British tour operator Thomas Cook has asked Greek hoteliers to renegotiate their package deals downward even more for summer 2019
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Greece 2nd in the World for Blue Flag Beaches 2019
Greece ranked 2nd among 47 countries worldwide in 2019’s Blue Flag program with 515 beaches, 15 marinas and 4 sustainable tourism boats in this year’s international quality award roundup.
Népliget Poised to Become the New Business District of Budapest
Népliget is Budapest’s new business district, a modern neighbourhood with an abundance of real estate investment opportunities and modern office buildings, which host some of the country’s largest companies, including the Magyar Telekom HQ. There’s still a lot to do for the neighbourhood to gain notoriety and to be safe enough for travellers, but, as […]
INSETE Frames Greece’s Prime Tourism Woes
According to figures compiled by INSETE, per capita spending by holidaymakers to Greece has declined drastically these last 15 years.
“Wine of Greece”a Superstar of the 39th London Wine Fair 2019
At the 39th London Wine Fair 2019, Greek wine producers participated for the first time under the collective brand name Wine of Greece.
Greece Tourist Spending 27.7% More as of Q1 2019
Greece has experienced a 21.9% increase in average expenditure per trip in the first quarter of the 2019 touristic season.
The 2019 Uzakrota Travel Summit Will Welcome 4,000 Leaders of Tourism
The 6th Uzakrota Travel Summit will take place at the Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus in Istanbul on 13 December, 2019.
Temple of Nemesis Found on Lesvos Island Beath Ancient Mytilini Theater
Excavators have found beneath the ancient theater of Mytilini, the Temple of Nemesis on the northeast island of Lesvos. What remains of the temple was found under large limestone blocks in the south entry passage to the theater.
Kastelli Airport Project Goes Forward on Crete
Greece’s Parliament has ratified an agreement to build a modern international airport at Kastelli on Crete.
Greece: Divers pull out 2 tons of ghost nets from highly biodiverse area
For the second year in succession, the Healthy Seas initiative returned to Stratoni, a small fishing town in Northern Greece.
Visitors to Greek Museums and Archaeological Sites Boomed in 2018
According to a new survey by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) the number of visitors to Greek museums and archaeological sites saw incredible increases as of 2018.
Greek Ministers Join Russian Cosmonauts Inaugurating Heraklion’s Yuri Gagarin Park
Greece’s Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura and Crete’s Governor Stavros Arnaoutakis, joined four of Russia’s most distinguished cosmonauts to inaugurate Yuri Gagarin Park.