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The Sheikh of Qatar Sails “Al Mirqab” to Skiathos for Vacation

2020-07-23 by Delia Gavrilescu

Al Mirqab

Sheikh of Qatar Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani has sailed luxury yacht “Al Mirqab” to his beloved Skiathos Island.

Tags: Aegean cruising, Greek Isles, Greek vacations, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani, Luxury Yachts, Sheikh Al Thani, Skiathos Island, yachting

Greece Yacht Charters Drop by 90 Percent Over Pandemic

2020-05-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Yacht docked in Greece

Greece yacht charter cancellations have reached 90% according to industry news. Yachting experts fear the 2020 season cannot be rescued.

Tags: Aegean charters, Aegean Yachts, boating Greece, Greece boating, Greece tourism, Greece yachts, yacht charters, yachting, Yachting Greece

Greek Tourism Minister Theoharis Sees Growth on 2020 Horizon

2019-12-05 by Phil Butler

Pylos Marina

Greece’s Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said this week he expects to see positive signs for 2020 given 2019 revenue and Greece’s appeal to new source markets.

Tags: cruising Greece, Greece marinas, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, Itea Marina, Kalamata Pylos, Nafplio, Tourism Greece, yachting

Greece’s Yachting & Leisure Boat Sector Sees Steady Growth

2019-11-06 by Argophilia Travel News

SeaJoy Yachts

According to a new study by research services firm ICAP, Greece’s yachting market grew significantly during the 2014-2018 period.

Tags: Aegean Yachts, bareboating, Crete Yachts, Greece bareboats, Greek registry, Greek Yachting Association, ICAN, leisure boats, Michael Skoulikidis, sailboats, sailing, SeaJoy Yachts, yacht charters, yachting, Yachts

Aegean Dreams: eXclusive Gulets 24-meter M/S Michele

2019-05-30 by Phil Butler

Dreaming of sailing the Aegean in style with eXclusive Gulets aboard M/S Michele, a 24 meter hand crafted yacht.

Tags: Aegean cruising, Aegean sailing, eXclusive Gulets, Greek Yachts, gulets, luxury gulets, sailing, seamanship, Yacht charter, yachting

Santorini’s Caldera Yachting Wins ‘Best in Luxury’ Award at WTM London 2018

2018-11-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Caldera

Caldera Yachting, a Santorini-based company offering luxury yachting services, has received the silver award in the “Best in Luxury” category at the 2018 International Travel and Tourism Awards.

Tags: Caldera Yachting, GNTO, Greece, Greece yechting, Santorini, Santorini tours, WTM, WTM 2018, WTM London, yachting

Is the iBlue Project Going to Sail for Yachting Tourism?

2018-10-15 by Phil Butler

Yacht tourism

Officials in Crete are looking at ways to optimize the potential for yacht and luxury boating in a 3-day event in Agios Nikolaos that took place last week. The event was the lead-in to the implementation of the EU-backed iBLUE project.

Tags: 3-Pillar Business Model, Agios Nikolaos, boating, Cohesion Policy, crete, EU programs, European Cooperation Program, iBlue, Michalis Vamiedaki, MISTRAL, yacht charters, yachting, Yachting Tourism

Yacht Tourism Execs Quiz PM Tsipras: “Has the Sun Set on Our Industry?”

2018-10-13 by Phil Butler

Yacht Club of Greece

Greece’s yacht tourism sector has asked Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to annul a recent ministerial decision which does away with tax-deductible on the boat purchases. The yacht tourism experts warn the bad decisions by ministers will wreck the future of sea tourism in Greece. This story elevates the question of whether or not the country’s leaders want to rejuvenate […]

Tags: Aegean boats, Alberto Cappato, Alexis Tsipras, boating, Greek yachting, Greek Yachting Association, Hellenic Professional Yacht Owners Association, ICOMIA, Luxury Yachts, shipbuilding, SITESAP, Tsipras, yachting, yachtsmen

International Public Tender Announcement: Vouliagmeni Marina

2010-12-23 by Vicky Karantzavelou

The Bay of Vouliagmeni

Hellenic Tourism Development Company announced public tender arrangement for the development of crucial marina space near Athens. The Vouliagmeni Marina is one of Greece’s most visited and trusted harbors for luxury yachts. The yachting and maritime industry in Greece will obviously benefit from further development of crucial assets like this famous marina.

Tags: Aegean, Athens marina, cruising, Disco Volante, Greece economy, Greece maritime, Greek business, Greek investment, Greek Islands, HTD Co., marina development, marinas Greece, Mikro Kavouri Attikis, Vouliagmeni Marina, yachting




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