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Greece’s Mitsotakis and Israel’s Netanyahu Join Others to Propose Tourism Corridor

2020-05-08 by Phil Butler

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

This week, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis took part in a video conference with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, and other heads of state to propose the creation of “safe corridors” for travel once the coronavirus restrictions are lifted. Present at the teleconference were Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Danish PM Mette Frederiksen, Norwegian PM Erna Solberg, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Singaporean PM Lee […]

Tags: Andrej Babis, australia, Austria, Benjamin Netanyahu, COIVID-19 response, Coronavirus, coronavirus response, COVID-19 restrictions, Czech Republic, Denmark, Erna Solberg, Greece, Israel, Mette Frederiksen, Norway, safe corredor, Safe Zones, Scott Morrison, Sebastian Kurz, Sebastien Kurz, Singapore, travel restrictions

Vienna’s 2020 Tourism Strategy: 1 Billion Euro by 2020

2014-10-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Vienna Tourism Board logo

Vienna’s 2020 Tourism has announced their strategy to turn over €1 Billion in the hospitality sector, plus some 18 million bed/nights by the year 2020. The Vienna Tourism Board is setting its sights high based on the news thematic, “Global.Smart.Premium” according to the news.

Tags: Austria, Austria travel, Vienna, Vienna tourism

5 Perfect Anniversary Destinations for Fall

2014-09-01 by Phil Butler

A view of the Admiralty

It’s time for that anniversary. You’ve thought about places to go for weeks and months. Special places like London, Paris, Shanghai, even Bali. But those places are become cliche, now haven’t they? Just what sort of place is special enough in the Fall?

Tags: anniversary travel, Austria, Bronze anniversary, crete, Crete travel, Europe destinations, Europe travel, Fall travel, Greece, Lato, Paper anniversary, Spain, Swarovski

Austrian’s Flock to Romania in 2012

2013-01-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Novy bridge in Bratislava - Slovakia

An interesting travel statistic for the Romanian tourism sector for 2012. It turns out some 218,000 Austrians visited Romania last year, a 14% increase over the previous numbers. The Austrian travelers also spent upwards of €52 million in the country, this according to Romania Insider.

Tags: Austria, Bucharest tourism, Danube cruises, Danube excursions, Hungary, Romania tours, Romania travel, Romanian tourism, slovenia

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