Applied Virology and Viral Disease Control for Public Health Professionals Course
Apply virology to public health decisions, interpret test results and plan effective viral disease control through practical cases. Enrol with EPW today.
Training Outlines
Course Introduction
Effective viral disease control depends on understanding the pathogen, the exposed population and the limitations of available evidence. This course develops the judgement required to connect virological findings with public health action. Through structured cases, participants assess transmission pathways, interpret diagnostic information and justify prevention measures while considering feasibility, equity and uncertainty.
Course Objectives
- Explain how viral characteristics influence transmission, disease patterns and prevention choices
- Map transmission pathways and identify priority intervention points
- Interpret molecular, antigen and antibody test information in epidemiological context
- Appraise the strengths and limitations of virological and population-level evidence
- Develop a proportionate viral disease-control plan with implementation measures
- Present recommendations that distinguish established findings from uncertainty
Who Should Attend
Public health practitioners, communicable disease officers, infection prevention professionals, healthcare managers, health programme coordinators and policy specialists who use virological evidence in population-health decisions. No laboratory experience is required.
Course Methodology
Facilitated technical briefings, comparative disease cases, diagnostic-result interpretation, transmission mapping, small-group decision exercises and a final control-plan presentation. Exercises use simulated information and require no biological materials. Participants receive feedback on evidence interpretation, practical feasibility and communication.
Day One: Virology for Public Health Decisions
- Viral structure, replication and host interaction at a conceptual level
- Incubation, infectious periods, asymptomatic infection and disease severity
- Transmission routes, reservoirs, susceptible populations and exposure settings
- Viral variation and its implications for population-level prevention
- Practical exercise: map transmission and identify prevention opportunities
Day Two: Interpreting Virological Evidence
- Public health uses of molecular, antigen and antibody tests
- Sensitivity, specificity, predictive values and background prevalence
- Timing, test purpose and limitations of negative or persistent positive results
- Combining diagnostic reports with epidemiological and surveillance information
- Practical exercise: interpret simulated results and justify next steps
Day Three: Viral Disease Patterns and Control Priorities
- Comparing respiratory, enteric, blood-borne and vector-borne transmission
- Population vulnerability, exposure patterns and unequal disease burden
- Selecting appropriate prevention measures for different settings
- Interpreting genomic summaries without overstating transmission links
- Practical exercise: compare disease scenarios and prioritise control measures
Day Four: Designing Practical Disease-Control Measures
- Combining environmental, organisational and individual prevention measures
- Applying infection prevention principles in healthcare and community settings
- Positioning vaccination, testing and clinical referral within control programmes
- Balancing feasibility, equity, proportionality and public confidence
- Practical exercise: design a control package and implementation checklist
Day Five: Evidence, Communication and Programme Evaluation
- Selecting implementation, reach and disease-control indicators
- Interpreting trends when testing and reporting practices change
- Communicating risk, uncertainty and prevention decisions
- Reviewing effectiveness and adapting interventions as evidence changes
- Capstone exercise: present and defend a viral disease-control proposal
Training Locations
This Applied Virology and Viral Disease Control for Public Health Professionals Course is available in multiple cities. Please select your preferred location from the list below
Durrës
Albania
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Tirana
Albania
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Andorra la Vella
Andorra
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Escaldes-Engordany
Andorra
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Innsbruck
Austria
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Salzburg
Austria
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Vienna
Austria
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Gomel
Belarus
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Minsk
Belarus
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Antwerp
Belgium
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Brussels
Belgium
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Banja Luka
