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Greek Tourism Ministry Certifies Dozens of Thermal Springs

2019-10-17 by Argophilia Travel News

Loutra Pozar

The Greek Tourism Ministry has just certified sixty-six thermal spring facilities across Greece, with another 55 in the pipeline.

Tags: Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greek spas, Greek thermal spas, Greek Tourism Ministry, Harry Theoharis, Manos Konsolas, thermal spas

INSETE Report Spotlights Greece Tourism Employment

2019-09-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Lion's Square

Greece tourism employment now represents 10.6 percent of all jobs in the country, according to figures from the Bank of Greece and INSETE.

Tags: Greece economy, Greece jobs, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greek employement, Greek tourism, INSETE, tourism jobs

GNTO Promotes Halkidiki to Polish Tour Operators

2019-09-01 by Argophilia Travel News

HALKIDIKI TOURISM ORGANIZATION

At an event organized by Mouzenidis Travel Polska, the GNTO presented Halkidiki’s tourism value to more than 30 Polish Tour Operators.

Tags: GNTO, Greece destinations, Greece tourists, Greece travel, Halkidiki, Mouzenidis Travel Polska, Poland tour companies, Polish travel agents, Polish travelers

Overnight Stays at Thessaloniki’s Hotels Decline First Half of 2019

2019-07-25 by Argophilia Travel News

Thessaloniki

According to the Thessaloniki Hotels Association, overnight stays in hotels in have dropped by 16,486 in the first half of 2019.

Tags: Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greece travel, Greek destinations, Greek hotels, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki hotels, Thessaloniki Hotels Association

Greece Tourist Spending 27.7% More as of Q1 2019

2019-05-23 by Phil Butler

25th August Street

Greece has experienced a 21.9% increase in average expenditure per trip in the first quarter of the 2019 touristic season.

Tags: American tourists, Crete tourism, Elena Kountoura, GNTO, Greece, Greece 2019, Greece tourism ministry, Greece tourists, Greece travel, Heraklion Crete, Heraklion travel, Travel to Greece

ELSTAT: Greece Sees High Rise in 2017 Tourist Arrivals, Overnight Stays

2018-07-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Greece art

A significant increase was recorded in arrivals and overnight stays in hotels, similar establishments and tourist campsites in Greece last year compared to 2016, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Monday.

Tags: ELSTAT, Greece 2018, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greece travel, Greek travel

Russian Tour Companies Deep Discount Summer 2017

2016-12-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Balos Lagoon on Crete

In news from Russia’s tour operators, early sales of tours in Russia and abroad for the summer of 2017 are now underway. With maximum discounts of up to 50%, the Association of Tour Operators Russia (ATOR) announcement promises a sparkling year for recipients of touring Russians.

Tags: 2017 tours, ATOR, Coral Travel, Greece tourists, Mouzenidis travel, NTK Intourist, outbound, Russia companies, Russia travel, Russian tourists, Russian traveler, Summer tours, TUI Russia

Euromonitor International Releases “Travel and Tourism in Greece”

2014-08-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Euromonitor

Despite the economic downturn in the EU and Greece, last year was a good one for the tourism industry. According to the latest report for Euromonitor International, the number of international visitors to the cuntry increased significantly, just as domestic trips displayed grew as well.

Tags: Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greece travel

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Emergency teams and EMAK units respond to a major building collapse at Chania’s former War Museum, confirming no individuals were trapped in the rubble.

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