Greece

Financial police inspectors found delinquency rates ranging from 50-100% during raids on major tourist resorts in Greece over the last month, including the cosmopolitan islands of Mykonos, Santorini, Zakynthos and Corfu, the Greek police revealed on Monday. In some cases...

When Greeks hit the beach each summer they do it with finesse.

Despite hopes that domestic tourism, along with travelers from what was considered "safe" countries, would save the tourist season in Greece, many hotels are still closed while the rate of occupancy in those that are open is as low...

The latest data published by Greece's Civil Aviation Authority and the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (INSETE Intelligence) reveal the top-12 destinations in Greece that received the largest numbers of arrivals from abroad at their airports between January...

According to Enterprise Greece, the official agency of the Greek State to promote investment in Greece, many foreign investors in the sector of tourism have expressed interest in developing plots for the creation of tourist and holiday complexes, among...

Greek authorities express fears over the fate of around 20 tourists that are missing following Monday's deadly fire in eastern Attica. Sources say that the tourists mainly from Denmark, Belgium, Italy and Poland are missing from their lodgings in the...

Athens has been unveiled as Europe's best city break destination for 2018, with its famous Acropolis also being chosen as Europe's best tourist destination. The World Travel Awards (WTA) Europe Gala Ceremony 2018 was held in the Greek capital over the...

As the countdown to summer begins, foreign travel guides begin to overflow with information on the most ideal tourist destinations.. The British news agency “Telegraph” presented Europe’s 10 hidden seaside resorts and Kea,  Greece, seems to have enraptured the...

According to e turbonews, Turkish tourists are flooding the Greek islands traveling by cruise ships, since Greece this year is one of the countries with the lowest prices due to the crisis. Some 50,000 tourists from Turkey are expected to...

Hoping that there won't be a repeat of last year's incessant protests, strikes and riots against austerity measures which led to images around the world of ports, airports and public transportation being shut down, Greece is projecting a big...

While Greece continues to be an attractive destination for Bulgarians during the Christmas holidays, this year saw a marked decline in the number of visitors from the neighboring country, as it did for Greeks going to Bulgaria. Many Bulgarians prefer...

After much research and travelling across Greece, the documentary feature “GolfLand?,” produced by author and former academic Nelly Psarrou had its premiere screening in the city of Volos on May 4. It continues to draw the public's attention on...

ATHENS – With early projections for bookings showing as much as a 50 percent drop, Greek hoteliers are preparing themselves for as much as a 10 percent decline in business this year as the country struggles to right itself...

Greece expects more than 650,000 tourists from Russia this year, stated Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism George Nikitiadis in the Russian state news agency ITAR-TASS. "In 2009 160-170 thousand Russian tourists visited our country, in 2010 about 380,000 and this year, according to my estimations, we expect more than 650,000," said Mr. Nikitiadis, reassuring...

Many Hollywood stars have chosen Greece for their vacations this summer and that's the best advertisement for the Greek islands. Catherine Zeta Jones with Michael Douglas, Goldie Hawn with Kurt Russell and Shakira with Gerard Pique have already visited Mykonos and Skiathos this summer, and Greece is expecting  many more celebrities to arrive. According to the Deputy...