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Theater week in Athens Greece

16/05/2011 Easytraveller No Comments Travel News

Athens Theater WeekContinuing our presentation of Athens cultural events we present today the Athens Theater week.
Enjoy unique theater performances, participate in acting workshops and forums and enjoy the theatrical art, from up close. Important actors give their best, offering us moments of unique performance. Among the many projects presented this week, choose the ones that suit you most, participate in various events and of course do not miss the Athens Video Art Festival which presents wonderful works of talented artists.
Please see the complete list of the events by clicking here

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Art Week in Athens Greece

10/05/2011 Easytraveller No Comments Travel News

Athens Greece Art Week Starting this week we will publish the most important events that happen in Athens on the era of culture. This will help you organize your time while in Athens.
This week Athens celebrate the contemporary art. Visit the unique exhibitions proposed which introduce a range of subjects and seize the opportunity to view interesting aspects of the contemporary art scene. Allow your mind to feel, and be inspired to change for the better.
Please see the complete list of the events by clicking here

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More flights Amsterdam – Athens by Olympic Air

06/05/2011 Easytraveller No Comments Travel News

Olympic Air Greek Air CurrierAs per last announcement Olympic Air will increase flights between Amsterdam and Athens fduring the 2011 summer period.
In order to boost sales of the short-haul connection within the Benelux countries, the Greek airline has appointed AVIAREPS, the world’s leading aviation and tourism management specialist as General Sales Agent (GSA) with a mandate to represent Olympic Air and attract new customers within the region. From the AVIAREPS branch offices in Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Diegem (Belgium), General Manager Xander Scheffel and his team will coordinate all sales, marketing and ticketing activities on behalf of the airline.
Olympic Air currently offers daily flights from Amsterdam to Athens with Airbus A320 aircraft, which are with 162 seats. As of mid May 2011 the Greek airline will increase service frequency and add an eighth and ninth scheduled flight on the Amsterdam-Athens route, departing Amsterdam Airport Schiphol every Friday and Sunday with two daily flights. From Athens, passengers can conveniently continue their journey by taking one of the numerous domestic or international flights of Olympic Air. Thanks to the latest code-share agreement with Cyprus Airways the Greek airline’s route map now consists of 27 international destinations including Larnaca and Paphos, and 32 destinations within Greece.

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Greek Islands Turkey Cruise Vacation Package 10 days

26/04/2011 Easytraveller 5 Comments Vacation Packages

Louis Majesty Cruise ShipJoining this vacation package you enjoy the luxury of our cruise ships and visit Mykonos, Patmos, Kusadasi, Rhodes, Crete and Santorini. At the end of your cruise you will have the opportunity to relax in Santorini, watch the sunset from the Caldera, taste the Greek and Mediterranean cuisine and swim in the crystal Aegean Sea waters.

SATURDAY: ATHENS: Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Balance of day at leisure.

