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Spain, Portugal and Poland are preparing a new programme for seniors with the EC
(01/03/2011) As part of the CALYPSO Preparatory Action, the European Commission has approved the project presented by Spain, Portugal and Poland to work jointly on preparing a seniors exchange system in the low season. Representatives of the three national administrations will work for eleven months to start up these transnational exchanges of senior tourists in 2012.
The Europe Senior Tourism programme now includes the Canary Islands
(28/02/2011) Over 55s can now purchase a trip to Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria with Europe Senior Tourism. All the information on the programme is available on the websites www.euroseniors.eu and www.europeseniortourism.eu to enjoy a complete holiday from 25 April to 30 June.
Europe Senior Tourism is promoted in Portugal, Austria and the Czech Republic
(01/02/2011) The President of SEGITTUR has given press conferences and interviews to the media in Lisbon, Vienna and Prague, with the aim of promoting the second edition of the Europe Senior Tourism programme in these countries.
Europe Senior Tourism doubles the number of seniors from October to December
(26/01/2011) About 11,000 European seniors have enjoyed a subsidised trip to Spain in winter thanks to the second edition of the Europe Senior Tourism programme, between October and December 2010: double the amount compared to the same months in the previous edition.
The president of SEGITTUR promotes Europe Senior Tourism in Greece
(11/01/2011) Over 25 journalists attended the press conference given by the president of SEGITTUR in Athens to promote Europe Senior Tourism. He was accompanied by representatives from the Balearic Islands in Andalusia and from Kyklos Travel and Pamvotis Travel, the Greek tour operators responsible for marketing the programme in Greece.
Over 15,000 Greek senior citizens visited Spain in the first edition of Europe Senior Tourism, making it the programme’s top nationality in number of tourists.
