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Greek Hoteliers Expect Strong Dynamic to Lift Tourism Above 2019 Levels

Posted by Okan Afshin
1 year ago

Greek hoteliers are expecting the strong tourism dynamic to continue into the year, pushing figures beyond pre-Covid 2019 levels. In view of the upward trend, underlined the importance of...

Serb Journalist Promotes Lesser-known Greek Destinations

Posted by Hamza Alp
1 year ago

Serbian journalist Ivana Dukcevicrecently visited the Peloponnese in Greece as part of a press trip organized by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) branch in Serbia. The aim of the...

The Spread of Rented Lounge Chairs on Greece’s Beaches Brings a Pledge to Increase Inspections

Posted by Gulya Afet
1 year ago

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s finance minister promised Wednesday to intensify inspections of beach bars and other businesses renting out seaside chaise lounges and...

Greece Plans Hourly Caps on Visitors to Ancient Acropolis and Will Let in Up to 20,000 Daily

Posted by Fatma Beste
1 year ago

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Visits to the Acropolis of Athens, Greece’s most popular archaeological site, will be capped starting next month at a maximum...

Greek Boy Denied Boarding, Family Wins Rs 4.5l Ticket Refund

Posted by Dilara Azra
1 year ago

BENGALURU: Despite holding a valid emergency passport, a Greek child was stopped from boarding an Athens-bound flight by ground staff of German airline Lufthansa at Kempegowda International...

Greek Authorities Charge 2 Migrants for Destroying Dinghy Carrying 40 as Rescue Boat Approached

Posted by Isra Miray
1 year ago

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities rescued 40 migrants from a sinking dinghy in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday and charged two of them...

Greece: Disparities in Accounts of Pylos Shipwreck Underscore the Need for Human Rights Compliant Inquiry

Posted by Alara Burcu
1 year ago

(Brussels) – Starkly divergent accounts from survivors and Greek authorities around the circumstances of the deadly Pylos shipwreck underscore the urgent need for an effective, independent,...

Europeans Reluctantly Turn to Air Conditioning as Heatwaves Bite

Posted by Cahill Ahmet
1 year ago

As the summer breezes fade, sweltering Europeans are giving air conditioning a sceptical embrace. During Europe’s heat wave last month, Floriana Peroni’s vintage clothing...

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis Offers Free Holiday to Tourists Who Fled Rhodes Wildfires

Posted by Afshin Yusuf
1 year ago

Greece’s prime minister has offered a week-long free holiday in Rhodes next year for tourists whose vacation was cut short by wildfires. Blazes fanned...

Europe Distillates-barge Cracks End Lower, Demand Weak

Posted by Yusuf Sanem
1 year ago

Northwest European diesel barge refining margins ended the week slightly lower at $22.3 a barrel as demand stayed weak in the region. Demand for...