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Mouzenidis Travel canceled charter program from Perm to Greece
Tour operator Mouzenidis Travel decided to cancel the charter flight from Perm to Thessaloniki, according to information published in the newspaper Kommersant-Perm. The last flight is operated on July 15. Mouzenidis Travel doen not plan to reduce transportation from other regions of Russia, as the representative of the company said in interview to TourDom. Recently Mouzenidis offers tourists from Perm to book tours with a direct flight from Ekaterinburg and with a free transfer between Perm and Ekaterinburg.
15.07.2015
Read moreHolidays in Greece can cost more due to the increase of VAT for hotels and restaurants
In exchange for the financial assistance of the European Union, Greece will have to implement a series of tough reforms. According to the publication of NBC News, the increase of taxes will also affect the tourism industry: VAT for cafes and restaurants will increase from 13% to 23%, for hotels - from 6.5% to 13%.
14.07.2015
Read moreRussian Tourism Ministry received no complaints from Russians who are in Greece
Russian tourists who are on holidays in Greece, did not feel any effects of the economic crisis in the country, the press secretary of Russian Tourism Ministry Irina Schegolkova reported on Thursday. "We did not receive any complain from the tourists who are in Greece. We got phone calls only from those who bought tickets and going to fly in the near future. These people ask if their trip will be comfortable," Irina Schegolkova said.
07.07.2015
Read moreDespite the crisis in Greece, Russian tourists book more tours to Hellas
The economic crisis in Greece has not affected the interest of Russian tourists to the destination, the number of bookings, on the contrary, increased, according to surveys made by Russian Travel Digest and Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). According to publication of Interfax, the leading Russian tour operators on the Greek destination are seeing an increase in the number of bookings to Greece.
02.07.2015
Read moreAEGEAN was again named “Best Regional Airline in Europe ” at the 2015 Skytrax World Airline Awards
AEGEAN, a Star Alliance member, once more scooped the award for "Best Regional Airline in Europe" at the 2015 Skytrax World Airline Awards. The award took place on 16 June 2015 at the Paris International Airshow, and, as the organisers of the awards stated, AEGEAN maintained their dominance in Europe and also secured a strong second place finish in the global regional airline category.
25.06.2015
Read moreGreece refused to forecast a record number of tourists in 2015
Financial problems, complicated relationship of Athens with international creditors and the general instability in the country make Greece less attractive for German tourists, therefore the Association of Greek tourism companies (SETE) refused to forecast a record number of tourists in the country in 2015, Bloomberg agency said.
26.05.2015
Read moreRosaviation Refused Aeroflot’s Low Cost Air Company Pobeda to Operate Flights from Moscow to Heraklion
Rosaviation (Federal Agency for Air Transportation) Refused Aeroflot’s low cost air company Pobeda to operate flights from Moscow to Heraklion.
Air company Pobeda planned to operate on that route once per week from 31-st of May till 6-th of September 2015. Russian Aviation explained their decision as air company has to operate on domestic routed for 2 years to get access to international operation.
24.03.2015
Read moreGreece named ‘Top beach destination’ for Russian tourists in 2019
The readers of the Russian version of National Geographic Traveler have chosen Greece as the top spot for beach holidays in a recent vote.
01.01.1970
Read moreGreece continues to grow in the organized tourism segment
In the list of the most popular destinations, Greece declined from the 4 to the 5 position. At the same time, tour operators do not observe a fall in volumes in the destination, in the worst case they are talking about last year's results.
01.01.1970
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