LOT Polish Airlines, the only airline offering direct flights between the U.S. and Poland, invites you to celebrate Fryderyk Chopin’s two hundredth birthday this year in the famed pianist’s homeland. Visit Warsaw’s new Fryderyk Chopin Museum, dedicated to honoring his legacy, or attend the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition this October. There are countless ways to celebrate, both in and around Warsaw.

LOT also offers service to Kraków from Chicago and New York (Newark), where you can meander through Europe’s largest plaza and marvel at centuries-old architecture that remained intact, even after the war. Just outside of Kraków, travelers can connect to more recent history at Auschwitz, a truly unique and moving experience. Meanwhile the Wieliczka Salt Mine, which has been in operation for 900 years, is also a short day-trip away and worth the visit, with its labyrinth of underground lakes, chapels and sculptures formed in crystalline salt.

In addition to its direct flights from JFK, Newark and Chicago to Warsaw and Kraków, LOT offers convenient connections to Europe and the Middle East, while connections throughout the U.S. are available with Star Alliance codeshare partners. New convenient connections are being introduced this year from the U.S. via Warsaw (including Tallinn, Estonia from May 10; Bratislava, Slovakia from May 17; Beirut, Lebanon from June 16; Kaliningrad, Russia from June 28; Yerevan, Armenia from July 1; and Goteborg, Sweden from August 17) and they’re available at attractive prices.

Passengers experience warm Polish hospitality on board with meals that are specially designed by leading Polish chefs. All transatlantic flights are serviced with Boeing 767 aircrafts and LOT Polish Airlines will be one of the very first airlines to fly Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

For more information, and to learn why Business Traveler readers named LOT the Best Airline in Central and Eastern Europe in 2009, visit lot.com.