All Posts Tagged With: "Greece"

Do the Olympics hurt or help international tourism?

November 6th, 2009 in Awards and Events • Featured • News

Generally, the Olympics should benefit a host city’s tourism economy. So, is there any real truth to claims that an Olympic Games host city can actual suffer economic and environmental damages by hosting the Olympics?

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Worldwide wine tours scheduled for 2010 bring experiential travel to wine and food lovers

September 30th, 2009 in Destinations and Tourism • Dining and Recreation • Featured • News

Popular wine tour operator, Wine Lovers Tours, has recently announced its 2010 wine and food tour destinations with excursions to Greece, Turkey, Piedmont (Italy) and the Rhone Valley and Provence in France.

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‘Humanitourism’ tackles animal welfare in Greece

March 3rd, 2009 in Destinations and Tourism • News

“Humanitourism” travel addresses the largely unknown animal welfare crisis in Greece with an assistance adventure trip in June 2009. Participants help improve the lives of the countless domestic animals in Greece struggling to survive under tragic and inhumane conditions, centered in Ioannina, located in the mountains of northern Greece, the Zagoria region. Travelers then embark on an eco-adventure tour of this lesser-known but extraordinarily beautiful mountainous region, to include trekking, rafting, sea kayaking, culture and history.

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