Tourism

Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov heaped praise on Greece as a tourism destination in a video message recorded on board the International Space Station (ISS) where he is currently serving as mission commander. The message hailed the Greece-Russia Year of Tourism, an...

The Municipality of Heraklion has won three prizes at the Greek Tourism Awards 2018. This week's event at the Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center in Athens was held under the auspices of the Greek Tourism Organization and the Ministry of Tourism. The Cretan...

Aqua Vista Hotels (AVH) made a dynamic start to the 2018 season by winning four awards at the annual Greek tourism fair held in Athens recently. The AVH group has a luxurious line-up of beautiful hotels in Santorini, Mykonos and...

Kasos is the southernmost island of the Dodecanese, close to Crete and Karpathos, and  is considered the last ring in the chain of islands connecting Asia Minor and Crete. The earliest traces of human settlements on the island date from...

Orthodox Easter is fast approaching and the island of Crete is hosting a special tourism summit to celebrate everything the famous destination has to offer. Travel Massive Crete is marking April 5, the eve of Good Friday, with a free,...

For the second year in a row, the city of New York has welcomed and presented the authentic, unique tastes of the South Aegean Region. Argyro Barbarigou, Ambassador of the South Aegean 2019 Gastronomic Region, in collaboration with the Dames d'Escoffier,...

Electronic tickets for 11 archaeological sites will be available June 1st just in time for the surge of tourists who descend on Greece for the summer Greek media report. In addition to the  National Archaeological Museum and Byzantine Museum in Athens,...

  Infamous for boozy Brits making headlines for all the wrong reasons, the Cypriot resort of Ayia Napa is now calling time on U.K. tour operators who send "misbehaving" travelers to their town. In a letter to tour operators and the...

Greek museums saw an increase in visitor numbers in 2017 it was revealed on Monday. According to the Hellenic Statistics Agency (ELSTAT), November 2017 saw a year-on-year increase of 7.2 percent despite a 0.9 percent drop in the number of...

In Amorgos, There is Time is a short video from BKC Film which features stunning aerial and ground-level footage from the Cycladic island of Amorgos. This beautiful Aegean island is located near the more popular islands of Naxos and Ios, on...

The Best Greek Hotel Breakfast in the Greek Hospitality Awards 2018 has been won by a hotel in Ano Pedina, Zagorochoria. The winning accommodation is the Pirrion Boutique Hotel Sweet Hospitality which competed with other 148 hotels and, after a careful...

The Greek island of Lesvos is one of the richest gastronomic crossroads in the country, bearing cultural traces in all its the flavors. It is an island where the quality of the primary ingredients comes first, where seasonal is key...

The Greek island of Crete sees thousands of people visit for its rich array of archaeological treasures. The Minoan Palace of Knossos is only minutes from Heraklion and those with a deeper interest in history travel to the southern coast to see...

For those who have made up their mind and are ready to visit Thessaloniki for the first time, there are a few must-do activities that are impossible to miss. Whether it is checking the traditional seaside walk, visiting famous museums...

Small businesses in Crete will have an extra edge this coming tourist season as a partnership program with Google seeks to expand their digital side. Google and the Region of Crete on Monday announced the launch of cooperation to extend...