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.
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
Vilagarcía, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Vilagarcía (port authority of Vilagarcía), in its commitment to a management...
Port of Tarragona grows 6.9% during May 2018
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – 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....
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 – Valenciaport Foundation is developing a training programme on fishing-tourism for the fishing sector of...
Sète port launches public e-platform for new yachting project
Sète, France (Ports Europe) April 9, 2018 – Sète port has launched a e-platform for local residents to learn and comment on the proposed project to...
Tourist agreement signed for ports of Bari, Brindisi, Manfredonia, Barletta and Monopoli
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) April 6, 2018 – An agreement has been signed between Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP...
Sicilian ports still showing low cruise passenger numbers
Catania, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 28, 2018 – After fluctuating numbers last year, the Sicilian cruise industry is forecasting improved...
Puertos del Estado continues to invest in the local cruise industry
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 5, 2018 – In 2017 Spanish ports exceed 9.2 million cruise passengers, a result of a long-standing commitment by the...
Local port support Douro region at BTL, at Portuguese tourism fair
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo (APDL – The Port Authority of...
Spain’s Baleària receives cruise quality seal for Dénia port
Dénia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2018 – Spanish company Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. was distinguished on Friday with the Commitment of...
TOURISMED project meeting takes place in Cyprus
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – The second TOURISMED project meeting is currently being held in Cyprus. The objective of TOURISMED is...
Valencia: CO-EVOLVE Project to foster Sustainable Maritime and Coastal tourism development
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 23, 2017 – The 3rd Steering Committee of the CO-EVOLVE project (Promoting the co-evolution of human activities...