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EUR 27 760 were seized by border police and customs officers at Terminal 2 at Sofia Airport. 

An ever-greater share of the short-term property leasing market in Greece is passing into the hands of investors and professional property managers, a trend that is also being observed in many other countries.

Homeowners leasing their properties through platforms like Airbnb or HomeAway have until February 28 to register these assets with the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE).

Owners can also use the authority's online platform to correct or amend any details pertaining to the property they are offering as a vacation rental.

Only 49,000 owners have declared their properties on the platform of the Finance Ministry's Short-Term Accommodation Property Register, which means that more than 35,000 owners have neglected to do so.

Booking.com does not need to have a travel agency license since it does not operate as one but acts as a "middleman," according to a 63-page report presented by a group of experts to a court in a case in Istanbul involving the online agent and the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB).

Chinese companies opened hotels while Chinese restaurants have been launched in and around Istanbul's Dolapdere neighborhood

The new Hotel of Ice in Balea Lac will be open to visitors from 23 December, even if the official opening of the entire complex will take place in the first part of February 2019, reads a press release issued for AGERPRES on Friday.

A new border crossing point for road traffic between Romania and Bulgaria opened in Constanţa county, in the commune of Dobromir. It corresponds to the Bulgarian border point of Krushari, in the northeastern part of the country, reports Romania-Insider.com

Property investors are firmly focused on apartments in central Athens and tourism properties such as holiday homes and hotels, according to a National Bank of Greece report.

Turkish Foreign Ministry has issued a travel advisory for citizens traveling to France warning them against ongoing violent protests in Paris and across the country.