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Korean Air is celebrating 15 years since the launch of regular flights between Prague and Seoul. The route between Prague and Seoul is now serviced during the winter season by the latest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with a capacity of 269 seats, and during the summer schedule a Boeing 747-8i with a capacity of 368 seats is used. Korean Air is one of the few airlines to offer Prague first class.

The inaugural flight landed in Prague on May 15, 2004. At that time, an Airbus A330-200 with 257 seats in two travel classes was used. Over the years on the Prague route, Korean Air has also used an Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 777-300ER and Boeing 747-400. In March 2014, the Airbus A380 was deployed on the line.

“The direct route from Prague to Seoul is one of the most important long-haul connections from Václav Havel Airport Prague, and also the oldest. Over 15 years of operation, more than 1.3 million passengers have flown with Korean Air on this route, and over 5,600 departures and landings by this carrier have taken place in Prague,” Václav Řehoř, Chairman Board of Directors of Prague Airport, said in a press release.

“As Prague is popular in South Korea, we can expect that the number of tourists from this country will continue to rise in the coming years. That is why I am pleased that in March, in cooperation with the Foreign Police of the Czech Republic, Korean Air and the Korean Embassy, we managed to put in place a new e-gate passport check-in system to make it easier for Korean tourists to enter the Czech Republic,” he added.

Yeong Ho Choe, Korean Air Regional Manager for the Czech Republic, said the airline was “very proud” to celebrate two important milestones this year: 50 years since Korean Air was founded and 15 years from direct flights to Prague.

“The launch of the Prague line significantly contributed to the development of tourism and trade between South Korea and the Czech Republic, and I firmly believe that this trend will continue in the coming years. Prague is an important destination for Korean Air, as evidenced by the fact that we are deploying state-of-the-art aircraft from our fleet,” Yeong Ho Choe added.

A celebration of the anniversary took place at Prague Airport. In addition to regional manager Yeong Ho Choe, it was attended by J.E. Seoung-Hyun Moon, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Czech Republic, and Martin Kučera, Executive Director of Air Traffic at Prague Airport.

The flights between Prague and Seoul currently are scheduled on Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

Korean Air was founded in 1969. It transported more than 26 million passengers in 2018 and is one of the top 20 global airlines. Korean Air operates over 460 flights a day to 124 destinations in 44 countries on five continents. It has a modern fleet of 167 aircraft and employs more than 20,000 employees worldwide.

Korean Air’s main base is the newly opened Terminal 2 at Incheon International Airport in South Korea.

Korean Air is a founding member of the Sky Team alliance. In May 2018, Korean Air launched a joint venture partnership with Delta Air Lines in the Transpacific market.

Author: Raymond Johnston

Picture: Prague Airport

Prague hosted a record number of conferences and congresses in 2018. Over 4,500 events took place in its collective accommodation establishments last year – that is more than a third of all events held in the Czech Republic.

The Czech metropolis welcomed almost 540,000 delegates from all over the world. At the same time, Prague occupied the ninth position in the international ranking of the most popular meeting destinations this year.

According to the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO), that keeps only the records of meetings held in the collective accommodation establishments and with the attendance over 50 persons, 4,534 conferences and congresses took place in Prague in 2018. That is by 2.2 % more than in the record year of 2016 and by 3.3% more than in 2017. At the same time, it is also 36% of all events held in the Czech Republic.

The number of delegates has remained around 540,000 since 2013, while the average number of participants per meeting has been on decline. These facts only confirm the long-term trend when the organizers prefer to hold more events for a smaller number of participants. The total number of meeting participants who arrived in Prague in 2018 was 536,232 – by 1.4% more than in the previous year.

Prague meeting industry was very successful last year not only on the local level, but also in the international comparison. In the ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) global ranking, which rates the destinations based on the number of association congresses and conferences held, Prague has ranked ninth. It has maintained its position in the world’s top ten most popular meeting destinations, whereas it ranked eighth in the previous year. As for the national ranking, the Czech Republic has occupied the 26th position.

The most common source markets in 2018 were the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France and Switzerland. The delegates arrived to the Czech capital city to address the topics of medical sciences, education, social sciences or industry. The congress hotels maintained to be the most popular meeting venues (78 % of all events held in Prague).

Author: red

When I want to treat myself with a really nice dress, I go to Lazy Eye showroom, which is situated just a few steps from Náměstí Míru.

The brand Lazy Eye was founded in 2012 and has become quite popular since then. The brand concentrates on the 50s (and also 40s) fashion style and all the dresses are made based on authentic patterns from that time. Imagine a feminine silhouette with an accentuated waist, ruffled petticoats, thin leather belts, fine fabrics, and original design.

Besides lovely dresses, you can also find retro bathing suits (made upon request), skirts and accessories as belts, high heels shoes, etc.

What I also like is the fact that each dress is practically a unique design so you won’t meet half of Prague in it :-). Usually, there is only one piece in each size (S, M, L) made for one particular dress.

The prices are of course not the lowest ones, but you pay for the original design and quality. And yes, from time to time, they have sales too – right now, there are sales up to 50% from the older collections, so hurry up to get your dress too.

Author: Katerina Kaftanova. You can find the original article here

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United Islands of Prague is an international multi-genre music festival that takes place in Prague each year. 2019 will mark the 16th annual edition of the event, which will welcome over 100 performers from more than 10 scenes. This year’s theme is the British Edition and visitors are encouraged to dress in the colors of the Union Jack.

