3 Games to See: Greece Post May 3 – May 9 1.Girls Lacrosse, Hilton at Brockport (Thursday, 4:30 p.m.) Despite having won seven games in a row, Hilton will likely have its work cut out for them if they wish to secure consecutive win number eight on Thursday when they travel to Brockport. The Blue [...]
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany‘s biggest tour operators called on its nation’s holidaymakers to ignore anti-German sentiment in Athens and take trips to Greece’s islands, after booking numbers plunged at the start of the year. Tourism is a vital source of income for Greece, accounting for about a fifth of gross domestic product, but the country’s [...]
The number of illegal migrants crossing into Greece from Turkey has fallen sharply since September, authorities said Thursday, a dip that coincides with improved border controls. European Union officials said the Frontex agency reported that the number of migrants crossing the EU’s most porous land border had decreased from 2,000 to just 500 a week. [...]
By Marty Orgel SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — As headlines flow about the precarious economic situation in Greece, business people and tourists need to know how strikes and the possibility of civil unrest affect their travel plans in the region. Experts say travelers should expect delays and disruptions — but on the upside, it may be [...]
The head of one of Germany’s biggest tourist operators on Tuesday called on Berlin to subsidize the tourism sector in Greece to help the country out of its financial and economic crisis. Willi Verheuven said the government should create incentives for investment in the construction of new hotels and other installations or the renovation of [...]
POLYGYROS, Greece – Greek police arrested a total of 44 people for illegal antiquities trafficking after they investigated the group’s moves for months, officials said Sunday. Police said they confiscated 9,200 silver and bronze coins dating from the 6th century B.C. to Byzantine times (4th to 15th century A.D.). They also confiscated 300 “small artifacts.” [...]
Support for Athens I was frustrated and annoyed to hear William Hague suggest that British holidaymakers should register with the British Consulate in Greece (Travel news, February 25). The recent civil unrest in Athens and elsewhere is nowhere near as violent and widespread as portrayed in the media. I was in Athens on February 7, [...]
