The website, created as a pilot project by the Municipality of Athens and the Athens directory This is Athens, in cooperation with the social enterprise Me Alla Matia, is now available to provide information on accessible routes for tourists with vision or musculoskeletal disabilities. apparatus. On the website Accessible Athens-Routes presents eight possible tourist routes […]
Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias told Radio SKAI on Friday that the number of tourists who arrived in Greece in September accounted for 75% of the number of arrivals in the same month of 2019. According to him, in the period from January to August 2021, about 8.6 million tourists arrived in Greece, compared to 4.8 […]
The number of tourists visiting Greece in the first eight months of 2021 exceeded 8.6 million, the Bank of Greece said on Friday. According to the bank, this is 79.3% more than in January-August 2020. The above data is reflected in an increase in profit of 135.7%, which amounted to 6.6 billion euros compared to […]
Four Russian tourists were killed in a sauna in a hotel in Albania. The police launched an investigation and find out the details of the tragedy. The victims are two women and two men, aged 31 to 58. The cause of their death, as shown by a preliminary police investigation, was asphyxiation, according to the […]
The large number of visitors to the most popular tourist destinations in Greece is generally considered a boon. But crowds that have gathered this summer on some of the Aegean islands have pushed infrastructure to the limit and raised fears that overcrowding will ultimately wreak havoc on their economies. The islands of Santorini, Patmos, Naxos, […]
Four Italian tourists violated the Covid-19 quarantine, left the hotel and went to Zakynthos airport to catch a flight to their country. Their plan was thwarted when the hotel announced their disappearance and informed the local police. Four Italians, aged 21 to 23, were detained at the airport and sent back to a quarantine hotel. […]
The authorities of one of the Lesser Antilles in France, Martinique, are introducing unprecedented measures in connection with the spread of the coronavirus. The “second phase of restrictive measures” involves the closure of beaches and the expulsion of tourists. The decision was announced yesterday by the prefect Stanislas Kazel, urging “everyone who goes on vacation”, […]
Rostourism asked Russian citizens in Greece to be vigilant, given the current situation with fires. A new fire has captured the north of Athens, from the foot of Mount Parnitha, the fire is rapidly spreading through the territory of North Attica, and residents are being evacuated, RIA Novosti reports, citing the Greek TV channel ERT. […]
Greece could increase its annual tourism revenue by € 21.8 billion if it attracts seniors for wellness, spa and medical tourism, according to a study by diaNEOsis. The report says that if the country attracts an additional 1 million tourists a year aged 65 and over, spending a projected € 1.5 billion, the overall economic […]