Albania: Governmental decree usurps 41 ethnic Greek minority plots in Himara
Tensions between Albania and Greece rose on Friday over the ownership of residences of the ethnic Greek minority in the neighbouring country.
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Turkey offers passport and visa exemptions for Russian travellers
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced on Monday the lifting of passport restrictions for Russian nationals travelling to Turkey. This represents an important development for the neighbouring country’s tourism industry.
WishTrip Event: Webinar on Israeli travel market not to be missed
An interesting web seminar (webinar) is expected to take place on Thursday 28 March 2019 at 11.30 Eastern European time (GMT+2 hours) in Jerusalem. The webinar is hosted by WishTrip, the renowned travel experience network. The webinar would…
Santorini overrun but study finds tourism propelling Greek recovery
Record runs of tourism have helped bring back Greece from near-economic ruin but on Santorini, it’s brought worry there are too many visitors, with cruise ship arrivals being curtailed and infrastructure under stress.
All the more Czech vacationers eyeing Crete in 2019
All the more Czech travelers have their sights set on visiting Crete this year, with prebooking figures on the rise, according to data collected by Crete Region authorities at the Holiday World Praha travel fair held in Prague last month.
China explores teaming up with Greece in tourism
Increasing inbound tourism from China is a ministry priority, as is introducing direct air links between destinations in the two countries, Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said during a recent meeting with a delegation from the…
CEO Karavias: Supporting tourism a strategic choice for Eurobank
Supporting tourism enterprises is a strategic choice made by Eurobank, a choice that justifies our decision as the tourism sector is one of the basic growth pylons of the Greek economy, Fokion Karavias, the bank's CEO said during a two-day…
Tourism contributed €52.3 billion to Greek economy in 2009-2016
Tourism, one of the top four industries in Greece, generated revenue in the 2009-2016 period, contributing 52.3 billion euros – or 1/10th of the country’s 2016 tax revenues – to state coffers, according to a study published by the Greek…
Ayia Napa Mayor Karousos: Tourism should be a national priority
Tourism should be a national priority, Ayia Napa Mayor Yiannis Karousos said on Friday. “The decline in tourist arrivals from Russia is now confirmed, since the most recent estimates speak of a reduction of more than 32 per cent from this…
Kountoura highlights Greece’s attractions for Russian tourists
The ties that unite Greece and Russia and the common elements between the two peoples were highlighted at the 2nd Greek-Russian Forum on "Interregional tourist cooperation between Greece and Russia", which is taking place on Monday in…