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Marketing Greece welcomes recovery in international arrivals
Marketing Greece, the newly formed organisation that represents the private sector of the Greek tourism industry, has welcomed the news that the country experienced last month its best October of all time in terms of international arrivals. According to the just released figures, international arrivals to the country’s airports in October 2013 jumped 21.52 per cent compared to 2012, from 697,227 to 847,247.
TUI Travel chief in Greece for tourism talks
Peter Long, chief executive of TUI Travel, one of the world’s leading leisure travel companies, has met with the Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras to discuss the growth plans for the company in the country, one of its key destinations. “I would like to thank the prime minister for sharing his vision of tourism as one of the main economic engines in the Country and commend his strategy to accelerate the growth in this dynamic and high potential industry,” said Long.
Breaking Travel News interview: Panos Paleologos, chief executive, hotelBrain
Entrepreneur Panos Paleologos has continued to defy the Greek economic crisis, announcing the addition of 11 new Greek hotel contracts to his hospitality management portfolio since the start of 2013. Additionally, Paleologos’ company hotelBrain will shortly be marking its move into the Middle East with the opening of O’Monot, one of Beirut’s very first luxury boutique hotels. Here Breaking Travel News sits down to find out all the latest.
Breaking Travel News interview: Dr Nikolas Hourvouliades, tourism special advisor, Central Macedonia
Already an established tourism hotspot for the southern Balkans, Central Macedonia is attempting to boosts its reputation across Europe. Here Breaking Travel News sits down with Dr Nikolas Hourvouliades, tourism special advisor to the governor of Central Macedonia to discuss what the aspiring province can do to achieve its goals.
Greek transport hit by latest austerity strike
Extensive travel disruption is expected across Greece today due to the latest general strike in protest against austerity measures in the country. The 24-hour protest will affect air services and ferries.
Greek transport hit by general strike
Travellers to Greece are likely to see some disruption to air traffic over the next two days, as a general strike hits the country. However, air passengers may be spared the worst the unrest, with a planned 48 general strike reduced to 12 hours among air traffic controllers.
New general strike in Greece sees flights cancelled
Flights and ferry services in and around Greece are expected to be severely disrupted once again today as unions call members out on strike against proposed austerity measures. The 24-hour general strike got underway at midnight, ahead of a meeting later today by the European Commission to discuss propping up failing banks in Europe.
New Luxurious Villas Open at Porto Zante Villas and Spa
Porto Zante Villas and Spa is unveiling stunning brand new villas in the hotel’s dramatic hillside location on the sun drenched island of Zakynthos.
Greek strike disrupts travel in Crete
Striking taxi drivers in Crete have caused disruption to passengers seeking to fly out of the island. Protests continued outside of the main Iraklion Airport, with hundreds of taxi owners blockading buses from entering the airport to service arriving and departing passengers.
Greek unrest sees holiday bookings plummet
Greece’s troubled economy has been dealt another blow with the news that tourists are turning their backs on the country as a result of civil unrest caused by its financial difficulties.
Greece agrees to austerity measure to prevent debt default
The Greek parliament has voted narrowly in favour of a package of austerity measures aimed at preventing the nation from defaulting on its debts. But these have become deeply unpopular with the Greek public, and violent clashes erupting in the streets of the Athens and a national 48-hour strike is under way.
Tourists braced for disruption as Greece goes on general strike
Tourists visiting Greece are braced for 48 hours of disruption as the country goes on general strike against unpopular austerity measures. The walk-out is expected to affect dozens of international flights as well as ferry services to the islands and buses.