Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism

This section feature research, opinion and progress reports on how the Czech Republic compares to other EU countries economically. It includes analysis of international rankings such as the WEF and World Bank.

Spotlight issue

12th December 2016 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


Maurer's Selection Grand Restaurant: Top 10 Czech restaurants - survey, ranking

Echo24.cz portal published an article on top 10 Czech Restaurants for the year 2016; the ranking is based on Maurer's Selection Grand Restaurant. The nation-wide survey focused on cuisine, service, interior and price, for example. 
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11th November 2016 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


205th Žofín Forum: High-speed railroads to connect Czech Rep with Germany, Austria first, capital cities of Czech regions to be max 2 hrs of train travel away from each other

The 205th Žofín Forum held on 8 November focused on the issues within the railroad transportation. The high-speed railroads should connect the Czech Republic with Germany and Austria first (after 2030), whereas Brno-Prague connection is planned for the period around 2050. Besides high-speed trains connecting the Czech Republic with its neighbours, there is the concept of fast-track connection (RS Rychlé spojení) of the Prague region with all major cities in the other 13 Czech regions. 
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9th November 2016 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


PCB: Prague attracts 250,000+ MICE delegates in H1 2016

According to data published by the Prague Convention Bureau, corporate meetings dominated over other types of events and  the size of most meetings varies between 10 and 149 delegates, coming mostly from the Czech Repubilic, as well as Germany, United Kingdom, USA and Austria.
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic