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WADA warns Russia still not compliant on anti-doping code
The World Anti-Doping Agency has stopped short of endorsing the International Olympic Committee’s decision to lift Russia’s suspension if no new positive drug tests come to light from the Pyeonchang Winter Olympics.
Azerbaijan Promotes its Tourism Potential in International Fair in Bulgaria
An Azerbaijani stand popularized the country`s tourism potential, as well as its history, traditions, culture within the international HOLIDAY & SPA EXPO in Sophia, Bulgaria.
The country`s participation was co-organized by Azerbaijan`s Embassy to Bulgaria, Azerbaijan Tourism Association and Buta Airways.
FAPT's Martin says trips in country should be mandatory so pupils get to know Romania
If I were the Tourism Minister, I would convince the Education Minister to introduce the obligation to organise trips with domestic destinations for pupils, so they can firstly know their country, history and geography and then countries such as Spain, Italy or France, President of the Federation of Romania's Tourism Promotion Associations (FAPT) Corina Martin stated.
Taxes eating into tourism takings
A new survey on developments in the country's hotel sector showed on Friday that the recorded rise in tourism revenues is absorbed by the increased taxation, leaving no scope for more competitive room rates.
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32.4 mln foreigners visit Turkey in 2017: Tourism Ministry
The number of foreign arrivals in Turkey rose to 32.4 million in 2017 with a 27.8 percent year-on-year increase, mainly thanks to a significant surge in Russian visitors, data from the Tourism Ministry showed on Jan. 31.
NAM breaks visitor record, passing half-million mark
Greece's emblematic National Archaeological Museum in Athens has broken a new record in visitor numbers, passing the half-million mark with 545,565 tickets sold in 2017, up 18.4 percent from the previous year.
German tourist dies of heart attack while driving go-kart in Antalya
A German tourist died of heart attack while driving a go-kart in Turkey’s popular holiday destination Antalya.
Excellent Conditions For Mountain Tourism
Excellent conditions for hiking in the mountains. This was reported for FOCUS News Agency by Mountain Rescue Service . The weather in the mountains is calm, quiet, with temperatures higher than usual for the season.
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Turkey’s tourism sees amazing rebound: German tourism chief
Turkey’s embattled tourism sector has been experiencing an amazing rebound as early bookings from German travelers already soared for summer 2018, a leading sector player from Germany has announced.
Number of Tourists From Greece Who Cisited Bulgaria is Over 1 million
Bulgaria is a well-known tourist destination for Greek tourists. From January to November 2017, the number of guests from the southern neighbor who visited our country is over 1 million. Growth over the same period of the previous year is over 8%. The Bulgarians who visited Greece during this period were over 1 250 000, according to NSI data.