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Pressure is mounting on short-term rental hosts, as the tax administration and the big three platforms (Airbnb Ireland UC, Booking.com BV, and VRBO Expedia Group Vacation Rentals Ireland Limited) near the conclusion of a new protocol cooperation that will lead to identifying those who avoid declaring the incomes they receive.

Direct flights from the US are expected to bring more than 1 million travelers and well over 1 billion euros in revenue to Greece in the coming tourism season, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Friday in an interview with public broadcaster ERT.

In partnership with the hotel chain Accor, Mogotel Hotel Group has launched its first two Ibis Styles hotels in Slovenia by rebranding Hotel Central and The Fuzzy Log in Ljubljana's city centre.

The largest hotel operator in the Baltic countries, Mogotel Hotel Group leased the two Ljubljana hotels in summer last year for 20 years for a combined €12 million.

The province of Trabzon, on Türkiye's Black Sea coast, has welcomed this year's first cruise ship.

The 195-meters long "Astoria Grande" arrived at the city's port with 505 Russians on board.

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Turkish Airlines was the largest network carrier in the world in August in terms of the available seats on international routes, the company has said.

Turkish Airlines increased its seat capacity by 14 percent and carried 7.8 million passengers in the months of July and August.

The world's first and largest luxury hotel brand announces limited-time offers for its diamond anniversary, including the InterContinental75 cocktail in partnership with Piper-Heidsieck Champagne and The Botanist Islay Dry Gin

LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA - September 2, 2021 - The Marriott portfolio’s most iconic Slovenias property finished 20 million worth of renovation. Are you planning an important meeting or social event in Ljubljana? The Four Points by Sheraton Ljubljana hotel opened its doors with new attributes; it became one of Slovenia’s best-valued properties.

 Turkish Airlines, the airline that flies to more destinations than any other air company in the world, continues to expand its flight network. As of September 24, the carrier will operate four direct flights per week from Istanbul to Dallas, Texas - on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

The authorities' mandating the check of the Covid digital certificate at hotel reception desks will be inevitable if the 4th pandemic wave escalates, the president of the Romanian Hotel Industry Federation (FIHR) Calin Ile told AGERPRES on Thursday.