Tourism

Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelova talked on the phone with Turkey's new Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Ersoy, the press center of the ministry announced. Turkey is in the top 10 in the incoming tourism markets for Bulgaria, Minister Angelkova stressed and congratulated her colleague on taking up the post.

Up to BGN 4.7 million is the income from the tourist accommodation in Plovdiv region, according to the latest May data. This is what Valentin Tochev, chief expert at the Territorial Statistical Bureau - South, told FOCUS Radio - Plovdiv.

Foreign buyers of property in Athens who are interested in advertising houses and apartments for short stays via online platforms such as Airbnb and HomeAway are now targeting alternative neighborhoods near the city center.

Bookings for Greece by the biggest German tour operators for this month and next may have recorded an annual growth of 7 to 9 percent, but Turkey has posted a 100 percent year-on-year increase, senior officials in the German tourism industry have told Kathimerini.

The Greek education system is still out of touch with the needs of the country's real economy and labor market.

It is striking, for example, that a major tourism destination such as Greece has not yet established high-quality schools to train tourism professionals.

The trend of growing tourism indicates that the tourist industry is worth investing into. DUTB's property portfolio includes attractive tourist facilities, representing an exceptional investment opportunity.

The number of people visiting Greece by land last year came to 8.3 million - i.e. more than 30 percent of all tourism arrivals in the country (excluding cruise ship passengers) - according to a study by the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (INSETE).

One of the popular destinations of the year for Turkish tourism is Sardes, the ancient city known not only as the place where modern currency was invented, but also as the first in history that used thermal water in a well-planned heating infrastructure, a Turkish expert told Demirören News Agency on July 3. Click through for the story in photos...

Arrivals in tourist accommodation units increased by 5.4pct to 4.056 million in the first five months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017 and overnight stays totaled 7.660 million, rising by 3.7pct, informs the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on Tuesday.

The short-term property lease sector that utilizes online platforms such as Airbnb and HomeAway has created a new investment market in central Athens as well as in areas of interest to visitors around the country.