Tourism

The Greek economy may still be in recession mode, but its largest industry; the tourism sector, is in a constant rise and had exhibited a spike in the first eight months of the year. According to official data from the...

Author Karon Grieve flew from Glasgow to Heraklion, Crete on a jet all by herself; and she had only paid 46 British pounds for the flight, a Daily Record report says. The Scottish writer and food expert did not expect...

We are in late October and the tourist period in the Aegean islands is over, but on Santorini the tourists are flooding the alleys of the island as they did in mid-August. The charter flights from all over the world...

Four Greek regional airports are among the worst in Europe, according to what travelers vote through the Sleeping in Airports website. This year Heraklion in Crete leads the pack. At Heraklion Airport, like many of the Greek islands airports, travellers...

A new, impressive video titled "Blogtrotters 2017 - Travel in Balance," which visualizes the results of Blogtrotters' action of Marketing Greece for 2017, was presented by "Discover Greece." The imaginatively edited video presents bloggers from around the world sharing their...

  In the heart of the Mediterranean is the Greek island of Crete, which is home to some of the largest vineyards in Greece. With a continuous presence since Minoan times, Cretan vines have a millennial history that places the...

Chania is one of the largest cities of Crete, second only to the capital of the island, Heraklion. Busy and full of life; Chania is also an eclectic old town and a favorite of many returning visitors. The traditional...

Recently opened Greek restaurant in Singapore, BAKALAKI Greek Taverna, is No 1 TripAdvisor restaurant in all of Singapore. Owned and run by Greeks, Singaporeans and foreign visitors are loving the food, service and design by award-winning Greek designer Dimitris Economou. Located...

The huge success the island enjoys now that it has become a year-round tourist destination might turn against us, says Santorini Mayor Anastasios-Nikolaos Zorzos. The mayor of Greece's most popular island internationally spoke to the Athens Macedonia News Agency about...

TUI Group is planning an investment programme focusing on the construction of new hotel units, its CEO Friedrich Joussen announced in a press conference held on Friday in the presence of Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura. TUI plans to add 10...

Expedia, one of the world’s largest online travel companies, recently honored Aqua Vista Hotels for successfully handling the bookings of the Spiliotica on the Cliff, one of its members in Imerovigli, Santorini. An award-winning company, Aqua Vista Hotels received the...

The top sports tourism event “Santorini Experience” is only a few days away. Between October 6th and 8th 2017, running and swimming races will be held for a 3rd consecutive year in a row on the enchanting island of...

A group of Polish tourists was spotted in the center of Thessaloniki driving a tractor which in turn was pulling a caravan. The unusual scene was recorded by passers-by last Friday morning. The sight of tractors on Thessaloniki roads is not...

Athens was named the Emerging Cultural City of the Year for 2017 at the Leading Culture Destinations (LCD) Award in London on Friday. The Greek capital was lauded for managing to maintain a thriving cultural scene despite the country’s protracted...

Betty Baziana, partner of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, was among the passengers of the first direct flight by Air China between Beijjing and Athens on Saturday morning. Mrs Baziana was named Visiting Professor at the Beijing University of Post...