SUNDAY: ATHENS:Morning sightseeing tour of Athens including all famous monuments: House of Parthenon Acropolis Athens GreeceParliament, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Adrian’s Arch, Temple of the Olympian Zeus, the Royal Palace, the Academy, the University and the National Library. Tour will end by visiting the Acropolis and the new Acropolis Museum, “State of the art” in museum construction and very rich in content. On Mondays the new Acropolis Museum is closed.
Afternoon free to visit Plaka (The old Athens city) with lots of souvenir shops, restaurants and taverns.
MONDAY: ATHENS-MYKONOS (GR): Morning transfer to the port in order to embark your Mykonos Myconos Island Greeceselected cruise ship. Our cruise ship will leave the port of Piraeus at 11:00 for a 4 full days of fun and experiences. We go along the Athens Riviera in the Saronic Golf to the south end of Attica passing close to the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion. This afternoon is a good opportunity to get around and know your ship and the services we provide.
In the afternoon we arrive in Mykonos, the island of the international “jet set”, famous for its beautiful sandy beaches and incredible night life. Take a taste of the island and check if you maybe like to return in the future to spend more time. In the evening return to the ship for overnight travel to our next destination.
TUESDAY: KUSADASI(TUR)-PATMOS(GR): First port of call today is the Turkish port of Ephesus TurkeyKusadasi. Optional excursion to Ephessus, one of the most complete ancient cities ever excavated. Then on to the island of Patmos, where St. John recorded the book of the Revelation.
Rhodes Rodos Island GreeceWEDNESDAY: RHODES (GR): Today we visit the magnificent island of the roses, Knights and Butterflies. Participating in one of the optional tours, you can visit the old medieval city and the famous Acropolis of Lindos. If you want to be on your own you can swim in one of the many beaches of the island or just stroll in the old city and imagine being one of its inhabitants of the ancient times, Late evening return in the ship. Participating in one of the optional tours, you can visit the famous Acropolis of Lindos.
THURSDAY : HERAKLIO (GR)-SANTORINI: New port, new places, new interesting sites in Crete. Phestos Palace Heraklion Crete Island GreeceWe will wake up in Heraklion, the biggest city of Crete, the island full of archaeological sites, beautiful beaches and fantastic scenery. Take the opportunity to participate in the optional tour to the Palace of Knossos, the centre of the Minoan Civilization.
We continue and this afternoon we visit the most breathtaking island, Santorini, believed to be the lost continent of Atlantis.  Arrival, disembarkation and transfer to your selected hotel in Santorini.
Santorini Island GreeceFRIDAY & SATURDAY: SANTORINI (GR): Days at your leisure to enjoy the unique views, the black sandy beaches as well as the most romantic sunset of the world.
Enjoy a half day cruise to the small islands of Nea Kameni & Palea Kameni located inside the Caldera, the Hot Springs with the Greek and yellow waters (with free time for swimming) and the island of Thirassia.
SUNDAY: SANTORINI-ATHENS: At the indicated time, you will be transferred to the port to embark the Ferryboat to Piraeus. Arrival & transfer to your selected hotel in Athens.
MONDAY: ATHENS-AIRPORT: According to your departure flight, you will be transferred to the airport.

Greek Islands Turkey Greece Cruises 4 days

22/03/2011 Easytraveller 2 Comments Mediterranean Cruises

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An unforgetable cruise vacation visiting 6 ports, 4 Greek islands and Tukey for a price starting from Euro 181 including all meals on board

FRIDAY: ATHENS/MYKONOS: Embarkation starts at 09:00. Our cruise ship will leave the port of Piraeus at 11:00 for a 3Mykonos_Myconos_Island_Greece full days of fun and experiences. We go along the Athens Riviera in the Saronic Golf to the south end of Attica passing close to the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion. This afternoon is a good opportunity to get around and know your ship and the services we provide. In the afternoon arrival at the famous island of Mykonos, an international “jet-set” known for its beautiful sandy beaches, hundreds of tiny white chapels and incredible night life. Walk around the town and admire the small houses, all white and blue, have a coffee or a cocktail in one of the famous bars and promise to return for longer stay and more experiences.

SATURDAY: KUSADASI/PATMOS: First port of call today is the Turkish port of Ephesus Kusadasi TurkeyKusadasi with the option to visit Ephesus, one of the most complete ancient cities ever excavated. Then on to the island of Patmos, where participating in the optional tour, you will have the opportunity to visit the Monastery & the Grotto of St. John, where he lived and recorded the Book of Revelation.

Santorini Island GreeceSUNDAY: SANTORINI:New port, new places, new interesting sites . We will wake up in Santorini,  the most breathtaking island,  believed to be the lost continent of Atlantis. We will spend the whole day here and you can participate in the optional tours or just relax in one of the famous cafes of the town and admire the sunset on the Caldera, known to be the most famous. You can taste the local cuisine with Greek and Mediterranean food in one of the island’s restaurants and taverns and do some shopping in the world famous shops.

MONDAY: PIRAEUS: Early we arrive in Piraeus port. After breakfast disembarkation and continue for your Greece vacation or for your return home trip.

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Egypt will be the partner country of ITB Berlin 2012

18/03/2011 Easytraveller 1 Comment Travel News

Pyramids Ghiza EgyptEgypt will be the partner country of ITB Berlin 2012 after an agreement signed by the Egyptian Minister of Tourism and the CEO of Messe Berlin.

