France to invest €30m on modernisation of nautical infrastructure
The French government is to provide €30m for the modernization of nautical bases and marinas as part of the Destination France plan for the transformation of tourism in the country.…
The French government is to provide €30m for the modernization of nautical bases and marinas as part of the Destination France plan for the transformation of tourism in the country.…
The Balearic Islands are maintaining their established leadership position within Spain’s national marine leisure industry with charter being the driver that is underpinning its strength. The latest statistics from Spanish…
Turkey is catching up with opportunities in the yachting sector due to changing consumer habits during the pandemic period, reports Turkish newspaper Milliyet. Cem Seven, president of the [Turkish] Ships,…
Greece’s progress in the yacht charter market, superyachts in particular, has been spectacular in recent years. In an interview with newmoney.gr, Gina Polemi, business development director at BWA Yachting Greece,told…
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As in the rest of Europe, the Austrian boating market is reaping the benefits of staycations, consumer frustration with lockdowns and the need for social distance – ingredients that are…
As in the rest of Europe and Scandinavia, boat sales in Sweden have been on a strong upward trajectory since early last summer, creating a scenario that the local industry…
Slovenia enjoys a coastline of only about 47 km, but the Balkan state’s Adriatic Sea shore is attracting a growing number of boaters. Emerging from the financial woes caused by…
Poland’s boatbuilding sector is emerging from the pandemic with an improved financial standing, with data from the country’s industry association POLBOAT suggesting about half of local boatbuilders showing increased revenues…
Located in the north-eastern end of the Baltic, Estonia has increased its importation of boats – most notably motorboats – by some 20%. At the same time, helped by inward…
The pandemic has provided a major boost to the Czech Republic’s industry, with the country’s marinas attracting record numbers of seafarers, and the demand for captain’s licence courses sky rocketing,…
In the Netherlands, Covid devastated sailing schools, charterers and retailers but blessed sellers of new and used sail and motorboats with healthy sales. The aftermath worries HISWA, the Dutch boating…
What a difference a year makes, and what a year. The Italian marine industry, Europe’s first major boating market to feel the negative impact of Covid in 2020, has been…
During the worst of the Covid outbreak, says Ludo Janssens, manager of Belgium’s Nautibel trade lobby, “our usual workshops on quality, new systems and materials etc., fell away due to…