Tourism

They have sprung up on the streets of Athens, welcoming their guests. They are the "Greeters" and their moto is "May I help you?" In the middle of summer, more than 100 volunteers are on foot in the Greek capital...

Following the example of Malia in Crete, another popular resort for young British tourists is taking measures to combat rowdy and drunken behaviour. Kavos in Corfu island is a resort attracting young Britons, whose only purpose seems to be to...

A call from an unknown man warning of an explosive device inside a ship waiting to sail for Piraeus from the port of Santorini turned out to be a prank, police said on Thursday. Dozens of passengers were stranded in...

International passenger traffic in the 14 regional airports managed by a Fraport-led consortium posted a 14.1% jump in the first seven months of the year compared with the same period of 2016, the company said on Wednesday. According to the...

Cruise ship arrivals in Greece have dropped due to the continued political instability in Turkey. According to Kathimerini news daily, passenger traffic at the port of Iraklio in Crete saw a 39.4% decline in passenger traffic with numbers dropping to...

A female couple from Manchester celebrating their engagement in Santorini, are stuck on the Greek island after their flight was cancelled. Katie Chandler, 25, and Rebecca Lamb, 27, were unable to fly on Monday after there was a shortage of...

Residents of Gavdos, the southernmost Greek island, make it clear that they are not going to let their island succumb to narco-tourism. The municipality and local residents have been alarmed by the rise in drug use and drug-related offenses in...

The mayor of Mykonos island has appealed to the Greek government to repeal the law that demands all music at bars and night clubs in the cosmopolitan island to stop at 3am, allowing for an extension till 5 am. In...

Air China will start direct flights between Beijing and Athens as of September, according to a press release issued on Tuesday after a meeting between State Minister Alekos Flambouraris and Chinese Ambassador to Greece Zou Xiaoli at Maximos Mansion. The...

If what you want on your summer vacation is nightlife, hotels, cars, bars, motorbikes and sun loungers, Arkoi is not the place for you. The tiny Greek island which is part of the Dodecanese archipelago offers the exact opposite to...

A foreign investment worth €408 million planned for Aghios Nikolaos in the island of Crete has been approved by the Greek government. The project, known as “Elounda Hills” by the Mirum Hellas consortium, has been evaluated and recommended by the...

With temperatures rising as high as 41 degrees this week in Greece, locals and tourists alike can find some respite at the National Garden in the center of Athens. Located just next to the parliament in Syntagma Square, this green...

Greece is expecting 3.2 million global visitors this month breaking records and highlighting the tourism sector’s growth, according to recent data cited by the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE). SETE, in collaboration with the Hellenic Slot Coordination Authority, have amassed data...

International airport arrivals rose at double-digit rates in the first half of 2017, Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) announced on Wednesday. In a report, SETE noted that international airport arrivals grew 10.9% in June, for a 10.5% growth rate in the...

More than 50% of Greeks cannot afford a week’s holiday according to data from the EU statistics agency, Eurostat. The data reveal that, due to the economic crisis, 53.6% of Greeks either take no holiday during the year, or have...