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Mayors of idyllic Greek island Mykonos are charged with massive embezzlement
DestinationsComing on the heels of the conviction of a former mayor of Thessaloniki on corruption charges, prosecutors are charging Mykonos Mayor Athanasios Kousathanas – Megas and former mayor Christos Veronis with embezzlement during their terms running the famous island’s government. Prosecutor George Economou proposed to the Board of Appeal to indict the two in a [...]
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Want to buy a Greek island? Have your Russian oligarch dad write you a check
DestinationsThe daughter of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev has bought the Greek resort island where shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis famously married Jacqueline Kennedy in the 1960s, Rybolovlev’s investment office said. The sale price was not disclosed. Greek media reports on Saturday placed the value of Skorpios island at over $100 million and said Ekaterina Rybolovlev, 24, [...]
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Cyprus should look to Malta for ways to improve its own island economy
DestinationsThe size of Malta’s banking sector in relation to overall GDP is almost identical to Cyprus’ – and yet this nation has followed quite a different economic course. The way that Iceland, Ireland, even the British Isles, and now Cyprus have all been plunged into financial crisis has raised a question about islands. Is there [...]
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The alluring Pacific island that exists in Google Earth, but not this Earth
DestinationsFor more than a decade it has featured on the world’s maps. Viewed from Google Earth, Sandy Island appears as a dark, tantalising sliver, set amid the shimmering vastness of the Pacific Ocean. But when marine scientists arrived at the island in the Coral Sea off Australia they were in for something of a shock: [...]
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Tourists can now visit the The Republic of Fairytales in South Korea
DestinationsA group of nine provincial governments and a private “micronation” created a regional tourism network this week to promote diverse travel programs in different provinces in Korea. Nine mayors of provincial governments and the CEO of the Republic of Naminara, a privately owned island in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, launched the travel consortium The United Nations [...]
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Grenada taps into buzz surrounding Olympic star Kirani James for travel campaign
DestinationsThe Caribbean island of Grenada made international headlines at this summer’s London Olympics when Kirani James won the gold medal in the 400 meters track event. Now, the Grenada Board of Tourism is capitalizing on the teenage athlete’s accomplishment by launching a campaign to woo visitors to the Spice Isle. Titled “Celebration of Kirani: Celebration of [...]
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French-owned Reunion Island targets high-end Indian tourists
DestinationsThe latest entrant in the Indian niche tourism market, Reunion Island aims to tap the high-end visitor segment in the country. According to Pascal Viroleau, CEO, Reunion Island Tourism, “Reunion Island wants high-value, low-impact tourists from India. Over the next three years, we hope to see 3,000 Indian tourists visiting Reunion.” The tourism board, which [...]
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One of the world’s most remote islands is worried about the effects of building its first airport
DestinationsThe news that an airport is being built on the volcanic island of Saint Helena has been greeted with mixed emotions. The British territory, with a population of 4,000, is located in the middle of South Atlantic Ocean – and its residents are known as Saints. It is one of most remote islands in the [...]
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Travel and Leisure magazine calls out its World’s Best Awards
TransportEvery year we ask T+L readers to tell us which hotels, destinations, and companies represent the very best in travel, and for our 17th annual compendium, the roster of winners is bigger and better than ever. We’ve added new and expanded categories; highlighted the newcomers, great value options, and editors’ picks; and, for the first [...]
