Leisure
Medical tourism makes Halandri Airbnb hotspot
The concentration of hospitals in Halandri and the growing trends of medical tourism and short-term property rentals advertised on the Internet have combined to increase demand for accommodation in the northern Athens suburb on home-sharing platforms.
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Top Japan canoeist banned for ‘evil’ drink spiking
Japan’s anti-doping body has banned a top canoeist for eight years after he spiked a rival’s drink with a banned substance to boost his own chances of selection for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Visitors throng Turkey’s ski resorts
Ski resorts in provinces across Turkey have been attracting domestic and foreign visitors during winter as the country bids to diversify its struggling tourism industry.
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Hoteliers warn that stayover tax will harm tourism
A new stayover levy awaits guests at hotels and rooms to let across Greece from January 1 as part of bailout measures aimed to increase revenue and overcome the debt crisis.
The levy, which ranges from 0.50 to 4 euros per room, will burden guests and not hoteliers, according to the Greek Finance Ministry.
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Bulgaria Reports Foreign Tourists Growth
Bulgaria registered a growth of 7.3% in the number of foreign tourists for the period January-November 2017 compared to the same period a year earlier, National Statistics Instutute said on 29th of December, quoted by the Bulgarian National Television. For the 11 months of the year, the country was visited by 8,425,620 foreign tourists.
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Turkish tourism will see full recovery in 2018: Culture Minister Kurtulmuş
The most difficult period for Turkish tourism has been left behind and the sector has been experiencing a fast recovery, thanks to the new strategies initiated to open to new markets and diversifying products, and the country’s improving image in the world, Tourism Minister Kurtulmuş says
Over 30 mln foreigners visited Turkey in first 11 months of 2017
Turkey attracted 30.7 million foreign visitors in the first 11 months of 2017, amid a skyrocketing rise in the number of Russian arrivals in the country, the Culture and Tourism Ministry announced on Dec. 29.
Acropolis Museum digital project gets go-ahead
Plans for a new digital development project for the capital's Acropolis Museum received the green light from the Attica Regional Authority on Wednesday and will be funded via the European Union's 2014-20 Partnership Agreement for the Development Framework, known in Greece as ESPA.
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German travel demand for Turkey ‘increases’
German tour operators have again shown an increasing demand for holidays in Turkey, said the head of a leading tourism association in Germany on Dec. 25.
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World Tourism Organization praises Turkey’s recovery as sector grows 30 pct in 2017
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General Taleb Rifai has praised the 30 percent growth of Turkey’s tourism sector in 2017.