Drought alert. Save water during your stay

Drought alert. Save water during your stay

But the welcome that awaits tourists in recent weeks is somewhat… different. Because the first thing travelers see at the airport is a warning message: “Alert for drought. Save water during your stay.” New round of restrictive regulations Last April, the Catalan government approved a new series of restrictive measures regarding the water consumption, in … Read more

Tourism: A new chapter opens

Tourism: A new chapter opens

Provisions for the “qualitative development of Greek tourism, support the tourism product (tourism), the provision of additional tools and opportunities for entrepreneurship”, includes the draft law “Strengthening tourism infrastructure and tourism education, updating the framework for exercising the profession tour guides and timeshare rentals, regulations of tourist operators and other provisions for the stimulate tourism” … Read more

Spain The doors are closing for short-term rentals

Spain The doors are closing for short-term rentals

The first city to officially do what everyone thinks… From 2028, it will be forbidden to rent Airbnb apartments to tourists in Barcelona, ​​Spain in an effort to curb the rapid rise in the cost of housing. In recent years, Barcelona has become financially unsustainable for many of its residents, leading the municipality to make … Read more

Mr. Kafouros: Promise to cover positions within the Regional Tourism Service

Mr. Kafouros: Promise to cover positions within the Regional Tourism Service

His response was immediateof the Minister of Tourism Ms. Olga Kefalogianni to the question asked by ND Cycladic MP Markos Emm. on 25/5, concerning the strengthening of the Cyclades Regional Tourism Service (PYT) in human resources. As Mr. Kafouros mentioned based on the data, the work of the service is currently carried out by five … Read more

BOX: Australia, Canada and the United States, the 3 most promising long

BOX: Australia, Canada and the United States, the 3 most promising long

Australians, Canadians and Americans are the three non-EU nationalities who rank Greece top for their vacation when choosing a more distant travel destination. In these three markets, Greek destinations are in the top 15 for outbound travel, so they are considered significantly more promising than other corresponding and distant markets outside of Europe, such as … Read more

Travel Weekly: Astypalaia, the most “secret” Greek island for the British

Travel Weekly: Astypalaia, the most “secret” Greek island for the British

It highlights the modern trend of “twin destinations”. in a Travel Weekly survey featuring the top five unconventional islands in Greece that offer unique travel getaways without the crowds of the corresponding established names in Greek tourism. Topping Travel Weekly’s “five secrets” list is Astypalaia, which according to popular British media “is one of the … Read more

Mitsotakis: Tourism workers should be well paid and happy

Mitsotakis: Tourism workers should be well paid and happy

Tourism development must be sustainable, equitable and participatory,” underlined Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking this evening as part of the 32nd Ordinary General Assembly of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE), at the Center culture of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. . He even added, during an interview with SETE President Yiannis Parashis, that “development … Read more

Tourism: Moderate optimism for this year’s revenues

Tourism: Moderate optimism for this year’s revenues

Exceeded 5 billion euros sightseeing investments in Greece in 2023 and were almost double compared to 2019. “The continuation, however, of this positive trend, will depend on a series of factors that directly affect the attractiveness and competitiveness of tourism investments”, highlighted the president of SETE, Yiannis. Paraschis, during the 32nd ordinary general meeting of … Read more

Social Tourism: Extension of applications until tomorrow (11/06)

Social Tourism: Extension of applications until tomorrow (11/06)

The platform for submitting applications for participation will remain open “social tourism program 2024-2025” of the Public Employment Service (DYPA), regardless of the NIF of the beneficiaries, from today Monday June 10 at 12:00 a.m. until Tuesday June 11, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. As stated in the corresponding announcement, the program will start on July … Read more