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All-inclusive package holidays have jumped in price for Mediterranean hotspots including Majorca and Crete. The average price of a week with full food and board in Majorca in Spain is up 21%. Prices for Tenerife have risen more than 22%, figures from TravelSupermarket showed. Crete in Greece is 25% more …

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Greece’s consumer price index surged to 5.1% in December 2021, compared to the corresponding month of 2020, the Greek Statistics Authority (ELSTAT) said on Thursday. According to ELSTAT inflation was: 4.8% in November 2021 and decreased by 2.3% in December 2020. As a result, at average levels last year, inflation …

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Temperatures remain unseasonally high in Greece in the first week of September, following a heatwave in late August. The current temperatures are already well above the normal levels for this time of the year, the meteo service of Athens National Observatory said. For example, temperature in Athens on Tuesday, Sept …

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Five-star hotels at popular destinations across Greece are fully booked and charging higher rates for the August 15 Dormition of the Virgin Mary holiday, according to a survey published this week by Greek daily Kathimerini. According to the report, the elevated demand early in the season has resulted in limited …

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Athens Stocks and Greek banks soar on Monday, hitting records in gains in the wake of the resolutions of the Eurpean Summit in Brussels, last Friday and Saturday. (13:48 local time) Across the board, the General Index is at 1659.39 units, up 5.02% in a turnover of EUR 154,53 million. …

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