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Greece Named Best Destination at UK’s Wave Awards 2019Greece has received the “Best Destination (Port or Country)” title at the Wave Awards 2019, which is considered the premier awards of the UK cruise industry.Also, for the second consecutive year, Greece was voted second most “Favorite Cruise Destination” in the Public Vote category, after Barbados in first place and before Jamaica in third.It should be mentioned that Greece received the Wave Awards a few days after the ITB Berlin 2019 tourism exhibition, where the country and Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura were honored with three accolades.
EU parliament calls for freeze on Turkey's membership talksThe European Union should formally suspend Turkey's negotiations to join the bloc, EU lawmakers said on Wednesday in a symbolic rebuke of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who Western governments accuse of widespread abuses of human rights.
ND says EU accession talks are 'leverage' for Turkey to reformGreece's conservative main opposition party said on Wednesday it voted against a European Parliament resolution to freeze Turkey's EU accession talks due to the country's backtracking, saying negotiations are a leverage to push Ankara to implement reforms.
Aircraft crashed through fence and into bushes after pilot’s bid to avoid birdsDuring the takeoff roll the sole crew member, on board with two passengers and a dog, noticed the flock of birds on the end of the runway and attempted to abort.
Another 100 coconut trees arrived in Argostoli from Sicily yesterday, I believe these are to be planted along by the cruise boat pier.
Brexit confusion providing below cost bargain holidays for UK travellersResearch by The Independent has found thousands of airline tickets to EU destinations available for departures on 29 March itself for less than £13.That figure is significant because it represents the Air Passenger Duty that the airline must pay – meaning a loss for the airline as soon as the passenger steps aboard the plane.Thomas Cook has a week’s package holiday from Gatwick to Tenerife departing on 29 March for £209 per person. The price includes flights, transfers, baggage and self-catering accommodation at a three-star property in Puerto de la Cruz. It is less than the cost of parking a car for the week in the car park adjacent to Gatwick’s North Terminal.
Coca-Cola admits it produces 3m tonnes of plastic packaging a year
Jaguar Land Rover recalls 44,000 UK cars over CO2 emissionsJaguar Land Rover (JLR) is recalling tens of thousands of UK cars over carbon dioxide emissions.The country’s biggest car manufacturer said the vehicles are emitting more of the greenhouse gas than expected.The affected cars have a 2.0-litre diesel or petrol engine. The recall will include the Land Rover Discovery and Discovery Sport; the Range Rover Evoque, Sport and Velar; and the Jaguar E-Pace, F-Pace, F-Type, XE and XF.
Greece Sees High Demand from Russian HolidaymakersEarly bookings of Russian holidaymakers for travel packages to Greece are up by 15 percent, the Greek Tourism Ministry said on Thursday.
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