Leisure

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.

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.

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

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