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2013 European Destinations Award Goes to Romania’s Jurilovca Village

2013-11-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

European Destinations of Excellence Awards (EDEN) is a project promoting sustainable tourism development models across the European Union, based on national competitions that take place every year and result in the selection of a tourist “destination of excellence” for each participating country.

Tags: Black Sea, Danube Delta, EDEN, Jurilova, Lippovans, Romanian village, tourism

Places You Never Heard Of: Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in Ukraine

2013-05-13 by Phil Butler

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Fortress

It’s a sure bet if you are from the United States or even the UK, probably anyplace in Western Europe even, the city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi is as foreign a name and place to you as Mars or Pluto. But if you only knew, the seaside wonder probably would not be for long.

Tags: Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Black Sea, Odessa, seaside, Ukraine, Ukraine seaside, Ukraine travel

Turkish Airlines to Boost Crimea Tourism

2013-03-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Crimea expo

In news from the II International Black Sea Tourism Forum in Yalta, Simferopol Serhat Fil has offered a cooperation in between local governments and private businesses in the Black Sea region. The Manager of the Turkish Airlines pointed to
“Go Crimea” as one of the regional projects that Turkish Airlines is engaging in with the Crimean Ministry of Resorts and Tourism.

Tags: Black Sea, Crimea tourism, Crimea travel, Russia travel, tourism expo, Turkey Travel, Ukraine travel

Ukraine Stirs Up Tourism Collaboration

2012-10-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The beauty of the Crimea - courtesy Vlad

Ukraine’s State Agency for Tourism and Resorts, along with the German Organization for International Cooperation (GIZ), have begun discussions for mutually promoting Ukraine tourism. According to the official news a round-table on: “The issue of creating systemic conditions for forming and promotion of national tourism product in the domestic and international markets”, has already been held in Kiev.

Tags: Black Sea, Crimea tourism, expo, GIZ, Russia tourism, tourism agreements, tourism expo, Ukraine tourism, Ukraine travel, X International Resort Expo

Augustus Collection Teams up with The Cliff Hotel & Spa

2012-06-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Augustus Collection, the boutique umbrella sales and marketing specialists for hotels, hotel groups, travel technology and travel media companies, has today announced a new partnership with one of Bulgaria’s most prestigious Black Sea resorts.

Tags: Augustus Collection, Augustus-Lite, Black Sea, Black sea resort, Cliff Hotel & Spa, hotel marketing, Obzor Bay, sales and marketing, travel marketing

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