”This is extremely important for us”, said Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, the Egyptian Minister of Tourism at ITB Berlin, adding, “we stand by our business partners and will be honouring all our agreements“. He noted that as the sector contributing most to the Egyptian economy tourism would continue to remain important. “The livelihood of one in seven Egyptians depends directly or indirectly upon tourism.” The tourism authorities have reacted quickly and adjusted their promotional campaigns to accommodate recent events.

The peaceful revolution has been the theme dominating the participation of this popular tourism destination in this year’s ITB Berlin. Having taken up his post two weeks ago, the new minister of tourism expressed his delight that ITB Berlin was the destination of his first trip abroad.

Taking as its slogan “Welcome to the country of the peaceful revolution“, a campaign has been launched focusing on a peaceful new beginning. The previous headline “Egypt – where everything began“ still holds true but, according to Amr El Ezaby of the Egyptian Tourism Board, in the present tense it takes on a new meaning. “Egypt – where everything begins” is the slogan now.

The demonstrations at the end of January caused a huge decline in tourism. However it is already beginning to recover. There were no visitors in February, but Abdel Nour hopes to secure their return in March. “Tourism will be back to previous levels sooner than expected.“

He is confident that the overall statistics in 2011 will be equal to those of 2010. Last year there were 14.2 million tourists, 1.33 million of whom were Germans, which surpassed the 2009 figure for German tourists by 10.5 %.

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The profile of the New Chinese Tourist

11/03/2011 Easytraveller No Comments Travel News

China-Outbound-Tourism-Research-InstituteAs part of the ITB Berlin, international tourism fair, a discussion panel with more than 100 participants was arranged by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt, director of COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute with subjest “The New Chinese Tourist”.

The keynote speech of the panel, delivered by Jens Thraenhart, the president of Dragon Trail (Beijing), emphasised the segmentation which is visible in today’s Chinese outbound travelers. Not only is it necessary to distinguish between the cheap-and-awful mass tourism tours and the offers for affluent travelers. Even within the affluent travelers segment, nouveaux riches and understaters, achievers and dreamers have developed as separate parts of the market. Flashing the newly achieved wealth or relishing understatement, concentrating on the career or entering fairy tales in daily life – the wishes of the rich customers have to be fulfilled if international destinations and companies want a piece of the cake of the growing Chinese outbound tourism source market.

All participants agreed that the sophistication and the diversity of demands of the affluent guests from China will further grow in the coming years, providing opportunities for companies and destinations which do their homework for the Chinese market.

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Turquía Israel Paquete de vacaciones 17 días

23/02/2011 Easytraveller Leave a comment Vacation Packages

Cappadocia_Turkey_Hot_Air_BallonTurquía Israel Paquete vacaciones 17 días
Turquía Israel Paquete vacaciones le llevará a los lugares más importantes y famosos de Turquía e Israel.
Usted visitará Estambul y Turquía con los lugares turísticos como el gran Capadocia, Konya, Pamukkale, Efeso, la casa de la Virgen María, Kusadasi, Pérgamo, Troya, Canakkale y Bursa.
En Israel esta gira le llevará a la tierra santa y usted visitará Cesarea, Jerusalén, Tiberíades y Galilea.
17 días llenos de historia, lugares encantadores, diferentes civilizaciones y diferentes personas y culturas!

SABADO: ESTAMBBUL: A su llegada, será recibido y trasladado al hotel elegido. Resto del día libre

