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L50480L50480 FLY: Air Baltic and flyLAL from Gatwick,
Tallinn
Aer Lingus from Dublin
Helsinki
L50480L50480 FLY: easyJet from Stansted; Estonian Air L50480L50480 AIRPORT: it’s only five miles from the city L50480L50480 FLY: To Helsinki-Vantaa: BA and Finnair
from Gatwick centre, so transfers are relatively easy. A new fast from Heathrow; easyJet from Gatwick; Finnair
rail link to the city centre opened this month. from Manchester
L50480L50480 AIRPORT: Tallinn airport is 3 miles from the Licensed cabs shouldn’t cost more than £5 to the
city centre. A bus service from the terminal takes city centre – or the NO2 bus takes around 15 L50480L50480 AIRPORT: Finnair operates an airbus to the
15 minutes to reach the centre and costs £1. Taxis mins and costs less than 30p. centre that takes 40mins and costs £5. Taxis, up
to the centre cost £7.50. to £32. Shared mini-van from £17 per person.
L50480L50480 STAY AT: Le Meridien Vilnius, resort and
L50480L50480 STAY AT: Radisson SAS (in the heart of the convention centre set L50539 Holiday Inn, Mabre L50480L50480 STAY AT: Crowne Plaza (central location L50539
city) L50539 Reval Hotel Olympia (has a conference Residence Hotel, located in a former monastery L50539 Palace Hotel (city centre) L50539 Klaus K (boutique
room and health club) L50539 Sokos Hotel Viru Ramada Inn, new property in the old town L50539 hotel) L50539 Scandic Simonkentta L50539 Scandic Marski
(located in the historic old city) Reval Hotel Lietuva (see review, p51) L50539 Crowne
Plaza L50539 Radisson SAS Astorija L50539 Scandic Neringa L50480L50480 LUNCH AT: Savoy (local cuisine) 6844 0210
L50480L50480 LUNCH AT: Bocca (Italian), 611 7290 L50539 L50539 Chez Dominique (French), 9612 7393 L50539 Havis
O (local), 661 6150 L50539 Chedi (Asian), 646 1676 L50539 L50480L50480 LUNCH AT: Stikliai (swanky Relais & (seafood), 6128 5800 L50539 Saaga (local), 7425 5544
Kuldse Notsu Korts (local), 628 6567 Chateaux hotel, European fine dining), 264 9580
L50539 Pegasus (modern international/Asian), L50480L50480 CONFERENCE VENUES: Helsinki
L50480L50480 CONFERENCE VENUES: Tallinn City 260 9430 L50539 Tores (in the bohemian Uzupis Exhibition and Convention Centre, six halls and
Tourist Office & Convention Bureau, 640 4414, quarter, great views), 262 9309 40 meeting rooms of various sizes,
finnexpo.fi L50539
tourism.tallinn.ee for advice on conference Hotel Kamp, six meeting rooms, accommodating
facilities in the city L50539 Estonian Fair, meeting L50480L50480 CONFERENCE VENUES: extensive everything up to 300 ,
hotelkamp.fi L50539 Paasitorni
rooms and halls for events from 30 people to facilities are at Le Meridian (max 1,000 delegates) Conference Centre, historic building with modern
large exhibitions,
fair.ee L50539 Swissotel Tallinn, and Reval Lietuva (1,200 delegates) L50539 Karolina amenities, main hall holds 800,
paasitorni.fi/en
two meeting rooms and Estonia’s biggest Hotel & Conference Center has a range of options
ballroom,
swissotel.com from 10-550 L50539 Main hotels such as Crowne Plaza, L50480L50480 TIME OFF: Visit Esplanade Park L50539 see the
Radisson SAS and Best Western have facilities. city from the top of the Olympic Tower L50539 hear
L50480L50480 TIME OFF: Explore the old city and Helsinki's UMO Jazz Orchestra play
see the ancient Raekoda town hall L50539 visit L50480L50480 TIME OFF: Watch out for special events in
the warm and clean Stroomi beach L50539 shop at 2009 as Vilnius celebrates its millennium – it was L50480L50480 USEFUL CONTACTS: British Embassy, 2286
the Saku Suurhall first mentioned in monastic chronicles in 1009 – 5100,
ukinfinland.fco.gov.uk L50539 Helsinki Chamber
and will be European Capital of Culture of Commerce, 228 601,
helsinki.chamber.fi
L50480L50480 USEFUL CONTACTS: British Embassy,
667 4700,
ukinestonia.fco.gov.uk/en L50539 L50480L50480 USEFUL CONTACTS: British Chamber of L50172 DIALLING CODE: (00) 358 9
Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Commerce in Lithuania, 269 00 62,
bccl.lt L50539 CURRENCY: £1 ≈a641.266
604 0060,
koda.ee British Embassy
ukinlithuania.fco.gov.uk/en TIME ZONE: GMT + 2 hours
L50172 DIALLING CODE: (00) 372 L50172 DIALLING CODE: (00) 370 5 Currency exchange correct at time of going to
CURRENCY: £1 ≈ 19.82 Krooni (EEK) CURRENCY: £1 ≈ 4.371 Litas (LTL) press; for up-to-the-minute conversions, visit
TIME ZONE: GMT + 2 hours TIME ZONE: GMT + 2 hours
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