SAS Airlines has chosen Athens as a destination as part of its Destination Unknown initiative

SAS has given EuroBonus members the option to sign up for the “Destination Unknown” flight experience. More than 1000 members signed up for the opportunity to embark on this mysterious journey, which showed that Athens was the destination of choice. This extraordinary SAS experience promises to add additional excitement and adventure to the trip. The […]

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UNWTO: Almost Half of all Global Destinations Now Offer Digital Nomad Visas

The number of destinations offering Digital Nomad Visas has risen significantly over recent years, with almost half now offering visas for at least one year. According to a new analysis by the World Tourism Organization covering 54 destinations, the rise in Digital Nomad Visas (DNVs) has gone hand-in-hand with an increase in digital nomads, with […]

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MEPs call for a ban on ‘golden passports’ and EU rules for ‘golden visas’

Golden passports’ are objectionable ethically, legally and economically and pose several serious security risks  ‘Golden visas’ need to be regulated and should be levied at EU level  Third-countries with visa-free access to the EU should also end their ‘golden passports’ schemes  The draft legislative initiative report sets out an array of measures to address problems […]

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ACI Europe: Latest traffic data shows disastrous COVID-19 impact on airport industry

European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, today released its air traffic report for June, Q2 & H1 as well as an interim update for July. The report reveals the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Europe’s airports, with passenger traffic decreasing by -64.2% during the first half of the year – and almost coming to complete standstill in the second Quarter, with a […]

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The first to use more and more social media for travel were the Chinese women of Generation Z

The China Trading Desk survey, which sampled 15,000 Chinese travellers and is conducted quarterly, shows that Chinese people are now using social media to decide where and how to travel abroad. These social media and some similar travel apps are CTrip and Qunar but also Xiaohongshu and Douyin, the Chinese counterpart to TikTok. China Trading […]

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Mitsis Group opens anew urban hotel, Mitsis N’U Piraeus Port,at the heart of Piraeus

Mitsis Group proudly introduces Mitsis N’U Piraeus Port, its first urban hotel at the hub of Piraeus Port, the largest passenger port in Europe and one of the largest worldwide. The hotel offers a home for the world’s travellers, lifestyle and gastronomy enthusiasts to come together. The opening day ceremony on April 6 was done […]

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Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen area | 29 members join the Schengen area

Bulgaria and Romania have partially joined the extended European Schengen free movement area, opening up air and sea travel without border controls after 13 years of waiting. However, Austria’s veto means the new regime will not apply to land routes after Vienna expressed concerns about a possible influx of asylum seekers. With the arrival of […]

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Review of the cancellation policies for the Airbnb’s concept

The new cancellation policy, that Airbnb has already changed, will cover hurricanes, that are connected with travel bans. As far as a flu warning in the U.S., a malaria emergency in Thailand, or a Covid-19 outbreak, these situations would be not covered from Airbnb. It will help the businessmen not to miss and have more […]

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Forecast for optimistic business plans in tourism at ITB Berlin 2024

Despite global crises, the industry displayed confidence at ITB Berlin 2024. The most important topics were the growing importance of AI, the shortage of skilled labour and climate justice. The World’s Leading Travel Trade Show put a clear focus on shaping the future. Diverse and globally represented, more than 5,500 exhibitors from 170 countries illuminated […]

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