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.
Event – Seatrade Europe 2017 – Hamburg, September 6-8, 2017
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – Seatrade Europe is the most important international convention for the cruise and river cruise industry...
Engel & Völkers Yachting ranking: the ten highest priced marinas in Europe
Engel & Völkers Yachting has published its ranking of the ten highest priced marinas in Europe: With a mooring fee of €3,025 per day, Ibiza Magna in...
Valletta Cruise Port signs up for tourism code
Valletta, Malta (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Valletta Cruise Port in Malta has signed the UNWTO Private Sector Commitment to the Global Code of Ethics...
Vigo’s Barreras wins Ritz-Carlton luxury yacht contract
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2017 – Astillero Hijos de J. Barreras (HJB) has announced that it will construct a luxury cruise yacht for The...
Andalusian government insists on strategy to boost cruise tourism
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – The Minister of Tourism the Andalusian regional government, Francisco Javier Fernández, explained that the...
Venice sees fewer cruise ship visits
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Porto di Venezia (Venice port authority) is forecasting a 10% fall in the number of cruise ships visiting Venice...
NGO to carry out unofficial referendum on cruise ships in Venice lagoon
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) May 30, 2017 – Italian non-governmental organisation No Grandi Navi (NGV), which seeks to ban the entry of big cruise ships in...
Greece to capitalise on sea tourism’s growth via concession and PPP investment models
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 26, 2017 – Elena Kountoura, Greek Minister of Tourism, has addressed delegates at the 4th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum,...
Greece promotes cruise industry at Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Speaking at the opening day of the 4th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, Greek Minister of Shipping and Insular...
Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum looks to promote East Med cruising and yachting
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 10, 2017 – The Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, the biennial trademark event for the international cruise and yachting...
Burgas, Alexandroupolis ports to develop joint project
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – Burgas port is discussing a joint tourism project with Greece’s Alexandroupolis port. The future...
Adriatic Sea Tourism Project – 2017 edition – executive summary
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – The 5th edition of Adriatic Sea Tourism Report (ASTR) produces the annual analysis and description of maritime...
Kuşadası port receives first transatlantic cruise ship
Kuşadası, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – The Mein Schiff 3 vessel, owned by TUI Cruises, has called at Ege Ports Liman in western Turkey’s...
Piraeus port welcomes first Chinese cruise visitors
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Leading managers of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (OLP), owned by China’s Cosco, have welcomed the...
La Ciotat develops local yachting capacity
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 – The port of La Ciotat (Bouches-du-Rhône), east of Marseille, which is a luxury yachting destination,...
Valencia port to take part in Seatrade Cruise Global trade fair
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) plans to participate in Seatrade Cruise Global...
Malaga port calls tender for tour operators
Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – Malaga port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga) has called tenders for the delivery of tourist...
La Rapita port to become basis of sea charters of Cruesa
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – La Rapita port, located near Tarragona, will become the basis for the operation of sea charter trips by...
Government looks to push Larnaca port development
Larnaca, Cyprus (Ports Europe) March 5, 2017 – A statement from Transport Minister Marios Demetriades said that the government intends to sign contracts...
Palma’s El Molinar port development stalls
Palma, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2017 – A controversial expansion project for El Molinar is set to be withdrawn. Rafel Vallespir, the president...