Greece

According to data derived from Russia's Vestnik ATOP Association of Tour Operators, which works closely with Greece’s Tourism Organization in Moscow, Russian tourists who visited Greece between January and September 2018 preferred visiting Athens and its riviera, as well...

Controversy continues to surround the issue of two Russian diplomatic staff ordered out of  Greece this week. In an article run by Russian news agency Tass, Igor Pshenichnikov of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies said the decision had been made...

More and more Russian visitors are coming to Greece for expensive luxury vacations, according to a tour operator on Wednesday. ANEX Tour says although pre-bookings of standard holiday packages for Greece and Cyprus remained steady, there had been an uptick...

Chinese, Russian and Turkish citizens are ranked in the top three in terms of the number of recipients of a five-year residence permit from Greece through property acquisition. Since 2014, Greece has offered so-called “golden visas” granting five-year residency -...

The Guardian newspaper has revealed that a number of Russian and Ukrainian oligarchs have obtained Cypriot, and therefore European citizenship, in exchange for billions in investment. The British paper says it has in its possession a leaked list of names...

Greece may become the leader in bookings from Russian tourists by the end of 2016, said the head of Russia’s Federal Tourism Agency, Oleg Safonov. The flow of tourists from Russia to Greece may exceed 1 million people before year’s...

In 2016, Russians will celebrate 1,000 years since they first arrived and settled on Mount Athos, Greece. Numerous events both in Greece and Russia have been organized in order to celebrate this significant anniversary. According to Greek media, the official...

A tweet sent by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu was criticized by mass media and the Turkish PM. "Fortunately our pilots are not as mercurial as yours against the Russians", Tsipras wrote on Twitter....

Fewer and fewer Russian tourists search for their ideal summer vacation in Greece, according to recent data released by search engine Yandex.Travel. Russian users usually visit Yandex.Travel to search for their favorite travel destinations, compare prices and then make their purchases through...

The number of Greek luxury villas bought by Russians has doubled in 2015 compared to previous years, says a Bild report. As the Greek economy keeps sinking in recession and the recent capital controls have crippled tourism, the Greek government...

The Greek expectations from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' upcoming visit to Moscow have become the center of international media, while European officials, such as the European Parliament President Martin Schulz, have warned Athens to be cautious towards Russia and...

A particular interest in investments for the region of Thessaly, Greece, and mainly for Pelion and the Sporades islands is expressed by foreigners, potential buyers. As far as Pelion is concerned, the interest comes from the part of Cyprus, Israel,...

With a record-breaking tourist season in full swing and everyone seemingly happy - apart from visitors to Greece's most popular island, Santorini, who were left in the dark with power outages - the numbers are getting a big boost...

With Greece enjoying what looks to be a record tourist season, one of the most important sources is Russian visitors who are flocking to the country in droves.  The Consulate General of Greece in Moscow, Ioannis Plotas told the...

Western Greece is dynamically entering the tourist season with a growing number of Russian visitors who fly to Araxos Airport or travel by cruise. But except for holidays, Russians are visiting Western Greece in order to invest mainly in...