A Lithuanian trade mission led by the Klaipėda Chamber of Commerce has spent the past three days in Dublin promoting the Baltic state’s cultural-heritage sites and burgeoning wellness-tourism sector to Irish tour operators. Held alongside the Holiday World Show, the programme included B2B workshops, a reception at the Lithuanian Embassy and bilateral talks with Tourism Ireland executives.
Lithuania’s delegation highlighted new spa resorts in Druskininkai and Birštonas, UNESCO-listed treasures such as Vilnius Old Town, and easier connectivity via Ryanair’s four-weekly Kaunas service. Irish outbound travel has recovered strongly—up 9 % on 2019 according to CSO figures—and the Baltic country sees the English-speaking, high-spend Irish market as a way to diversify beyond Germany and Poland.
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While Irish passport holders do not require a visa for Lithuania, it’s still wise to double-check passport validity, upcoming ETIAS rules and any special documentation for multi-country Baltic itineraries. VisaHQ’s Ireland portal (https://www.visahq.com/ireland/) provides an instant, free compliance check and can arrange visas for onward travel to neighbouring non-Schengen states—making life easier for tour operators and independent travellers alike.
For Irish corporates, the initiative adds a fresh option for off-site meetings and employee wellness retreats within a three-hour flight and outside the eurozone’s highest-price destinations. Destination-management companies are already offering four-night “culture & cold-plunge” packages aimed at executive wellbeing programmes.
Lithuania’s tourism board says follow-up fam trips are planned for spring, and that negotiations are under way with Aer Lingus for a potential summer charter to Palanga in 2027 if demand materialises.
Lithuania’s delegation highlighted new spa resorts in Druskininkai and Birštonas, UNESCO-listed treasures such as Vilnius Old Town, and easier connectivity via Ryanair’s four-weekly Kaunas service. Irish outbound travel has recovered strongly—up 9 % on 2019 according to CSO figures—and the Baltic country sees the English-speaking, high-spend Irish market as a way to diversify beyond Germany and Poland.
While Irish passport holders do not require a visa for Lithuania, it’s still wise to double-check passport validity, upcoming ETIAS rules and any special documentation for multi-country Baltic itineraries. VisaHQ’s Ireland portal (https://www.visahq.com/ireland/) provides an instant, free compliance check and can arrange visas for onward travel to neighbouring non-Schengen states—making life easier for tour operators and independent travellers alike.
For Irish corporates, the initiative adds a fresh option for off-site meetings and employee wellness retreats within a three-hour flight and outside the eurozone’s highest-price destinations. Destination-management companies are already offering four-night “culture & cold-plunge” packages aimed at executive wellbeing programmes.
Lithuania’s tourism board says follow-up fam trips are planned for spring, and that negotiations are under way with Aer Lingus for a potential summer charter to Palanga in 2027 if demand materialises.
