Windstar Cruises, which operates a three-ship wind powered fleet of luxury yachts that explore the world’s most sought-after destinations, announced its 2011 and Winter 2012 season voyages. As expected the new itineraries include Rhodes as one of its ports of…
Leading the way among world monuments agreeing to shut off decorative lights to demonstrate commitment to energy responsibility, the Acropolis will go dark for one hour at 8:30 pm local time on Saturday, March 27th to mark Earth Hour. Earth…
Some 80% of Europeans continue to travel for their holidays according to a new Eurobarometer survey on The attitudes of Europeans towards tourism 2010. Only 20% of over 30,000 randomly selected citizens were almost certain that they will not travel…
This year’s ITB Berlin exhibition will be presenting products and services which cover the entire added value chain of the international travel industry. Rhodes will be there with its own booth (Hall 2.2) but there is more. PROTOUR (Organisation for…
Hellenic Seaways announced that starting from April 15 the Hellenic Voyager, will operate in the Dodecanese, connecting Rhodes and other islands with the mainland Greece. The ship can carry 1,600 passengers and 110 trucks at a speed of 22 knots.
A new solar power plant will be developed in Rhodes that will generate enough solar energy to supply 1.2 percent of the islands electricity demand. At present, the island’s power is mainly made by diesel generators that can produce up…
