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SETE: Greek tourism arrivals up, revenue down (graphs)

The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) released its April data bulletin, according to which there was a divergence of tourism arrivals and revenues. The data, recorded by SETE Intelligence, revealed that the average daily spending by foreign tourists in Greece in 2016 stood at 67 euros, a drop in comparison to the 70-75 euros visitors had been steadily spending the previous years.

Grigor Dimitrov Wins Tie Break Tens in Madrid

Bulgaria's best tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has won the Tie Break Tens tournament in Madrid, defeating Feliziano Lopez 10:7 in the final, according to BNR.

Part of the revenues will be provided to a charity foundation assisting victims of domestic violence in Spain. Next week, Grigor starts participation in the Mutua Madrid Open.

Turkey loses spot to Indonesia in giant Muslim travel market: Index

Turkey has dropped one spot to fourth among top performing destinations of a sector expected to be worth $220 billion by 2020, according to the Global Muslim Travel Index 2017 released by Mastercard and CrescentRating in Jakarta on May 3. 

The index saw Turkey lose its position behind Malaysia, which kept the top spot, while Indonesia moved up to third place in the overall rankings.

No Joke: U.N. Elects Saudi Arabia to Women’s Rights Commission, For 2018-2022 Term (VIDEOS)

The Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch condemned the U.N.’s election of Saudi Arabia, “the world’s most misogynistic regime,” to a 2018-2022 term on its Commission on the Status of Women, the U.N. agency “exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.”

'Critical topics in critical times' to be discussed at Atlantic Council summit in Istanbul

Global and regional business and policy leaders will come together at the eighth annual Atlantic Council Istanbul Summit on April 27-28 with the aim of developing ideas and action on the issues of energy, the economy and security.

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