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Plovdiv
Bulgaria
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Sofia
Bulgaria
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Dubrovnik
Croatia
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Split
Croatia
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Zagreb
Croatia
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Limassol
Cyprus
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Nicosia
Cyprus
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Brno
Czech Republic
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Prague
Czech Republic
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Aarhus
Denmark
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Copenhagen
Denmark
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Tallinn
Estonia
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Tartu
Estonia
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Helsinki
Finland
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Tampere
Finland
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Lyon
France
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Marseille
France
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Nice
France
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Paris
France
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Berlin
Germany
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Frankfurt
Germany
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Hamburg
Germany
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Munich
Germany
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Athens
Greece
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Thessaloniki
Greece
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Budapest
Hungary
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Debrecen
Hungary
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Akureyri
Iceland
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Reykjavík
Iceland
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Jakarta
Indonesia
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Cork
Ireland
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Dublin
Ireland
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Florence
Italy
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Milan
Italy
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Naples
Italy
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Rome
Italy
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Osaka
Japan
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Tokyo
Japan
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Pristina
Kosovo
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Prizren
Kosovo
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Liepāja
Latvia
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Riga
Latvia
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Schaan
Liechtenstein
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Vaduz
Liechtenstein
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Kaunas
Lithuania
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Vilnius
Lithuania
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Esch-sur-Alzette
Luxembourg
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Luxembourg City
Luxembourg
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
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Malé
Maldives
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St. Julian's
Malta
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Valletta
Malta
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Bălți
Moldova
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Chișinău
Moldova
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La Condamine
Monaco
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
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Budva
Montenegro
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Podgorica
Montenegro
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
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The Hague
Netherlands
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Abuja
Nigeria
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Lagos
Nigeria
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Port Harcourt
Nigeria
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Ohrid
North Macedonia
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Skopje
North Macedonia
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Bergen
Norway
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Oslo
Norway
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Gdańsk
Poland
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Kraków
Poland
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Warsaw
Poland
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Faro
Portugal
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Lisbon
Portugal
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Porto
Portugal
