Austrian travel agencies call for lower hotel prices in Greece while expanding their Greek programmes.
4 Feb 2012
Austrian travel organizations are calling Greek hoteliers to lower their prices in order to reverse a declining trend in holiday bookings for Greece by Austrians.
According to comments made by representatives of Austria’s largest travel organizations to Austrian newspapers, this year’s bookings for Greece were down 20 percent compared with last year’s levels and said Greek hotel prices must become more attractive.
by (Reuters) Published 5 Feb 2012 | Issue No. 13481
LESS than an hour away but a world apart from traditional places of pilgrimage in the Holy Land, Israel’s free-wheeling city of Tel Aviv has become a Mediterranean hotspot for gay tourism.
by (Reuters) Published 5 Feb 2012 | Issue No. 13481
THE European Commission on January 30 took another technical step to bring all airlines using EU airports into its carbon trading scheme, following on from last year’s court ruling that, despite loud international opposition, the EU plan was legal.
by (Reuters) Published 5 Feb 2012 | Issue No. 13481
Now that we are at the end of the first month of 2012, it’s time to consider new places to explore this year, which is why Reuters published a list of the top 15 destinations on the rise suggested by online travel consultant TripAdvisor (www.tripadvisor.com)
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