The festival focuses on young talented musicians and singers, who are supported by a few foreign and domestic stars.

United Islands of Prague will combine the celebration of the United Islands with the celebration of freedom and commemoration of the anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain.

Freedom Island will be one of the main program highlights of the festival and will be situated in the surroundings of Kaizel’s orchards and its heart will be the ČT art Freedom Stage. “All the bands that perform here are lucky to have grown up in a free society, which is certainly not taken for granted. Thirty years ago they would never have been able to meet on the same stage because of the regime’s tight grip. Most importantly, they can all create freely. Often, nowadays we forget that freedom is not commonplace in the world so we invite you to come and be reminded of this and celebrate it with music,” tempts Moimir Papalescu, executive producer of the festival.

Musicians from Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Germany, and the Czech Republic will perform. The main program of the event is ‘freedom island’, which will be headlined by Polish rock group Trupa Trupa, Danish group The Deadnotes and Hungarian band Saverne. Other performers include The Actavists, Walter Schnizelsson and From Our Hands.

Organizers are also preparing a number of other thematic activities. There will be a “wall of freedom” that will be decorated with graffiti from Czech and German street artists. With their creations, they will express their view on the present state of democracy in the world.

The program will also include a thematic quiz for children and adults. Parents can find out how well they remember the events of 1989 and check what their children know about the topic. All age groups will also enjoy a photo shoot in retro corner, where they will be able to take pictures of themselves on Wenceslas Square as it was in November 1989, or in a perfectly re-created pre-revolutionary teenage room. There will also be stands of non-profit organizations with other accompanying programs and to top off the program there will be a show of classic Trabant cars.

Author: red

Where else can you enjoy a spectacular view and stylish electronic music with the sunset than on this dominant rising over Prague?

The full-day Sound Open Air festival will take place on May 18 right next to the National Monument of Vítkov. Announced international headliners are Roumex, Dean Demanuele, and Joyce Muniz.

ROUMEX is a rising name within Germany and Europe and unites the genres of Techno and Deephouse. The integration of orchestral instruments is a crucial element of their live show.

Dean Demanuele is from Malta and in the last years headlined in the most famous clubs and festivals around the world. Dean has made that jump to what everyone looks for in an artist, unique music and control over the whole audience.

Joyce Muniz is a Vienna-based, Brazilian Dj, vocalist, and producer, who is currently one of the leaders of a new undefined musical style which fuses European club sounds with tropical rhythmic influences from Brazil, South America, Africa, and the Caribbean, while built on a solid foundation of percussion and heavy bass.

The stage will be located where Cafe Vitkov is situated. All visitors of this party will have access to all outdoor parts of the memorial, including Jan Žižka’s statue so you can still enjoy the sunset.

VIP ticket benefits:

– access to VIP terrace with the best view

– own classic toilets

– own bar without queues

– own entrance without queues

– access behind the DJs

– access to VIP sections at the afterparty in Mecca club (first of all it is necessary to buy a general admission ticket to afterparty)

Fb event to the afterparty in Mecca club

You can buy your ticket here

The Žižkov Tower is the subject of renewed complaints from the Prague Jewish community, which says it is a brooding reminder of the antisemitism of the regime that ruled former Czechoslovakia for more than 40 years and whose dark history needs to be officially recognized.

“Part of our community is still present under the ground here and people should know about it,” said Pavel Vesely, a history and tourism coordinator with the Prague Jewish community. “It reflects our history in the second half of the 20th century, when there was pressure – part state-organized antisemitism, part anti-religion – to erase the remnants of a Jewish presence in Prague. And the communists did a thorough job because if you speak to people visiting the tower, they have no idea a Jewish cemetery was here.”

The TV Tower stands on what was once Prague’s biggest Jewish cemetery, where rabbis, distinguished scholars and leading industrialists, among others, were laid to rest, while some graves remains were reburied in other cemeteries, others were reportedly dumped in a landfill site outside Prague, in violation of Jewish law forbidding the disinterment of buried bodies.

The cemetery’s oldest section survived the developments and remains in relative obscurity at one end of the square, Jewish community leaders having spent heavily to rescue it from the decay it had fallen into during the communist period.

Anna Tumova, a spokesperson for České Radiokomunikace, the tower’s owners, said the company had not been approached, but that it would consider any proposal for a memorial. A plaque on the body of the tower itself would need permission from its architect, Václav Aulický.

Prague’s annual Million Marihuana March takes place today, May 4, and starts at 12:30 pm at Karlovo náměstí. The march, which attracts thousands of people hand has several music trucks, will go through the city center and end up in Štvanice ostrov.

There is a large program with live music, DJs and seminars on the island from 2:30 pm to 10 pm.

The purpose behind the march is to encourage the legalization of marijuana for medical and recreational uses, and the draw attention to the what organizers call the absurdity of the current laws and the problems with prohibition. The event is hosted by Magazin Legalizace and Legalizace.cz.

The event offers not only political discussion, lectures and interesting workshops, but also a rich program on several podiums, a non-profit sector and a program for children.

Marihuana is legal for the treatment of certain medical conditions but possession of more than a small amount is still an offence. The law says possession of up to 15 grams of dry cannabis for personal use, or cultivation of up to five plants, is a misdemeanor with a fine of up to Kč 15,000, but fines are usually lower. Possession of larger amounts can lead to a jail sentence of one year. Trafficking has a maximum penalty set at 18 years.

Author: red