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Russian websites urge travelers to choose destinations in Greece

Numerous Russian websites are urging Russian travelers, who are preparing to embark on their summer holidays, to choose from among the limitless beauties of Greece as their destination.
One of the oldest such sites, www.Greek.ru, which according to its creator Roman Simkin is the most popular Russian-language site on Greece, tallies some 5,000 visitors daily (according to Google Analytics).
“We are the most independent net portal on Greece — without state support and sponsors,” Simkin said in an interview with ANA-MPA.
Simkin decided, after a visit to Greece nine years ago, to create a “little Greece” on the internet, in the Russian language.
“When we started up the site 9 years ago, Russian tourism to Greece was still in its first stages. In Greece at the time, they didn’t believe that the Russian tourist would be the most faithful and good-paying visitor. Today, I believe adamantly that Greek.ru has contributed to Russians seriously considering Greece for their holidays”.
The website, apart from rich historical material from Ancient to Modern Greece, Greek news in Russian and a plethora of other informational elements, also contains a number of travel texts by Russian bloggers on their visits to Greece.
“These texts, on our blog, are the best advertisement of your country, because they are always real, truthful and also describe the sentimental relationship of the traveler with Greece — his/her love affair with Greece. This is so because, usually, the travel texts are written by inspired people,” Simkin added.
He also said that, together with the Greek-related news from the Russian media, the site also uploads exclusive news from Greek.ru’s correspondents in many parts of Greece.
Among the most popular webpages of the portal is the “Learn Greek” section.
Two smaller but equally popular portals on Greece are www.lovegreece.ru and www.russiangreece.gr.
(source: ana-mpa)

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