masterpieces of Baroque architecture and a superb example of Baroque living and the aristocratic lifestyle of the time. Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart both performed here, for instance. Museum of Decorative Arts The building is a work of art in its own right. It was financed by Czech patrons and industrialists and its lavish embellishments showcase the best that arts and crafts in the Czech lands of the 19th century had to offer. You will be endlessly amazed, as are we Prague residents. By the way, the museum building offers a beautiful view of one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the world. Prague...
co-written by Catherine Cox. The head of baggage handling at Prague’s airport resigned after hundreds of travelers reported lost luggage, and employees declared a strike alert on Tuesday, threatening to snarl arrivals during the busy summer tourist season. Tomas Svoboda stepped down from his position as chairman of the board of the airport baggage handling company at Vaclav Havel Airport Prague, airport spokeswoman Klara Diviskova said in a statement. He’ll be replaced by Jiri Jarkovsky, who said he’ll focus on rectifying the crisis that resulted from the abnormally high airport traffic carrying summer visitors to many popular European cities. “I believe that we will be able to prevent the situations that have occurred in recent days at the Prague airport,” Jarkovsky said, according to the CTK news agency. Meanwhile, the Land and Air Trade union said on Monday that they would hold a strike on a date that they will announce later. The union represents 400 of the 2,700 workers at the airport. The union said its workers will walk out because of insufficient staffing, poor management, and low pay, among other reasons, according to a statement. Passenger arrivals surge during the summer, and Prague Airport expects about 3.5 million...
Israeli startup Similarweb, which already has development centres in Tel Aviv and Kiev, is expanding to Prague. The company is starting with 25 employees and plans to grow to 100 developers. CEO and co-founder Or Offer began his entrepreneurial journey in a family jewellery business in Jerusalem. Seeking more than the family trade, Offer aimed to transform the small shop into a well-known brand. When he searched for information on jewelry designer David Yurman for inspiration, he discovered a lack of online tools to find similar jewelry stores. This led him and his friends to develop a browser plugin that analyzed browsing history to recommend similar sites. The plugin quickly became popular, with tens of millions of downloads. That was in 2007. Today, Similarweb offers much more. Its web intelligence platform helps businesses make data-driven decisions, analyzing everything from basic traffic data to online user behavior. Its clients include Google, eBay, Adidas, Zalando, and Booking.com. Similarweb chose Prague for its new development centre due to the city’s wealth of talent, culture of innovation, and problem-solving ethos. “We are opening this centre in Prague primarily because of the talented professionals here. Given our focus on big data and AI, we also...
An unauthorized modification of the fifth-floor terrace in Prague’s Máj building has caused a stir. The terrace was expanded to include children’s play elements without approval from the building authority. This expansion reduced parking space, violating regulations, according to an official statement obtained by our newspaper. The legal action is being taken against Máj Národní, a subsidiary of Amadeus Real Estate. The developer claims the issue arose from a mistake by the outdoor playground supplier. “It appears the supplier incorrectly assumed that installing mobile play elements did not require approval, as it typically wouldn’t. However, given the building’s status as a cultural monument, the standard procedure should have been followed. We unfortunately discovered this only after the fact,” said Martin Klán, a member of the Amadeus Real Estate board. “He apparently misjudged the installation of the mobile play equipment on the terrace as a non-structural alteration, which is not normally subject to the permitting process,” added Klán. “We are already working to rectify this formal error and are discussing the adjustment with all the authorities concerned and the building authority,” he assured. As a result, the building authority initiated proceedings to remove the structure in late June. The developer requested...
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