DOMINGO: ESTAMBBUL: Después del desayuno, visita de día completo a Estambul. Istanbul_Turkey_Hagia_SophiaComenzamos nuestro recorrido por el barrio de Sultanahmet , en el corazón de la vieja Estambul en Agia Sophia . Construido por el emperador Justiniano en el siglo sexto dC esta iglesia es una de las maravillas de la arquitectura mundial . Su enorme cúpula domina el horizonte de la vieja Estambul . Es famosa por sus mosaicos , incluyendo resplandeciente retratos de emperadores y emperatrices.
A continuación visitaremos la Mezquita Azul , que debe su nombre a los azulejos exquisitos adornan su interior. Que data del siglo 17 , es la única mezquita imperial con seis minaretes. El hipódromo, el estadio de la antigua Bizancio, celebró 100.000 espectadores y objetos destacados de todos los rincones del imperio.
El Gran Bazar es el corazón comercial de la ciudad vieja y sus 4.000 tiendas están llenas de tesoros – incluyendo alfombras y kilims , sedas , joyas , cerámicas , iconos y artículos de cuero (cerrado los domingos) .
Almuerzo en un restaurante local y continuación de nuestro recorrido . Nuestra tarde comenzará a las Topkapi Palace, que , desde el 15 al siglo 19, fue el principio de residencia de los sultanes otomanos.
Poco Mezquita Agia Sophia es conocida como una de las iglesias más antiguas de pie en Estambul que datan del siglo sexto . Es el plan de arquitectura abovedada – basílica temprano de la famosa basílica de Santa Sofía , que se aplicó aquí primera vez en la historia

Ankara_Turkey_Opera_HouseLUNES: ESTAMBUL – ANKARA: Salida temprano en autobús hacia Ankara. Pasaremos por una zona muy fértil e históricamente muy rica, la antigua Bitinia y su capital Nicomedia. Parada breve en la ciudad romana de Prussias Ad Hippium, que fue capital de verano del Reinado de Bitinia. Almuerzo. Llegada a Ankara. Alojamiento y cena.

MARTES: ANKARA – CAPADOCIA: Tras el desayuno visita en la capital de Turquía Cappadocia_Turkey_General_Viewdel Mausoleo de Ataturk (Fundador de Turquía moderna) y del Museo de Civilizaciones de Anatolia, que cuenta con una rica colección de hallazgos de Asia Menor, principalmente hititas. Continuación del viaje hacia Capadocia pasando por el Lago Salado. Almuerzo. Llegada a Capadocia. Alojamiento en el hotel previsto y cena.

Cappadocia_Turkey_High_ChimneysMIERCOLES: CAPPADOCIA: Visita de la espectacular región de Capadocia, única por su fascinante y original paisaje, formado por la lava arrojada por los volcanes Erciyes y Hasan, hace 3 millones de años. Visita de los numerosos monasterios y capillas de Göreme, excavados en las rocas y decorados con frescos del siglo X (algunos de ellos muy bien conservados). Pasaremos por la fortaleza de Uchisar y el valle de Avcilar. Almuerzo y por la tarde, visita del pueblo de Avanos, famoso por su artesanía y los valles de Pasabagi y de G?vercinlik. Visita de la ciudad subterránea de Kaymakli o Serhatli, una de las 36 ciudades subterráneas de Capadocia que sirvió de refugio para los Cristianos. Regreso al hotel y cena.

JUEVES: CAPPADOCIA – KONYA – PAMUKKALE: Salida temprano hacia Konya, Pamukkale_Turkey_Travertine_hot_springscapital de los sultanes selyucidas en el siglo XI. Visita del Caravansarai de Sultanhan, donde paraban antiguamente las caravanas de camellos en la ruta de la seda. Visita del Mausoleo de Mevlana, poeta y filósofo que fundó la secta mística y religiosa de los Derviches Danzantes. Almuerzo en la ciudad y continuación del viaje hacia Pamukkale. Alojamiento y cena.

Ephesus_Turkey_Celsus_LibraryVIERNES: PAMUKKALE – EFESO – KUSADASI: Por la mañana, podremos disfrutar de Pamukkale, lugar espectacular único en el mundo, por sus deslumbrantes cascadas blancas y piscinas naturales. De camino hacia Kusadasi, conoceremos la antigua Hierapolis, la Necrópolis que contiene más de 150.000 tumbas. Almuerzo. Continuación hacia Efeso. Ciudad grecorromana, antigua capital de Asia Menor y una de las mejores conservadas de la antiguedad donde se encuentran el Templo de Adriano, Templo de Trajano, el teatro, la Biblioteca de Celso etc… Visita de la Casa de la Virgen, lugar donde pasó los últimos años de su vida. Alojamiento y cena. dinner.

