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Cobalt Air Connects Abu Dhabi and Larnarca

Phil Butler

Hot on the heels of this week’s earlier route announcement to Dusseldorf, Cobalt Air announced a new three times weekly service linking Abu Dhabi with Larnaca, beginning on 25 February. Cyprus’ largest airline will offer its new signature business class on the route.

7 years ago

TripAdvisor Releases Experiences, Tours, and Activities Trends 2018

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TripAdvisor shares its top travel trend report for the experiences segment. TripAdvisor bookings data revealed that iconic sites remain wildly popular, while travelers are expanding their horizons and bringing growth to new, non-traditional and experiential categories.

7 years ago

Speleological Club of Crete Beginner Session 2018

Aleksandr Shatskih

Coming up in March, the Speleological Club of Crete (CP.The.K.) will offer the 18th annual speleology seminar for beginners.

7 years ago

Eurostar Renews Commitment to the Environment

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Yesterday, Eurostar unveiled a ten-point plan in support of its Tread Lightly environmental commitments and in line with the 2016 Paris climate agreement.

7 years ago

Thomas Cook Adds 145 Staff for Popular Destinations Like Crete

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Thomas Cook is looking for staff to work for the 2018 season in its International Management Team. In total, the tour operator seeks to hire 145 people, fluent in English and German, for popular tourist destinations, including Crete.

7 years ago

Tourism News Bits: Greece 2018

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News bits from Greece, electronic tickets to Greek archaeological sites are to be issued starting after May 2018, and the Athens Festival kicks off.

7 years ago

Meeting Point International Launches New Hotel Brand

Phil Butler

DESIGN PLUS, A Hotel Collection by Meeting Point Hotel Management was unveiled during FITUR 2018 in Madrid. Particular hotels with emphasis on unique interiors and themes will operate under its umbrella.

7 years ago

Fraport Greece Names Ilias Maragakis COO

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Fraport Greece has appointed Ilias Maragakis as its new Chief Operating Officer. Mr Maragakis, who until recently served as Director of Safety and Performance, succeeded Ian Matheson, a senior executive with international experience in airport concession projects, who successfully fulfilled the challenging task of setting up Operational processes and managing the first months of the concession.

7 years ago

Ryanair Smashes Weekly Bookings Record

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Ryanair today announced having smashed its weekly bookings record, taking over 3 million bookings in a single week

7 years ago

German Bookings to Greece Up According to TUI

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TUI’s most recent booking trends report  shows good demand for Greece (+16%) as well as Spain (+16%) and Bulgaria (+25%), a continuing strong recovery for Egypt (+58%) and Tunisia (+125%), and the company expects double-digit growth for Thailand and the Maldives

7 years ago

Tour Operators Anticipate “Sunshine Saturday 2018”

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According to reports from Thomas Cook and TUI, International tour operators and travel agents are preparing for this year’s “Sunshine Saturday”, which is one of the busiest booking holidays. 

7 years ago

EgyptAir to Launch Direct Cairo to Moscow Flights

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Beginning February 1st “EgyptAir” will launch direct flights between Moscow and Cairo three times a week, according to the air carrier. 

7 years ago

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