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Greece and China Agree to Increase Flights & Connectivity

2019-11-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Knossos Tourists

Greece and China have agreed to almost double the number of flights connecting the two countries. Now there will be 35 flights instead of 14.

Tags: CAAC, China flights, China tourists, Chinese tourists, Feng Zhenglin, Greece, Greece flights, Greece toursim, Greece-China, tours, Yiannis Kefalogiannis

Greece Ready for UNWTO Int’l Meeting on Silk Road Tourism

2018-09-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Santorini

Greece will be the first European country to host the UNWTO International Meeting on Silk Road Tourism, a collaborative initiative designed to enhance sustainable tourism development along the historic Silk Road route.

Tags: China tourism, China tourists, conferences, Greece, PATA, Silk Road, Silk Road Tourism, tourism, tourism conference, United Nations, UNWTO

m2C Conference to take place January 29th in Prague

2018-08-23 by Aleksandr Shatskih

m2C "marketing to China"

The “marketing to China” m2C Conference is scheduled to take place on January 29th& 30th,2019 in Prague at the Carlton Congress Hotel. The “marketing to China” conference is a new concept of knowledge sharing event between world-class professionals focused on Chinese digital marketing& e-commerce and Western companies interested in entering the Chinese market with its promotional campaigns and sales activities.

Tags: China business, China entreprenuer, China tourists, China travel market, Education& Consulting, H8, m2C, m2C Conference, marketers, marketing

ForwardKeys Predicts Upswing in Chinese Travelers to Europe

2017-01-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The travel intelligence experts at ForwardKeys say Chinese travelers will return to Europe to celebrate Chinese New Year at the end of January, reversing a downward trend at the end of 2016.

Tags: China tourists, Chinese travelers, Europe travelers, ForwardKeys, Olivier Jager

Digi.travel Cyprus Kicks Off in Nicosia

2016-10-19 by Phil Butler

Digi.travel

Today the Digi.travel Cyprus Conference & Expo kicks off from the Filoxenia Conference Centre in Nicosia. Organized for the first time, in co-operation with the Association of Cyprus Travel Agents, this session puts technology providers alongside travel and hospitality professionals for networking, business intelligence, and problem-solving. Argophilia Travel News reports from Cyprus.

Tags: ACTA, Amadeus, China tourists, Cyprus, Cyprus events, Digi.travel, Filoxenia Conference Centre, Google, IATA, IBM, Michel De Blust, Ntinos Kakkouras, Plateno Connect, Plateno Group, TMA, Travel Media Applications, Vicky Karantzavelou, Yiannis Michaelides

Russia Snatches Top Destination Spot Among Chinese Visitors

2016-10-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Moscow via Gelio Vostok

Russia took the first place among European destinations, and third in the overall list of countries visited by Chinese tourists during “Golden Week”, the national holiday of China.

Tags: Asia destinations, China, China tourists, Chinese travelers, destinations, Golden Week, Russia travel

Russia Tourism Has a New China Focused Curriculum

2016-04-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Travel Association "World Without Borders"

The travel association, Travel Association has announced university accredidation for universities and students in a new speciality, teaching organized tourism focused on China tourists.

Tags: China tourists, Russia tourists, visit Russia, World Without Borders

China Tourists Boost Russia Travel Industry

2016-04-11 by Phil Butler

More and more, touristic flows from China to Russia are in the news. According to reports, more than 400,000 Chinese visited Russian in 2014 alone, and the most recent numbers show double this many tourists. Chinese travelers listed Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ulyanovsk, and Kazan as their most desireable destinations in 2014. But other destinations like Sochi […]

Tags: China, China tourists, Red Tourism, Russia, Russia tourism

Chinese Visits to Russia Grow Geometrically

2015-07-26 by Phil Butler

Chinese tourists

According to the Press Secretary of the Federal Tourism Agency of Russia (Rostourism), Irina Shegolkova there was an increase of 185% of Chinese tourist taking the free visa path in early 2015. The new Russia-China accord also foretells of paradigm shifts in touristic flows and paths in the CIS as well.

Tags: China tourists, Georgia, Russia tourism, tourists, travel, World Cup

Abacus Becomes First Foreign GDS in China

2014-08-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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Abacus, a leading Asia-Pacific leader in travel tech, has announced being the first foreign global distribution system (GDS) to issue airline tickets customized for China.

Tags: Abacus, airlines, China tourists, distribution, flights, GDS, IATA

Greece PM Certifies €500 Million Yearly for Tourism Growth

2014-05-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

ντώνης Σαμαράς

Prime Minister of Greece, Antonis Samaras has announced Greece will invest €500 million euru in tourism infrastructure per year over the next six years. Last month, at the 22nd annual general assembly of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE), Samaras outlined the funds from the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF), as well as private sector investment.

Tags: Antonis Samaras, China tourists, Europe tourism, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek travel, Olga Kefalogianni, Russian travelers

Croatia’s Tourism Minister Darko Lorencin Heads to China

2014-04-10 by Phil Butler

Darko Lorencin

Croatia’s Tourism Minister Darko Lorencin met with the Deputy Director of the China Tourism Association, Wu Wenxue, in Beijing yesterday to discuss expanding tourism relations between the two counties.

Tags: China tourists, Croatia, Croatia travel, Darko Lorencin, EU tourists

Serbia Welcomes China Tourism

2012-10-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Serbia welcomes Chinese visitors

A Memorandum of Understanding signed into being between the China National Tourism Administration and the Republic of Serbia this month is heralded by the arrival of first official visit by Chinese tourists last week. According to the news from the National Tourism Organization of Serbia not only projects increased visits by Chinese travelers to Serbia, but a liberalization of tourism relations for groups from China.

Tags: Belgrade tourism, China tourists, Europe tourism, Serbia flights, Serbia travel, tourism deals, Wizz Air

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2026-07-08 By Mihaela Lica Butler

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2026-07-08 By Manuel Santos

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Luxury Cruise Ship Silver Nova Makes First Visit to Heraklion

2026-07-08 By Argophilia Travel News

Heraklion welcomed a new addition to its growing cruise portfolio this week as the luxury cruise ship Silver Nova made its first-ever visit to the Cretan capital. The maiden call was marked by the traditional plaque exchange ceremony aboard the vessel, attended by representatives of the Heraklion Port Authority, the Hellenic Coast Guard, and the […]

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2026-07-08 By Iorgos Pappas

Chania’s restored Municipal Market is expected to reopen in September, with shop owners beginning work on their premises during July.

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Heraklion Restaurants See Plenty of Visitors but Less Spending This Summer

2026-07-08 By Victoria Udrea

Heraklion’s hospitality sector says visitor numbers remain strong, but cautious spending and rising costs are squeezing restaurant businesses.

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