Travel

By Nikos Roussanoglou

The rise in construction activity continued in March, not because of any growth in the residential market but due to the investment made at the start of every tourism season in the renovation, upgrading or expansion of tourism accommodation, as well as due to the development of some major retail commerce stores.

The Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova announced that the country was granted the approval of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to create a World Tourism Museum in Sofia.

Dutch tourists decided to donate 100 euros that they would have spent on a boat excursion to volunteers helping refugees at Molyvos on Lesvos, Greece.

AccorHotels is strengthening its digital presence, turning its distribution platform AccorHotels.com into a marketing system for selected independent hotels.

The service will gradually become available to hoteliers in the first target markets from the end of June, while the customers will be able to make use of it from July.

Travel and tourism sectors generated, either directly or indirectly, $96 billion of Turkey?s GDP in 2014, making its direct contribution to GDP impact greater than many sectors except for the retail and agriculture sectors, according to a recent report by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

China’s ambassador to Greece Zou Xialoi said on Wednesday that there are strong prospects between Greece and China in the tourism sector during his speech at the Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum on Wednesday. He underlined that there is prospect for a further increase in flows between both countries.

The Mediterranean resort province of Antalya's tourism revenue may drop by $1.5 billion this year, as the number of tourists visiting the province, mainly from Russia, has decreased by more than 10 percent, according to the head of the Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ATSO). 

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel companies.

More than 1.7 million tourists visited Greece within the first quarter of 2015. According to the BoG tourism rose by 45.6% compared to the same period in 2014.

Tourism income rose by 12.8% compared to 2014′s first quarter, reaching 532 million euros.

The number of tourists arriving in Antalya by air decreased by 11 percent to 1.2 million in the first four months of 2015 in comparison to the same period of the previous year, according to official data compiled by the Do?an New Agency.