Ancient Troy TurkeySABADO: KUSADASI – PERGAMO – TROYA – ÇANAKKALE: Desayuno y viaje hacia Pergamo, ciudad rival de Alejandría en el dominio de las artes y las letras. Visita de esta antigua ciudad Romana, en la que veremos, su Teatro, el Templo de Trajano, el Altar de Zeus, etc. Almuerzo y visita de Troya, ciudad legendaria que su fama procede de la “Ilíada” de Homero y la Guerra de Troya. Alojamiento y cena en el hotel de Çanakkale.

DOMINGO: ÇANAKKALE – BURSA – ESTAMBUL: Tras el desayuno Salida hacia Bursa, primera capital del Imperio Otomano, visita de la Mezquita Grande, Mausoleo y Mezquita Verde. Almuerzo y tiempo libre. Continuación del viaje. Llegada al hotel de Estambul a última hora de la tarde.

LUNES: ESTAMBUL – AEROPUERTO – BEN GURION TELAVIV : A la hora indicada, será trasladado al aeropuerto para tomar su vuelo con destino a Tel-Aviv. Llegada al Aeropuerto de Ben Gurion. Asistencia y traslado al hotel de Telaviv. Alojamiento

Caesaria IsraelMARTES: TEL AVIV – CAESAREA – HAIFA – ACRE – GALILEA: Visita panorámica de la ciudad de Tel Aviv y Jaffa, incluyendo el barrio de los artistas y la Iglesia de San Pedro en Jaffa. Continuación a Cesárea, para visitar el antiguo teatro Romano y Haifa sobre el monte Carmelo. Vista del Templo Bahai, el Monasterio Carmelita de Stella Maris y apreciaremos la vista desde el monte, continuaremos hacia San Juan de Acre. Alojamiento kibutz hotel en la Galilea o Tiberiades.

MIERCOLES: TIBERIADES – NAZARETH – GALILEA: Salida hacia el Monte de las Bethlehem Jesus birthplace IsraelBienaventuranza. Luego hacia Tabgha donde dio lugar la Multiplicación de los panes y los peces. Bordearemos el lago de Tiberiades hacia Capernaum, visita a la antigua sinagoga y a la nueva iglesia Franciscana. Visita a Nazaret, incluyendo la Basílica de la Anunciación, la Fuente de Maria así como la Carpintería de San José. Regresando visita a Cana de Galilea donde se conmemora el Milagro de las Bodas de Cana. Alojamiento kibutz hotel en la Galilea o Tiberiades.

Galilee IsraelJUEVES: GALILEA – JERUSALEM : Salida hacia el Rio Jordán. Continuaremos hacia la antigua ciudad Filistea de Beth Shean, una de las diez ciudades de la Decápolis. Visita de las excavaciones. Por la tarde, atravesando el Desierto de Judea llegada a Jerusalén, alojamiento en el hotel.

VIERNES: JERUSALEM – CIUDAD NUEVA – BELEN: Por la mañana recorreremos la Ciudad Nueva de Jerusalén, incluyendo la Knesset y La Menorah. Visita del Museo del Holocausto y del Museo de Israel. Visitaremos también Ein Karem, lugar del nacimiento de San Juan el Bautista. Por la tarde, visita a Belén, la Basílica de la Natividad y la iglesia de Santa Catalina. Regreso al hotel, alojamiento

Galilee_Rainbow_CaveSABADO: JERUSALEM CIUDAD ANTIGUA: Temprano por la mañana, visitaremos el Muro de los Lamentos. Vista sobre el Monte del Templo. Pasaremos a través de la Vía Dolorosa, por la Basílica del Santo Sepulcro. Visitaremos el Monte Sion, la Basílica de la Dormición y el Cenáculo, donde tuvo lugar la Ultima Cena. Salida hacia el Monte de los Olivos desde el cual se aprecia la antigua Jerusalén. Visitaremos el Huerto de Getsemaní con sus milenarios olivos y la Basílica de Todas las Naciones. Regreso al hotel, alojamiento.

DOMINGO: JERUSALEM: Día libre en Jerusalén. Excursión opcional al Mar Muerto y Massada

LUNES: JERUSALEM – AEROPUERTO DE BEN GURION: A la hora indicada, traslado al aeropuerto para tomar su vuelo de salida.

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