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Bucharest
Romania
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Cluj-Napoca
Romania
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City of San Marino
San Marino
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Serravalle
San Marino
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Belgrade
Serbia
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Novi Sad
Serbia
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Singapore
Singapore
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Bratislava
Slovakia
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Košice
Slovakia
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Bled
Slovenia
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Ljubljana
Slovenia
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Incheon
South Korea
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Seoul
South Korea
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Barcelona
Spain
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Madrid
Spain
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Valencia
Spain
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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sri Lanka
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Gothenburg
Sweden
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Stockholm
Sweden
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Bern
Switzerland
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Geneva
Switzerland
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Zurich
Switzerland
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Kaohsiung
Taiwan
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Taipei
Taiwan
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Ankara
Turkey
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Istanbul
Turkey
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Kyiv
Ukraine
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Lviv
Ukraine
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Odesa
Ukraine
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Dubai
United Arab Emirates
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Birmingham
United Kingdom
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Edinburgh
United Kingdom
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London
United Kingdom
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Manchester
United Kingdom
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Rome (Vatican-adjacent)
Vatican City
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Vatican City
Vatican City
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Training Schedule
Below is the table of cities along with the respective dates for the upcoming training sessions of Applied Virology and Viral Disease Control for Public Health Professionals Course. Please review the schedule to find the most convenient option for you. You can also use the below search bar to type the city name and filter the results.
The next session starts on , with dates available in 123 cities up to November 2027.
| City | Start Date | End Date | Fees | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | ||||
| Durrës, Albania | 8,940.00 GBP | |||
| Tirana, Albania | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| December 2026 | ||||
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 7,370.00 GBP | |||
| Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 8,980.00 GBP | |||
| Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra | 9,035.00 GBP | |||
| Innsbruck, Austria | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| Salzburg, Austria | 9,185.00 GBP | |||
| Vienna, Austria | 9,145.00 GBP | |||
| Gomel, Belarus | 8,830.00 GBP | |||
| Minsk, Belarus | 8,835.00 GBP | |||
| Antwerp, Belgium | 9,180.00 GBP | |||
| Brussels, Belgium | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,940.00 GBP | |||
| Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,850.00 GBP | |||
| Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 8,950.00 GBP | |||
| Sofia, Bulgaria | 8,975.00 GBP | |||
| Dubrovnik, Croatia | 8,845.00 GBP | |||
| Split, Croatia | 8,870.00 GBP | |||
| Zagreb, Croatia | 8,770.00 GBP | |||
| Limassol, Cyprus | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| Nicosia, Cyprus | 9,150.00 GBP | |||
| Brno, Czech Republic | 9,065.00 GBP | |||
| Prague, Czech Republic | 9,095.00 GBP | |||
| Aarhus, Denmark | 9,315.00 GBP | |||
| Copenhagen, Denmark | 9,275.00 GBP | |||
| Tallinn, Estonia | 9,020.00 GBP | |||
| Tartu, Estonia | 9,045.00 GBP | |||
| Helsinki, Finland | 9,115.00 GBP | |||
| Tampere, Finland | 9,150.00 GBP | |||
| Lyon, France | 9,215.00 GBP | |||
| Marseille, France | 9,060.00 GBP | |||
| Nice, France | 9,180.00 GBP | |||
| Paris, France | 9,250.00 GBP | |||
| Berlin, Germany | 9,080.00 GBP | |||
| Frankfurt, Germany | 9,045.00 GBP | |||
| Hamburg, Germany | 9,115.00 GBP | |||
