The 18th edition (since 2008) of Antwerp Pride takes place from Wednesday 6 to Sunday 10 August 2025 in Antwerp. This year’s theme is “Do not just march! Listen. Understand. Commit”. Prides are a mix of celebration – parties – and activism and advocacy. For the 2025 edition, the organising committee focuses on belonging. Belonging…
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EuroGames 2028 / 2029 / 2030 coupled to Antwerp Pride
The 18th edition (since 2008) of Antwerp Pride takes place from Wednesday 6 to Sunday 10 August 2025 in Antwerp. This year’s theme is “Do not just march! Listen. Understand. Commit”. Prides are a mix of celebration – parties – and activism and advocacy. For the 2025 edition, the organising committee focuses on belonging. Belonging…
Brussels Airlines launch customer for new Virtual Reality pilot training within Lufthansa Group: Lufthansa Aviation Training and Airbus developed new software to enhance pilot trainings
Brussels Airlines now uses virtual reality (VR) as an integral part of Airbus A320 type rating training for pilots. Lufthansa Aviation training and Airbus collaborated for two years to develop the new software, and Brussels Airlines is the launch customer within Lufthansa Group.
Back-on-Track.eu criticises lack of EU action as ÖBB cuts into Nightjet order
On 11 July 2025, Back-on-Track.eu, a European network advocating for night trains, voiced serious concern following the announcement by the Austrian Federal Railways ÖBB, the European Union‘s largest night train operator, that it will reduce its order with Siemens Mobility for new Nightjet trains from 33 to 24 units.
European Union plans high-speed rail push, but can it get past France?
As the European Union ramps up its ambitions for continent-wide high-speed rail (HSR), a widening gap is emerging between strategic vision and operational execution.
Brussels Airlines, Beobank and Mastercard launch credit cards with exclusive benefits
Brussels Airlines, Beobank and Mastercard announced on 21 March 2025 the launch of three new co-branded credit cards in collaboration with Miles & More. “Accompanied by an attractive loyalty program, these cards have been specially designed for travellers looking for flexibility and exclusive benefits”, the press release says.
Back On Track Belgium not surprised inaugural European Sleeper from Brussels to Venice didn’t reach Italy
European Sleeper inaugurated its night train service from Brussels in Belgium to Venice in Italy, via the Netherlands, Germany and Austria, in the night from Wednesday 5 February to Thursday 6 February 2025. But the sleeper train never made it passed Innsbruck. “And this is unfortunately not a surprise”, Back On Track Belgium says in…
European Sleeper now rides from Brussels to Venice via the Netherlands, Germany and Austria
In the night from Wednesday 5 February to Thursday 6 February 2025, the Belgo-Dutch night train company European Sleeper operates its first service from Belgium to Italy for the 2025 ski season.
ANTWERP | Archaeological finds on Vrijdagmarkt
The Vrijdagmarkt in the centre of Antwerp is currently being prepared for redevelopment. At the end of last year, two bunkers from the Cold War were discovered during the excavation work. During the most recent excavations in recent weeks, the square revealed even more secrets: many interesting finds from various periods, from prehistory to the…
REVIEW | Deutsches Museum Bonn
In late 2023, Dennis had the idea to visit Bonn in North Rhine-Westphalia for its Christmas Market. A good idea. We chose Bonn over Cologne or Aachen, as Cologne’s – and Aachen’s – Weihnachtsmarkt is a mass tourism event. Even if Bonn used to be the capital of the German Federal Republic when it was…
