Greece expects record 27 million tourists this summer

Greece expects a record 27 million tourists this summer, raising hopes that the vacationers will give a much-needed boost to the country’s struggling economy, a top Greek official said Monday, according to dpa. Lefteris Kretsos, Greece’s secretary general of communications, told reporters during a trip to New York that despite continued austerity measures and the […]

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UNHCR accepted the positions for protection of tourist zones of refugees

The Mayor’s point of view concerning the protection of every touristic area by the presence of refugees, was fully accepted by the UN Refugee Agency in Greece. On Wednesday May 11th, the Mayor of Katerini, Mr. Savvas Chionidis, the senior representative of Southern Europe, Mr. Giovanni Lepri and senior executives of the UN Refugee Agency […]

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Global green destinations to meet in Ljubljana

Top 100 to be announced as focus for building empowered communities The results of the Global  Sustainable Destinations competition will be  announced  during  Global  Green  Destinations  Day,   27-28 September  2016  in  Ljubljana, the 2016 European Union’s Green Capital. The overall theme of the Top 100 is “Destinations of Future Generations”. Top 100 candidates are destinations […]

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American tourists still plan their holiday in Europe

France, like Belgium, Great Britain and Italy, are all struggling with the threat of terrorism and with all the security measures and problems this entails. Nevertheless, American tourists still like the Old Continent, according to the eighth survey on European Tourism. American tourists planning a summer holiday were asked in the study organized by Travel […]

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Chinese tourism investment to reach $306 billion by 2020

According to the latest report from the China National Tourism Administration, Chinese investment in tourism will reach a zenith of 2 trillion Yuan ($306 billion) by 2020. If reports are to be trusted, the present year, is expected to experience a hit of 1.25 trillion Yuan in the tourism investment sector. The country looks to […]

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Turkey tourism destinations to remain empty this summer

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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European tourism to suffer in case of BREXIT

The possible withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (shortened to “Brexit”) could have disastrous consequences on the wallet of British travelers and therefore on the European tourism as a whole. The cost of traveling to the UK might also increase with costlier air fares. On 23 June, British citizens will decide whether […]

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VOLOTEA keeps growing in Greece and connects Athens with Mykonos and Mytilene

Offering 764flights and 95.500 seatsfrom Athens in 2016 to six destinations, growing more than 65%. More than 366.000 passengers carried by Volotea in Greece since the beginning of the operation in the country, flying to 12 Greek airports May 12th, 2016 – Volotea, the airline of mid and small-sized European cities, hosted today a press […]

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Tui pledges ‘no price hikes’ to Spain despite booming demand

Tui will hold its prices in face of a shortage of supply in the lates market to Spain this summer, but the group insists it won’t take advantage by raising prices. Chief executive Fritz Joussen said customers “would not understand” if rooms cost more. He told Travel Weekly: “I expect a shortage of supply in […]

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STR: Europe hotel pipeline for April 2016

STR’s April 2016 Pipeline Report shows 145,707 rooms in 964 projects Under Contract in Europe. The total represents a 5.5% increase in rooms Under Contract compared with April 2015 and an8.5% year-over-year increase in rooms In Construction. Under Contract data includes projects in the In Construction, Final Planning and Planning stages but does not include […]

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