- Travel to Eastern Europe is booming–international arrivals to Eastern Europe have increased by an average of 3.9 percent each year since 2004
- Destinations covered in this guide are Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Moscow & St. Petersburg, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Kaliningrad
- According to a May 2006 Euromonitor article, Poland has the most visitors (15 million in 2005), with Hungary close behind
- The fastest growing destination in Europe is Bulgaria; inbound tourists increased 17 percent between 2004 and 2005
- Low cost airlines continue to add more routes to and within Eastern Europe
