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FYROM Extends Olive Branch to Greece Over Naming Row

2018-02-07 by Delia Gavrilescu

In news from Skopje, Macedonia’s left-wing government renames Alexander the Great Airport to Skopje International in order to quell tensions with Greece.

Tags: Alexander the Great Airport, EU, FYROM, Greece, macedonia, NATO, Skopje

Greece’s Tsipras and Serb President Vucic Announce Cooperations

2017-07-14 by Delia Gavrilescu

Aleksandar Vučić

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras hailed historic ties with Serbia in a televised exchange with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic yesterday. The meetup was part of a Western Balkans conference promoting bilateral relations between the Balkans nations.

Tags: Aleksandar Vucic, Alexis Tsipras, Balkans, Greece, macedonia, Serbia

Eastern Europe Hotel Investment Shines

2017-02-10 by Phil Butler

Croatian Dream

The outlook for growth in the hospitality industry in Eastern Europe is bright when looked at from the hotel investment angle. Judging from the number of projects slated for completion before the end of 2018, new hotels from Budapest to Dubrovnik will be cropping up across the region.

Tags: Czech Republic, dubrovnik, Dubrovnik Pearl Hotel, Eastern Europe, Europe hotels, Hampton, hotels, Hungary, InterContinental, macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Park Inn, TopHotelProjects, W Budapest

Tomb Echoing Alexander’s Wealth Opened in Thessaloniki

2017-01-24 by Delia Gavrilescu

Tomb of Makridi Bey

A fascinating Macedonia tomb dated between the late 4th and early 3rd century BC has been restored and opened to the public in Thessaloniki. The tomb is representative of the massive wealth that poured into Macedonia after Alexander the Great’s conquests eastward.

Tags: Alexander the Great, Ancient Greece, macedonia, Thessaloniki, Tomb of Makridi Bey

Bad News For Croatia Tourism: Dead Last Economics

2014-05-06 by Liliana Steffens

Croatia

In Croatia, not many people or officials could have predicted finally achieving EU member status would find the country worse off. This Reuters report shows the ugly side of today’s European Union economics, Croatia and other states wallowing at the bottom of the coalition’s heap.

Tags: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia tourism, Kosovo, macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, slovenia, Ukraine

Macedonia’s Prime Minister Sets Cornerstone for Hilton Skopje

2013-05-15 by Delia Gavrilescu

Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski

The world’s best known hotel chain, Hilton just signed a franchise agreement with Stone Bridge Hotel to begin construction of Double Tree by Hilton Skopje. The new hotel to be situated along the river Vardar, will feature 170 rooms and cost in the neighborhood of €30 million euro, according to the news from Macedonia.

Tags: Hilton, hotels, macedonia, Macedonia hotels, Macedonia travel, Skopje

Macedonia’s Winter Tourism Boom

2012-03-20 by Mike Wheatley

The Balkans may have been deluged by one of the most extreme cold snaps in living memory this winter, but that hasn’t done anything to harm local tourism industries across the region, least of all in Macedonia

Tags: Balkans, Iguana Tours, macedonia, ski resorts, ski tourism, Valon Saraquin, Visa liberalization, winter tourism




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