In light of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) now advises against ‘all but essential’ travel to mainland China. British people currently in China should make decisions based on their own personal circumstances, bearing in mind that travel may become more difficult in the coming days. Commercial options for departing China […]
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Corfu continues to emerge as the most value for money Greek destination for British travellers, despite the fact that overall spending on meals, drinks and other essentials has increased this year compared to last year. In particular, according to the findings of the 18th annual Post Office Travel Money report, Corfu is rated as the […]
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UNWTO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have successfully worked alongside the Greek Government to help the country’s tourism sector recover from the impacts of the pandemic. As part of a wider effort to boost resilience and accelerate recovery in the wake of the worst crisis in the history of tourism, the […]
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ABTA has asked the Government to bring forward a coordinated plan for restarting international travel, enabling businesses and consumers to plan ahead. In a letter to the Home Secretary, Tanzer has reiterated the serious impact quarantining restrictions will have on customer demand for holidays and business trips, and highlighted the serious knock-on impacts the measures will […]
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The tour operator FTI enables a large number of hotels to be booked early, for example for holidays in Egypt, Turkey or the Emirates. As the worldwide travel warning from the Federal Foreign Office has been extended again, travel planning for the coming weeks and months is currently still subject to major question marks. Many wanderlust […]
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The strong upward course of arrivals of German tourists in Greece over the last four years will continue vigorously and in 2019, according to the results of the meetings and negotiations of the Minister of Tourism, Mrs. Elena Kountoura, with agents of the German travel industry, completing her official visit to ITB International Tourism Fair […]
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Turkey tourism numbers are going down. The growing threat of terrorism and the political instability have caused many foreign tourists to opt for a different holiday destination. In March alone, the amount of foreign visitors coming to explore Turkey decreased by almost 13 percent compared to March 2015. It was the eighth consecutive month of declining numbers and […]
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Turkey, which attracted a record 37 million foreign visitors as recently as 2014, declaring its ambitions to become the world’s top visitor destination, is now watching its tourism industry, which accounts for more than 4.5 per cent of a £570billion economy, teeter on the brink. Last weekend saw the fourth terrorist attack in three months, a […]
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Summer holiday bookings to Turkey have been significantly affected following a spate of recent attacks as holiday companies shift their focus to other Mediterranean countries. Turkey’s tourism industry continues to suffer as a result of terrorist attacks in the country, with summer bookings down by up to 50% on 2015, according to holiday firms. The latest […]
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In general, Chinese tourists tend to spend more money than other travelers. In spite of terror attacks and the refugee crisis, the amount of Chinese tourists in Europe is expected to continue growing. However, Germany puts many obstacles in the way of potential visitors from China applying for visa. In the competition for the […]
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