Auschwitz Museum to stop selling entry tickets on site over "unethical practices" of travel firms

Auschwitz Museum to stop selling entry tickets on site over "unethical practices" of travel firms

Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. The Auschwitz Museum, one of Poland’s most-visited memorial sites, has announced that it will stop selling entry tickets on site from next month, with visits in…

Tickets to Auschwitz Museum Must Now Be Booked Online Due to ‘Unethical Practices’ of Private Travel Companies

The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and Memorial announced on Wednesday that, beginning March 1, all tickets must be booked through its online reservation system. Previously, individual visitors could obtain entry cards on site. In a post on the museum’s website, officials said the change was “primarily a response to the unethical practices of certain tour operators.” “They sold museum tours that included transportation from Kraków. At the l…