| Munich, Germany | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| Athens, Greece | 8,965.00 GBP | |||
| Thessaloniki, Greece | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| Budapest, Hungary | 8,965.00 GBP | |||
| Debrecen, Hungary | 8,850.00 GBP | |||
| Akureyri, Iceland | 9,345.00 GBP | |||
| Reykjavík, Iceland | 9,235.00 GBP | |||
| Jakarta, Indonesia | 10,345.00 GBP | |||
| Cork, Ireland | 9,170.00 GBP | |||
| Dublin, Ireland | 9,220.00 GBP | |||
| Florence, Italy | 9,120.00 GBP | |||
| Milan, Italy | 9,185.00 GBP | |||
| Naples, Italy | 9,120.00 GBP | |||
| Rome, Italy | 9,250.00 GBP | |||
| Osaka, Japan | 11,290.00 GBP | |||
| Tokyo, Japan | 11,450.00 GBP | |||
| Pristina, Kosovo | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| Prizren, Kosovo | 8,810.00 GBP | |||
| Liepāja, Latvia | 8,880.00 GBP | |||
| Riga, Latvia | 8,865.00 GBP | |||
| Schaan, Liechtenstein | 9,235.00 GBP | |||
| Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 9,325.00 GBP | |||
| Kaunas, Lithuania | 8,770.00 GBP | |||
| Vilnius, Lithuania | 8,795.00 GBP | |||
| Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | 9,420.00 GBP | |||
| Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 9,225.00 GBP | |||
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 10,490.00 GBP | |||
| Malé, Maldives | 10,855.00 GBP | |||
| St. Julian's, Malta | 9,065.00 GBP | |||
| Valletta, Malta | 8,990.00 GBP | |||
| Bălți, Moldova | 8,885.00 GBP | |||
| Chișinău, Moldova | 8,790.00 GBP | |||
| La Condamine, Monaco | 9,385.00 GBP | |||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | 9,415.00 GBP | |||
| Budva, Montenegro | 8,785.00 GBP | |||
| Podgorica, Montenegro | 8,775.00 GBP | |||
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | 9,050.00 GBP | |||
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 9,100.00 GBP | |||
| The Hague, Netherlands | 9,165.00 GBP | |||
| Abuja, Nigeria | 9,820.00 GBP | |||
| Lagos, Nigeria | 10,380.00 GBP | |||
| Port Harcourt, Nigeria | 9,955.00 GBP | |||
| Ohrid, North Macedonia | 8,880.00 GBP | |||
| Skopje, North Macedonia | 8,895.00 GBP | |||
| Bergen, Norway | 9,385.00 GBP | |||
| Oslo, Norway | 9,340.00 GBP | |||
| Gdańsk, Poland | 8,960.00 GBP | |||
| Kraków, Poland | 8,845.00 GBP | |||
| Warsaw, Poland | 8,850.00 GBP | |||
| Faro, Portugal | 9,075.00 GBP | |||
| Lisbon, Portugal | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| Porto, Portugal | 8,980.00 GBP | |||
| Bucharest, Romania | 8,925.00 GBP | |||
| Cluj-Napoca, Romania | 8,960.00 GBP | |||
| City of San Marino, San Marino | 9,000.00 GBP | |||
| Serravalle, San Marino | 8,945.00 GBP | |||
| Belgrade, Serbia | 8,930.00 GBP | |||
| Novi Sad, Serbia | 8,845.00 GBP | |||
| Singapore, Singapore | 11,290.00 GBP | |||
| Bratislava, Slovakia | 8,900.00 GBP | |||
| Košice, Slovakia | 8,885.00 GBP | |||
| Bled, Slovenia | 9,010.00 GBP | |||
| Ljubljana, Slovenia | 8,980.00 GBP | |||
| Incheon, South Korea | 11,315.00 GBP | |||
| Seoul, South Korea | 11,315.00 GBP | |||
| Barcelona, Spain | 9,110.00 GBP | |||
| Madrid, Spain | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| Valencia, Spain | 8,935.00 GBP | |||
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka | 10,415.00 GBP | |||
| Gothenburg, Sweden | 9,250.00 GBP | |||
| Stockholm, Sweden | 9,205.00 GBP | |||
| Bern, Switzerland | 9,245.00 GBP | |||
| Geneva, Switzerland | 9,340.00 GBP | |||
| Zurich, Switzerland | 9,370.00 GBP | |||
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 10,880.00 GBP | |||
| Taipei, Taiwan | 10,885.00 GBP | |||
| Ankara, Turkey | 10,595.00 GBP | |||
| Istanbul, Turkey | 10,495.00 GBP | |||
| Kyiv, Ukraine | 8,925.00 GBP | |||
| Lviv, Ukraine | 8,950.00 GBP | |||
| Odesa, Ukraine | 8,950.00 GBP | |||
| Birmingham, United Kingdom | 9,195.00 GBP | |||
| Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| London, United Kingdom | 9,265.00 GBP | |||
| Manchester, United Kingdom | 9,225.00 GBP | |||
| Rome (Vatican-adjacent), Vatican City | 9,125.00 GBP | |||
| Vatican City, Vatican City | 8,940.00 GBP | |||
| Durrës, Albania | 8,940.00 GBP | |||
| Tirana, Albania | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| January 2027 | ||||
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 7,370.00 GBP | |||
| Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 8,980.00 GBP | |||
| Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra | 9,035.00 GBP | |||
| Innsbruck, Austria | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| Salzburg, Austria | 9,185.00 GBP | |||
| Vienna, Austria | 9,145.00 GBP | |||
| Gomel, Belarus | 8,830.00 GBP | |||
| Minsk, Belarus | 8,835.00 GBP | |||
| Antwerp, Belgium | 9,180.00 GBP | |||
| Brussels, Belgium | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,940.00 GBP | |||
| Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,850.00 GBP | |||
| Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 8,950.00 GBP | |||
| Sofia, Bulgaria | 8,975.00 GBP | |||
| Dubrovnik, Croatia | 8,845.00 GBP | |||
| Split, Croatia | 8,870.00 GBP | |||
