Tourism
A category news covering aspects of ports and tourism. This includes the development of tourism facilities – marinas, hotels and commercial facilities. Also includes aspects of the cruise ship industry.
La Chiusa di Pontedoro to start construction of Piombino tourist port in 2019
Piombino, Italy (Ports Europe) April 4, 2019 – Italian cooperative La Chiusa di Pontedoro arl plans to start the construction of a tourist port in Piombino...
Deputy Minister of Tourism visits DP World Limassol
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) April 3, 2019 – Deputy Minister of Tourism, Savvas Perdios, visited DP World Limassol on March 19, 2019, to discuss...
Andalusian ports move about 1 million cruise passengers in 2018
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Andalusia has become one of the main strategic points for cruise tourism in Spain. Last year, a total...
Indian delegation visits Taranto port for event
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 7, 2018 – The international conference Mediterranean and Indian Ocean, dialogue between seas, was presented at a...
Malaga port authority receives tourism award
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2018 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga (APM – Port Authority of Málaga), Paulino Plata,...
8th UNWTO International Meeting on Silk Road Tourism takes place in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Ministry of Tourism of Greece and the...
Andulusian port promote city-port relations
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – A total of 13 autonomous Andalusian ports have taken steps to make their facilities to tourists...
Rodi Garganico wins “Best Tourist Port of the Year in Italy” award
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – The tourist port of Rodi Garganico has been awarded the “Best Tourist Port of the Year in Italy”...
Port Authority of Corfu participates in the INTER-PASS ports and airports program
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 24, 2018 –Â The Port Authority of Corfu (OLKE SA) has participated in the INTER-PASS Intermodal Passenger...
Portos de Galicia present at UK’s Southampton Boat Show
VilagarcÃa, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Portos de Galicia is attending the Southampton Boat Show in the UK as part of efforts to...
Seville negotiates new agreements with cruise companies in Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – The delegate of Urban Habitat, Culture and Tourism (Hábitat Urbano, Cultura y Turismo), Antonio...
Assoporti to promote city-port relations with Ente Nazionale Italiano del Turismo
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 14, 2018 – Assoporti (Associazione Porti Italiani) has signed a memorandum of understanding with ENIT (Ente...
Vilagaria port authority committed to nautical tourism with commissioning of new facilities
VilagarcÃa, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2018 –Â Autoridad Portuaria de VilagarcÃa (port authority of VilagarcÃa), in its commitment to a management...
Port of Tarragona grows 6.9% during May 2018
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 –Â The Catalan port of Tarragona recorded a growth of 6.9% during May 2018, exceeding the figure of 2.8...
Greek minister discusses possible Katakolo port cruise industry development
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura has visited Katakolo, in the Peloponnese, western Greece, to...
EBRD invests in D Marinas B.V. marina business in Eastern Mediterranean
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 301, 2018 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing €70 million for a stake of...
Castellón port promotes leisure activities
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 28, 2018 – Castellón port invested €280,000 ($325,000) in the coastal wharf to promote the harbour as a leisure area....
Andalusian ports look for support to promote yachting
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2018 – The managing director of Agencia Pública de Puertos de AndalucÃa (APPA – Public Ports Agency of...
Savona receives funding for Zinola beach from local AdSP
Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) April 22, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...
Valenciaport Foundation develops training programme on fishing-tourism for the fishing sector of Valencian community
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 –Â Valenciaport Foundation is developing a training programme on fishing-tourism for the fishing sector of...