A total of 4.4 million passengers were carried AEGEAN during the 2nd quarter of 2024, recorded an 8% increase in passenger traffic and reached 7.3 million passengers in the first half of the year, a 9% increase compared to last year. In the 2nd quarter of the year alone, AEGEAN offered 5.4 million seats, 9% … Read more
Nearly 41 million foreign tourists, a new record, are expected to visit Spain this summer, where the movement against overtourism is growing, according to forecasts published by the tourism ministry. This percentage is 13% higher than in the summer of 2023 – when the previous record was set – the ministry said in a press … Read more
On August 1, 2024, the social tourism program for pensioners of e-EFKA (formerly OAEE) and will last until July 31, 2025, because from July 15 at 08:00 to July 20, 2024 at 23:59 the deadline for the electronic submission of beneficiary and provider applications . As the Deputy Director of the Public Employment Service (PYPA), … Read more
The organization’s general secretary Dimitris Fragakis announced his resignation from the EOT in a letter. Five years after assuming the position of General Secretary, Mr. Fragakis left the Hellenic Tourism Organization. GG’s announcement at EOT “Now a big circle is closing for me. In a letter I sent to the Prime Minister, I informed him … Read more
In the top ten countries in the world, and especially in ninth place, Greece appears for the first time in its history in 2023 according to the World Tourism Barometer of the World Tourism Organization. The pandemic caused many changes in the relative ranking of countries and given the immediate recovery of our country to … Read more
“Tourists, go home!” The slogan that dominates the – increasingly – protest events that have taken place in European cities, literally groaning from the event of hypertourism seems to refer to the equivalent of shaking the atmosphere during the anti-American protests of the past decades. So it seems that the… imperialism of tourists and their … Read more
A Memorandum of Cooperation for the promotion of Greece was signed by its secretary general EOT Dimitris Fragakis, with his Vice President of Public Policy Netflix for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, Madeleine de Cock Buning. The agreement opens new perspectives for joint actions, with the aim of promoting the natural beauty and … Read more
The steady increase in arrivals from abroad marks a noticeable upgrade that Albania has noticed in recent years as a tourist destination, from the neighboring states of the Western Balkans, where the Albanian element is strong (Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro), and from others ( most EU states). The temporary decrease in flows from abroad due … Read more
By the end of 2024 Lampsa Group will operate the fourth hotel in Syntagma, an investment of 3.5 million euros, while in 2026 it is expected to open the doors of another unit in Parnassos, as discussed in the general meeting of the company’s shareholders yesterday. At the same time, Lampsa expects for 2024 revenues … Read more
To work together for this sustainable future of cruise tourism of the island, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the Mayor of Thira, Mr. Nikolaos Zorzos, agreed during a meeting in Santorini. President of Hoteliers: “There is no overtourism in Santorini but we need limits” CLIA recognizes that managing cruise tourism in Santorini is … Read more