| Zagreb, Croatia | 8,770.00 GBP | |||
| Limassol, Cyprus | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| Nicosia, Cyprus | 9,150.00 GBP | |||
| Brno, Czech Republic | 9,065.00 GBP | |||
| Prague, Czech Republic | 9,095.00 GBP | |||
| Aarhus, Denmark | 9,315.00 GBP | |||
| Copenhagen, Denmark | 9,275.00 GBP | |||
| Tallinn, Estonia | 9,020.00 GBP | |||
| Tartu, Estonia | 9,045.00 GBP | |||
| Helsinki, Finland | 9,115.00 GBP | |||
| Tampere, Finland | 9,150.00 GBP | |||
| Lyon, France | 9,215.00 GBP | |||
| Marseille, France | 9,060.00 GBP | |||
| Nice, France | 9,180.00 GBP | |||
| Paris, France | 9,250.00 GBP | |||
| Berlin, Germany | 9,080.00 GBP | |||
| Frankfurt, Germany | 9,045.00 GBP | |||
| Hamburg, Germany | 9,115.00 GBP | |||
| Munich, Germany | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| Athens, Greece | 8,965.00 GBP | |||
| Thessaloniki, Greece | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| Budapest, Hungary | 8,965.00 GBP | |||
| Debrecen, Hungary | 8,850.00 GBP | |||
| Akureyri, Iceland | 9,345.00 GBP | |||
| Reykjavík, Iceland | 9,235.00 GBP | |||
| Jakarta, Indonesia | 10,345.00 GBP | |||
| Cork, Ireland | 9,170.00 GBP | |||
| Dublin, Ireland | 9,220.00 GBP | |||
| Florence, Italy | 9,120.00 GBP | |||
| Milan, Italy | 9,185.00 GBP | |||
| Naples, Italy | 9,120.00 GBP | |||
| Rome, Italy | 9,250.00 GBP | |||
| Osaka, Japan | 11,290.00 GBP | |||
| Tokyo, Japan | 11,450.00 GBP | |||
| Pristina, Kosovo | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| Prizren, Kosovo | 8,810.00 GBP | |||
| Liepāja, Latvia | 8,880.00 GBP | |||
| Riga, Latvia | 8,865.00 GBP | |||
| Schaan, Liechtenstein | 9,235.00 GBP | |||
| Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 9,325.00 GBP | |||
| Kaunas, Lithuania | 8,770.00 GBP | |||
| Vilnius, Lithuania | 8,795.00 GBP | |||
| Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | 9,420.00 GBP | |||
| Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 9,225.00 GBP | |||
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 10,490.00 GBP | |||
| Malé, Maldives | 10,855.00 GBP | |||
| St. Julian's, Malta | 9,065.00 GBP | |||
| Valletta, Malta | 8,990.00 GBP | |||
| Bălți, Moldova | 8,885.00 GBP | |||
| Chișinău, Moldova | 8,790.00 GBP | |||
| La Condamine, Monaco | 9,385.00 GBP | |||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | 9,415.00 GBP | |||
| Budva, Montenegro | 8,785.00 GBP | |||
| Podgorica, Montenegro | 8,775.00 GBP | |||
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | 9,050.00 GBP | |||
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 9,100.00 GBP | |||
| The Hague, Netherlands | 9,165.00 GBP | |||
| Abuja, Nigeria | 9,820.00 GBP | |||
| Lagos, Nigeria | 10,380.00 GBP | |||
| Port Harcourt, Nigeria | 9,955.00 GBP | |||
| Ohrid, North Macedonia | 8,880.00 GBP | |||
| Skopje, North Macedonia | 8,895.00 GBP | |||
| Bergen, Norway | 9,385.00 GBP | |||
| Oslo, Norway | 9,340.00 GBP | |||
| Gdańsk, Poland | 8,960.00 GBP | |||
| Kraków, Poland | 8,845.00 GBP | |||
| Warsaw, Poland | 8,850.00 GBP | |||
| Faro, Portugal | 9,075.00 GBP | |||
| Lisbon, Portugal | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| Porto, Portugal | 8,980.00 GBP | |||
| Bucharest, Romania | 8,925.00 GBP | |||
| Cluj-Napoca, Romania | 8,960.00 GBP | |||
| City of San Marino, San Marino | 9,000.00 GBP | |||
| Serravalle, San Marino | 8,945.00 GBP | |||
| Belgrade, Serbia | 8,930.00 GBP | |||
| Novi Sad, Serbia | 8,845.00 GBP | |||
| Singapore, Singapore | 11,290.00 GBP | |||
| Bratislava, Slovakia | 8,900.00 GBP | |||
| Košice, Slovakia | 8,885.00 GBP | |||
| Bled, Slovenia | 9,010.00 GBP | |||
| Ljubljana, Slovenia | 8,980.00 GBP | |||
| Incheon, South Korea | 11,315.00 GBP | |||
| Seoul, South Korea | 11,315.00 GBP | |||
| Barcelona, Spain | 9,110.00 GBP | |||
| Madrid, Spain | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| Valencia, Spain | 8,935.00 GBP | |||
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka | 10,415.00 GBP | |||
| Gothenburg, Sweden | 9,250.00 GBP | |||
| Stockholm, Sweden | 9,205.00 GBP | |||
| Bern, Switzerland | 9,245.00 GBP | |||
| Geneva, Switzerland | 9,340.00 GBP | |||
| Zurich, Switzerland | 9,370.00 GBP | |||
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 10,880.00 GBP | |||
| Taipei, Taiwan | 10,885.00 GBP | |||
| Ankara, Turkey | 10,595.00 GBP | |||
| Istanbul, Turkey | 10,495.00 GBP | |||
| Kyiv, Ukraine | 8,925.00 GBP | |||
| Lviv, Ukraine | 8,950.00 GBP | |||
| Odesa, Ukraine | 8,950.00 GBP | |||
| Birmingham, United Kingdom | 9,195.00 GBP | |||
| Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| London, United Kingdom | 9,265.00 GBP | |||
| Manchester, United Kingdom | 9,225.00 GBP | |||
| Rome (Vatican-adjacent), Vatican City | 9,125.00 GBP | |||
| Vatican City, Vatican City | 8,940.00 GBP | |||
| Durrës, Albania | 8,940.00 GBP | |||
| Tirana, Albania | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
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