Thomas Cook: Increase in 2009 arrivals
Thomas Cook announced that they expect a 7% increase of tourists arriving in Greece from the UK. Also, according to sources, Monarch Air is expecting to transfer about…
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Casino Rodos buys Avro business jet
Further to our previous post, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft announced that they have sold an Avro Business Jet (ABJ) to Casino Rodos. The aircraft will be used to…
Recreating a wonder: the new Colossus
Rhodes is set to revive one of the world’s seven ancient wonders, the giant sculpture of Colossus. This ambitious project, presented in Dubai “will be a unique architectural…
Hotel & Ferry by Blue Star Ferries
During Philoxenia 2008, an the International Tourism Exhibition hosted by HELEXPO, Blue Star Ferries, a company serving with daily connections Rhodes and the major islands of the Dodecanese…
Warm weekend
According to the weather forecasts, November arrives with a particularly hot weekend. Temperatures will arrive in Rhodes at 27-28 degrees Celsius. The weather during October was also relatively…
Crisis in the tourism sector?
The world wide economic recession has its repercussions to the tourism sector. During the month of September a marked reduction of incoming tourism was observed in major European…
National Day of Greece
Today is a National holiday celebrating the Ochi (No) Day – the refusal of Greece in 1940 to allow the Italian fascist troops to enter the country and…
Rhodian visitors trends and facts
During the 3rd International Tourism Forum in Rhodes, new statistical data were presented showing a more detailed profile of the tourists visiting Rhodes. The census took place in…
Managing changes in tourism destinations
The climate change, the environmental burden in combination with the carry capacity of the tourism destinations and the progress in new technologies will be main issues to be…
A Costa cruise dedicated to Pele
At a press conference held in Madrid, the famous Pele also known as ‘O Rey’, or the king of football, announced that on June 28, 2009 Costa Serena…
New report on travel insurance costs
In a research from Defaqto, Travel Insurance 2008 – Adapting to a Changing World, it was found that one in seven travellers still decide against picking up a…
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in Rhodes
Rhodes welcomes the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I, visiting the island for the festivities of the Pauline Year, the 2000th anniversary since the birth of Saint Paul.