Greece

The number of Chinese tourists visiting Greece in 2018 is expected to rise by more than 50 percent, Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said. Speaking to the Athens News Agency, the minister who in May visited China to promote Greece as...

Chinese tourists are currently “invading” Greece in big numbers. Last year, 150,000 Chinese travelers visited the country. Usually they travel in groups, but more and more individual travelers are also arriving to the country, where appreciation for its rich...

The number of Chinese tourists visiting Greece will rise tenfold, said Fosun Senior Vice President Jim Jiannong Qian, according to a Bloomberg report. Fosun International Ltd., a Chinese conglomerate involved in the venture to transform the former Athens airport site into...

While visiting Athens on Monday, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that Beijing is setting a medium-term target for a tenfold rise in Chinese visitors to Greece for the near-future. "...Although every year there are more Chinese tourists in...

Only 50,000 Chinese tourists out of the 10 million that traveled in Europe came to Greece last year, according to the Greek statistics service and data of the Athens International Airport (AIA). "This is a very small number compared to...

Α total of 150,000 Chinese tourists visited Greece last year, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said adding that if that number increased to 500,000-1,000,000, she would be very happy. The success of Greek tourism would be the increase of revenues proportionally...

Residents in Crete, Greece, warmly welcomed 800 Chinese tourists who arrived at Heraklion port early on Friday morning, March 27, with the cruise ship Costa Atlantica. Several journalists, actors and writers were among the visitors. The regional unit of Crete and...

Co-operation between Greece and China in tourism and cultural fields was discussed at an event hosted by the Hellenic Chinese Chamber organized ahead of the Money Show which coincided with the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations...

Chinese are welcome to visit Greece all year round, the Greek Secretary General of Tourism George Poussaios told China.org.cn Tuesday in Beijing after a cultural exchange deal was signed between China and Greece. "As far as I know we have...

As some expatriate professionals living in the country say, there is perhaps no other place in the western world safer than Greece.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Greece from November 10th to 12th at the invitation of the President of Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos, it was officially announced on Thursday. Xi's visit follows Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' visit to China...

Greece foresees an even greater number of tourist arrivals from China in 2019, on top of the huge number of tourists already counted in the first eight months of this year, which represented a 22 percent increase over last...

Chinese artist Kong Ning performed at the foot of the Acropolis in the centre of Athens on Sunday, in a bid to raise public awareness on environmental protection. Dressed in a long-tailed dress made of blue biodegradable plastic, the Chinese...

Visiting Athens is the third top priority for Chinese tourists that are planning a European holiday. According to research published by the Hotels.com Chinese International Travel Monitor, 4 percent of Chinese travellers say they would like to see the Greek...

The leading Chinese online travel portal alitrip.com, a subsidiary of the giant Alibaba Group, will present its business to an event in Athens organized by the Professional Chamber of Athens and the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry on...