August 7, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“Greeks should have summer vacations in the village, not on the islands,” deputy Migration Minister Sofia Vultepsi said on Wednesday, clearly implying that the islands are no longer for Greeks who can’t afford the high transport prices but for the tourists. “There is a problem on the islands, people can …
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August 13, 2023
Greece, Politics
The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen enjoys a few days on the island of Crete as a guest of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis During her three-day private visit to Crete, von der Leyen and her husband are hosted at Mitsotakis’ summer house in Akrotiri by …
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August 4, 2023
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Magic Johnson is crazy about Greece, he feels like a “Greek God” and is dressed like one too. The 63-year-old NBA legend is touring Greece for the second summer in a row and is enjoying the Greek seas, the culture and the food. The Phoenix 2 crew put on a …
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July 3, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Two Irish teenagers have died over the weekend while on school vacation on the island of Ios, in the Cyclades group in the central Aegean Sea. They were classmates in the same school and had recently graduated before with other classmates traveled to Ios for summer vacations. both teenagers were …
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June 19, 2023
Economy
One in two Greeks will go nowhere this summer, and even those who will do travel for vacations will be forced to cut back on spending and days spent. The reason is the obvious: mass arrivals of foreign tourists have skyrocketed the prices for the locals. Greece may appear in …
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July 13, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Earvin Magic Johnson is not only an NBA legend but also “the best ambassador for Greece” in summer 2022. With his spouse and friends, he has been touring the islands in the Aegean and the Ionian Seas since the start of July, having fun. He captures every moment in the …
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July 15, 2021
Society, Very Mix
46% say they would not go on vacations this summer and just 15% said that they will go as they do every year, a study by the Association of Business and Retail Sales of Greece (SELPE) on consumer trends has found. At the same time, eight in ten consumers believe …
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January 21, 2021
Tourism, Travel
Greece is Americans’ preferred destination in Europe for post-pandemic vacations, according to online searches over the last six months monitored by Google and analyzed by online travel marketplace KOALA. The data of the “Future Travel Trends” suggest that the majority of Americans are planning a trip fairly close to home …
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July 28, 2020
FEATURED, Social
The coronavirus pandemic seems to have affected the habits of Greeks and their willingness to travel, as 44 percent will not go on vacation this summer, a survey by the Association of Business and Retail Sales of Greece (HRBA) reveals. According to the survey’s findings, only 14 percent of consumers said …
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July 12, 2020
FEATURED, Tourism
A recent survey has shown that the majority of respondents are reluctant to spend on summer holidays and traveling this year. According to a survey conducted by GlobalWebIndex (GWI), spending on holidays and traveling is now second to health and safety due to the pandemic. The survey was conducted in …
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August 2, 2019
Economy
Greece may be one of the most popular destinations for tourists but many of the country’s own citizens cannot afford a week away from home to enjoy summer vacations. Eurostat data show that the economic situation does not allow one in two Greeks to leave their home for even a …
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May 7, 2019
Greece
Political turmoil has broken out in Greece after media affiliated with main opposition party revealed that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spent last summer vacations on a luxury yacht of a Greek shipowner. Tsipras’ vacation in August 2018 took place just weeks after the horrendous wildfire in Mati that took the …
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February 2, 2018
Economy
Russian tour operator ANEX Tour announced that the volume of sales of standard packages for Greece and Cyprus has remained stable compared to last year, according to pre-booking data from the Russian market. However, the tour operator has recorded a marked increase in the demand for packages falling under the …
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July 28, 2017
Tourism
One more Hollywood star enjoys Greece’s beauties in summer: sun, sea, picturesque ambiance and … food. Scarlett Johansson arrived on the beautiful island of Sifnos in the Aegean Sea last Saturday for summer vacations. Thursday evening she visited one of the restaurants in Platis Yalos and tasted the food, probably …
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July 27, 2017
Tourism
Charles, Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, arrived at the airport of Corfu Wednesday afternoon for their summer vacations. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall will enjoy the blue Ionian Sea, the clean fresh air and an unknown number of quite days. Prince Charles, wife …
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June 22, 2017
environment
Hollywood star Will Smith, his wife Jada and his daughter Willow cleaned up three beaches on the island of Antipaxos. The Smiths have been cruising the Ionian Sea in Western Greece on a yacht. They obviously could not just swim and have fun after they saw the famous plastic “souvenirs” …
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June 8, 2017
Tourism, Travel
The European commission is expected to act to reduce the impact of air traffic control strikes, which have disrupted thousands of flights in recent years, with British holidaymakers often badly affected. Airlines are expecting Brussels to call on member states this week to protect international flights passing over its airspace …
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