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Articles tagged “greece”

Airlines

Hundreds of flights cancelled across Europe in anticipation of numerous airline strikes

It feels just like summer again as an one-day general strike sweeps across the transportation industry and halting travel in Spain and Greece.

Oliver Smith , The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Hundreds of flights cancelled across Europe in anticipation of numerous airline strikes

Tourism

Friday’s rail and transit strike in Greece is precursor to airline action on Tuesday

This summer's unrest was a minor dress rehearsal for was is in store for Greece as the rest of Europe severs it from the EU one cut at a time.

Associated Press | 12 years ago

Friday’s rail and transit strike in Greece is precursor to airline action on Tuesday

Tourism

Macedonia divided over monuments meant to restore cultural capital

The rapid construction of landmarks is hoped to restore the capital, but residents believe its rushed results are tacky and resources would have been better used improving city infrastructure.

Associated Press | 12 years ago

Macedonia divided over monuments meant to restore cultural capital

Tourism

The Greek island of Ikaria’s about to get a huge boost in tourism, thanks to this Times article

An amazing story, and being a gorgeous Greek island, Ikaria will likely get a big interest from people looking to find the secrets of its resident's life longevity for themselves.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Greek crisis take its aviation victim: Aegean attempts to buy rival Olympic Air, again

To recover from the deep financial crisis of Greece, these two subscale competitors need to bulk up to compete jointly with the larger foreign competitors. EU's decision against the merger last year seems a distant memory as the crisis has gotten worse.

George Georgiopoulos, Reuters | 12 years ago

Tourism

Greece is trying to figure out how to repair its image in the eyes of U.S. tourists

American tourist numbers have dropped more than other countries, but is it because the image of protests pushes them away or is the threat of disruptions a final straw in a country already known for transportation difficulties?

Skift | 12 years ago

Greece is trying to figure out how to repair its image in the eyes of U.S. tourists

Tourism

Tracing the shadow of travel writing legend Patrick Leigh Fermor in Greece

After a walk across Europe in the 1930s and World War II years spent kidnapping German officers off Mediterranean islands, the quintessential travel writer made Greece his home. The first complete biography of his life comes out this month.

Kevin Rushby, The Guardian | 12 years ago

Tourism

Tourism industry in Greece would benefit from the country’s Eurozone exit

Despite the overall economic effects that a deflated drachma would have on Greece should it leave the Eurozone, plummeting prices would at least keep the country’s profitable tourism industry afloat.

Oliver Smith, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Tourism industry in Greece would benefit from the country’s Eurozone exit

Tourism

Tourists face deja vu in Greece today as strikes shut down transportation

Just as tourists began booking European holidays again, strikes flare up in Greece, halting flights and ground transportation, as protestors take to the streets of Spain showing the world that crisis isn’t over yet.

The Telegraph | 12 years ago

Tourists face deja vu in Greece today as strikes shut down transportation

Airlines

Small airports on Greek islands see growth this summer while Athens stumbles

Despite an overall decrease in traffic from 2011, passenger numbers grew at seven airports during the country's busiest season due to increased service on budget carriers from major European cities.

Skift | 12 years ago