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Paros, Thassos and Ios among the 100 most beautiful and least “famous” islands in the world

Three Greek islands, Paros, Thassos and Ios, are included in Business Insider’s Spanish edition of the 100 most beautiful and least tourist islands around the world. Business Insider reached out to travel bloggers and major travel companies such as HotelTonight, Secret Escapes, Topdeck Travel, PK’s List and TravelSupermarket to compile its list of the 100 […]

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Greece in Olimar’s catalogues for 2025

After a successful 2024 tourist season, with an increase in sales of around 13%, Olimar now presents its catalogues for 2025, including the one entitled “The Southern European Experience 2025”, which includes offers and proposals for Greece. The Southern Europe catalogue of the tour operator, which operates in German-speaking markets, also includes offers for Spain, […]

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BREAKING NEWS: Tourist tax in the Balearic Islands increases from summer 2025

The regional government of the Balearic Islands, chaired by Marga Prohens, announced this morning an increase in the “environmental tax” during the high tourist season (from June to August) from next summer, as part of its policy to curb over-tourism. This is the sustainable tourism tax, an ecological tax imposed by the regional government on […]

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The 23rd FEG European Tourist Guides Association Meeting will declare its presence in November in Rhodes

The 23rd FEG European Tourist Guides’ Meeting and the Annual General Assembly of the FEG Member Countries’ Representatives will take place from 19 to 24 November 2024 in Rhodes. This annual event is open to certified guides from Greece and from FEG member associations across Europe and is an excellent opportunity for guides to meet, […]

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UNWTO: International Tourist Arrivals hit 96% of pre-pandemic levels through July 2024

According to the latest World Tourism Barometer by UN Tourism, around 790 million tourists travelled internationally in the first seven months of 2024, about 11% more than in 2023 and only 4% less than in 2019. Thus, International tourism bounced back to 96% of pre-pandemic levels in the seven months through July 2024. With increased […]

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Strong tourist promotion of Corfu to the Spanish | The figures of the Region of Ionian Islands

The Region of the Ionian Islands successfully organized in Spain a multifaceted promotion of its tourist destination on the occasion of the International Tourism Exhibition Seatrade Cruise Med. The event took place on 10 September 2024 in a central hotel in Malaga (Gran Hotel Miramar) and exceeded all expectations, as more than 110 people participated. […]

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Tourist overcrowding continues despite reactions and protests in Mallorca and the rest of the Balearics

It took scenes of traffic congestion in early spring for the Balearic government (Partido Popular) to realise the measures that need to be taken to deal with tourist overcrowding in Mallorca and the rest of the Balearic Islands. The scenes took place mainly in and around Soller, a municipality administered by the PP town hall, […]

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Phenomenon of tourist fears in Mallorca | Concerns about the new big demonstration on Sunday

Officials in Mallorca have called on demonstrators who are to protest against mass tourism in the island’s capital, Palma, this Sunday to show “respect” to holidaymakers, as there is concern that this Sunday’s new demonstration will be marked by displays of tourist fears. Regional government leaders have made clear that there should be no repeat […]

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Tourist numbers down 83% but confidence slowly rising

International tourist arrivals were down 83% in the first quarter of 2021 as widespread travel restrictions remained in place. However, the UNWTO Confidence Index shows signs of a slow uptick in confidence. Between January and March 2021 destinations around the world welcomed 180 million fewer international arrivals compared to the first quarter of last year. […]

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INSETE : The Greek tourist product is superior of competitive destinations !!!

The hospitality and friendliness of the residents, the stay, the sense of security, the gastronomy and the beauty of the landscapes constitute the top 5 criteria for the satisfaction of tourists in Southern Europe (Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Malta, Turkey and Croatia). In these 5 crucial dimensions of tourist experience, Greece is more competitive than […]

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