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Cyprus Tourism Efforts 2022: Can a Rebalancing Propel the Industry?

2022-09-30 by Phil Butler

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In 2021, before the economy of Europe took a nosedive, Cyprus decision makers made the wise choice to shift market focus. Will it be enough?

Tags: budget flights, Cyprus business, Cyprus investment, Cyprus tourism, Cyprus Tourism Ministry, economy of europe, EDEN, EU recession, EU tourism, Europe destinations, Lanarca, Russia tourists, Russian tourists, Savvas Perdios, sustainable tourism, TUI, TUI Fly Germany, UK recession, UK tourists, Ukraine tourists, Ukraine war, UNWTO, Wizz Air, wizz air leeds bradford

EU Digital COVID Certificate and Vaccine Rollouts Spur Travel Sentiment

2021-06-21 by Argophilia Travel News

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As Europe opens after long lockdowns, interest in travel has risen sharply because of vaccine rollouts and the Digital COVID Certificate.

Tags: EU Commission, EU Digital COVID Certificate, EU tourism, EU Travel, EU travel guidelines, Europe travel sentiment, travel, travel sentiment

Greece’s Harry Theoharis Proposes EU Measures for the 2021 Season

2021-03-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Thierry Breton

Greek Tourism Μinister Harry Theoharis suggests to European Commissioner Thierry Breton short and long-term measures for a tourism reboot.

Tags: EU pandemic response, EU tourism, European commission, Greece 2021, Greece tourism, Harry Theocharis, Harry Theoharis, Thierry Breton, travel 2021

Theoharis Says Brits Can Visit Greece Regardless of Vaccination Status

2021-02-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Tourism Minister Theoharis says British nationals will be allowed into Greece during the summer without vaccine.

Tags: EU pandemic, EU tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Greece travel, Greece vaccine rollout, Harry Theoharis, ITV, tourism, UK COVID, UK travelers, vaccine schedule

EU Travel Commission Expects Sound Growth for Chinese Travel to Europe

2018-02-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Chinese tourists

Positive indicators mirror outbound travel growth forecasts around the celebration of the Chinese New Year, one of the key periods when Chinese take holidays.  According to the latest results of the Long-Haul Travel Sentiment Survey and Index Chinese willingness to travel overseas remains positive in the first months of 2018.

Tags: 2018 travel, Chinese holidays, Chinese travelers, EU holidays, EU tourism, EU Travel, Europe growth, Long-haul travel, tourism growth, travel statistics

Romania tourism figures up over 2013

2014-11-03 by Delia Gavrilescu

Flag of Romania

According to figures from the Romanian National Institute of Statistics (Institutul National de Statistica) arrivals and overnight stays increased by 6.1 % and by 5.7 %, respectively over the last year.

Tags: EU tourism, romania, Romania tourism, tourism

Russia’s Dobrolet Airlines in Holding Pattern Over Europe

2014-08-04 by Phil Butler

The “boomerang effect” of US and EU sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin foretold of may be about to hit Europe travel businesses hard. The newly launched Russian low-cost Russian airline, has been forced to suspend its operations after the European Union (EU) sanctioned the airline over the Ukraine crisis.

Tags: aeroflot, EU, EU sanctions, EU tourism, EU Travel, German travel, Greece travel, Irkut MS-21, Russia outbound, Russia tourists, Russian travel, Sukhoi Superjet 100, Vladimir Putin

Bulgaria Travelers – Big Spenders Data Says

2012-10-30 by Liliana Steffens

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According to Eurostat, Bulgarian travelers are in fourth place when it comes to spending while traveling. In 2011 the average expenditure of a Bulgarian tourist stood at €2,100.

Tags: Bulgaria tourism, Bulgaria travel, Bulgaria vacations, EU tourism

East Europe Travel Trends

2012-03-05 by Delia Gavrilescu

Gate 1 river cruise St. Petersburg to Moscow

For most travelers Western Europe has been at the top of their destinations list since when, this is especially true for Americans. The Summer Olympics in London promise to bolster the decades long trend too, but according to Gate 1 Travel, river cruises in Eastern Europe show vacationers heading Eastward too.

Tags: Eastern Europe, EU tourism, EU Travel, Europe travel, Russia travel

Poland President Komorowski Touring Caucasus

2011-07-26 by Delia Gavrilescu

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan

According to the news from Azerbaijan, Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski met with Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Oktay Asadov today to further strengthen those nations’ ties. The meeting in Baku, Komorowski’s first stop on a trou that covers Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia, was primarily focused toward Poland’s interests in Azerbeijan’s energy sector.

Tags: Armenia travel, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan travel, Baku, Bronislaw Komorowski, energy, EU industry, EU ties, EU tourism, Georgia travel, Komorowski, Oktay Asadov, poland, Poland travel, Serzh Sargsyan, Tigran Sargsyan, travel news

Eurozone – European Travel Gone Critical

2011-07-17 by Phil Butler

Italy's Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti

The Eurozone is in deep trouble. The piling up of debt for member states now affects every country, every industry, all Europe is reeling at the ultimate realization economic chaos is no longer a distant danger. Italy’s Ecomomy Minister Giulio Tremonti said it all in an address on Thursday; “We move forward or we sink” – stressing the EU desperately needs a political solution to its money woes.

Tags: Athens travel, economic disaster, EU economies, EU tourism, Europe debt, Europe industries, Europe tourism, Giulio Tremonti, Greece travel, Greek economy, Greek poverty, Italian austerity, Italy debt, Italy travel, Souther Italy, tourism

Just How Unwired Is the European Travel Commission?

2011-06-27 by Phil Butler

ETC Facebook images

The European Travel Commission recently announced a travel contest via their Facebook engagement to attract US tourists to the continent. In what could be classified as either symbolic, or simply Europe’s latest and greatest online misfire, the pronounced Facebook engagement is nowhere to be found. The so called “I Wish I Were There” contest, is so far only a dream?

Tags: dream vacations, ETC, EU, EU tourism, EU Travel, Europe engagement, Europe Internet, Europe tourism, Europe travel, Europe wired, European Travel Commission, European Union, Facebook contest, Facebook travel, Gadling, I Wish I Were There, PR Newswire

Albania’s National Day and UNWTO News

2010-11-28 by Phil Butler

Gjipa Beach in Albania

On Albania’s National Day news of last week’s UNWTO Conference provides a positive backdrop for one of Eastern Europe’s most interesting emerging economies. The culture and beauty of Albania and her neighbors have for too long been missed amid the world’s most visited places. The UNWTO findings and initiatives last week may lead Albania and her neighbors into a more cooperative and positive economic future.

Tags: albania, Albania Independence, Albania National Day, Eastern Europe travel, EU tourism, Hillary Clinton, regional tourism, Sali Berisha, tirana, travel economies, UNWTO, UNWTO Seminar, Welcome to Albania




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