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

25th November 2015 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


Competitiveness: Eurostat: Czechs 2nd in EU28 in travelling for personal purposes

According to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, the share of the population (aged 15+) taking part in tourism trips for personal purposes in the Czech Republic is as big as 83.9% (compared with the EU28 average of 61.1.%). Czechs travel for pleasure, but the winner in this cat...
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16th November 2015 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


Competitiveness: Brno-Munich flight launched. Investors, scientists are welcome.

New flight connecting southern Moravia with Bavaria and other destinations in Europe and overseas was launched on 16 November 2015. We asked director of Brno airport Tomáš Plaček, regional governor of the South Moravian region Michal Hašek and mayor of the City of Brno Petr Vokřál to comment on pote...
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10th November 2015 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


Competitiveness: CTK/Radio Prague/Zet: Foreign visitors flock to Czech Republic

The Czech Republic saw a record number of foreign visitors this year. According to the data released by the state-run tourist authority, CzechTourism, a record 21.1 million foreigners visited the country in the first nine month of 2015, which is an 8.5 percent rise compared to the same period last...
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic