Tourism

A Greek-Russian cooperation on tourism is under discussion, Deputy Foreign Minister responsible for International Economic Relations Dimitris Mardas said on Friday to Praktorio 104.9 FM. It refers to cruise ships that will carry Russian tourists from the port of Sochi...

Aitoliko is a small, densely populated island that is located in the middle of a calm lagoon in Western Greece, connected to the mainland by two 30-meter-long stone arch bridges of the 19th century. The "watery" town of Aitoliko, having a population...

Istanbul is a great city to experience, but for Greeks it has a special meaning as the Byzantine and Greek foundations of what was once the known world’s largest metropolis can be seen everywhere.

German airlines Lufthansa included two Greek islands, Santorini and Corfu, in its 2016 summer schedule for Greece. An airlink from Munich to Santorini and Corfu will be held once a week in order to facilitate the passenger's increase in demand for...

Athens will participate in the celebrations for the World Cities Day on Saturday October 31 with a series of events. The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), devoted to the effective promotion of the City of Athens, is embracing the occasion of...

The Central Archaeological Council is considering the prospect of a unified ticket regime for the country’s numerous archaeological sites, museums and monuments, with a pilot program set to commence on April 1, 2016. CAC’s members unanimously approved relevant proposals for...

Greek Way, the promising new start-up of Stelios Kerastas and Kostas Siolas, recently introduced a different kind of tourist gift concept. The two young and promising founders came up with four themed mini suitcases, in which signature Greek product-treats and...

Foreign tourists spent at least 10.4 billion euros in Greece in the first eight months of the year, with almost a third of that coming in August. According to Bank of Greece figures released on Thursday, there was a 7.1...

It is said that a tourist’s last memory of the place he visited is leaving the airport. If the saying is true, then thousands of people may have been frustrated when leaving from Greece this summer. The fact that...

The Hellenic Police has launched its tourist police Visitors' Help Office in Athens, completing a plan initiated by the previous leadership of the civil protection ministry, in collaboration with the Greek hoteliers' chamber. Inaugurated on Saturday, the new help desk...

According to data released by the Bank of Greece tourist arrival for the first semester of 2015 (January-June) grew by 18.8% compared to the same period in 2014. This development resulted in a 4.171 million euro tourism turnover for the...

Greece's tourism sector has become a poll of attraction for foreign investors as half of foreign investments in 2014 were made in tourism and real estate, according to Enterprise Greece member, Constantinos Angelopoulos. Greece retains its comparative advantage and...

Passenger traffic at the Athens International Airport grew 14.7% in September to 1.8 million, from 1.6 million passengers in the same month last year. The Athens airport recorded a new passenger traffic record in the January-September period with a total...

While creditors have asked for a raise on value added tax on Greek islands, neighboring Turkey is about to create duty free zones on tourist destinations on the Aegean Sea coastline. As of October first, six popular tourist islands have...

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) reports that based on 2014 data on tourist arrivals and overnight stay in various Greek hotels, it appears that the phenomenon of illegal accommodation sites is constantly growing in the country, causing great problems...