Travel
Demand for camping sites with ‘fair price’ in Istanbul skyrockets
The camping sites in Istanbul, which offer an alternative vacation in tents with "fair prices," have become a new trend in the metropolis, with people flocking to the sites in the districts of Şile, Çatalca and Sarıyer.
"The occupancy rate of the camping sites in Istanbul has reached 80 percent for the Eid holiday next week," Demirören News Agency reported on April 29.
EU court rejects Airbnb challenge to Brussels tax law
The European Union's top court yesterday ruled that property rental platform Airbnb is obliged to share booking data with regional tax authorities in the Belgian capital Brussels.
The firm's Irish-based European subsidiary had challenged the Brussels Capital Region's order that it provide information on transactions with tourists who visited the city in 2017.
This Greek hotel aims for 100% energy efficiency (photos)
The hotel was selected as a case study by INSETE for the European project “Hotels4Climate”
The draft bill for the Standard Tourist Destinations to be introduced to the Parliament
Next Tuesday, the bill of the Ministry of Tourism entitled "Standard Tourist Destinations of Integrated Management, Management and Promotion Organizations, Spas of Greece and other regulations for the enhancement of tourism development" will be introduced in the competent parliamentary committee.
Tax Authorities have Collected BGN 4 million from Properties Rented through Airbnb
Over BGN 4 million in income has been declared by owners who provide real estate to accommodate tourists through the Airbnb platform, the National Revenue Agency announced. Income taxation of this activity was introduced in February 2020 - about a month before a state of emergency was declared in Bulgaria due to the pandemic, which effectively put tourism on hold.
Travel curbs aimed at COVID variant tighten across the world
Australian officials were racing on Nov. 28 to conduct further tests on passengers arriving from southern Africa who tested positive for COVID-19 to determine if they were carrying the omicron variant as nations around the world tightened controls against the worrying new strain.
PM Mitsotakis to raise return of Parthenon Sculptures to UK PM Jonson at 10 Downing
The two men will also discuss tourism
Turkey bans Iraqis, Syrians, Yemenis from flying to Belarus
Ankara on Nov. 12 banned citizens of Syria, Iraq and Yemen from flying from Turkish airports to Belarus because of the refugee crisis at the former Soviet country's border with Poland.
Kleopatra Inn – The Greek hotel on course for 100% energy efficiency (photos)
The hotel was selected as a case study by INSETE for the European project “Hotels4Climate”
Celestyal Cruises – Return to cruises in 2022 with new destinations
Thessaloniki, Kavala and Milos are included in the cruise programs for 2022, Celestyal Cruises, while the effort to return to normalcy is also marked by the return after three years of the cruise of the "three continents" (Turkey, Israel, Egypt and Cyprus) .