Tourism
The war in Iran sparks widespread tourism cancellations across the eastern Mediterranean, jeopardizing the region's vital summer season just weeks before launch. Cyprus suffers the hardest hit, with short-term rental cancellation rates jumping from 15% pre-conflict to 100% immediately after Iran's......
Two Vietnamese tourists died on the Greek island of Milos due to strong winds that also caused significant disruptions to ferry services across the Aegean Sea during peak tourist season, according to the Greek port police. The man and woman were found unconscious near Sarakiniko beach and later declared......
Greek authorities have ramped up their efforts to find a British woman who mysteriously disappeared from a beach in northern Greece. Michele Bourda, 59, was last seen on August 1st resting on a sunbed at Ofrynio beach, near the town of Kavala. The Hellenic coastguard, assisted by private boats and fishing......
Barcelona has announced a major step to reduce cruise ship traffic, part of a growing European push to counter overtourism. Under a new agreement signed by the city council and the port authority, the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five by 2030. This will lower the port’s......
