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Coronavirus' Impact on Greek Tourism Seen to be Minimal

Greece's Tourism Minister said on Thursday that the coronavirus epidemic will have a limited impact on the country's tourism, since Chinese tourists constitute a small minority of visitors to the country. Speaking on state broadcaster ERT, Haris Theocharis added that...

Athens Airport Launches App for Chinese Visitors

Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos (AIA) announced on Wednesday the launch of a new, groundbreaking service through which Chinese visitors will be given access to airport and other information. The application through which the service will be offered is called...

Greece Expects 50 Percent Hike in Chinese Tourists for 2018

The number of Chinese tourists visiting Greece in 2018 is expected to rise by more than 50 percent, Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said. Speaking to the Athens News Agency, the minister who in May visited China to promote Greece as...

Innovative Greek Start-Up Bridges China's Online Travel Agents with Greece, Europe

A new innovative start-up has created a platform that provides B2B services and aims to be the bridge between China's major online travel agents and tourism businesses in Greece and Europe. Toorbee is the first Greek company specializing in B2B services....

Athens in the Top Three ‘Wish List’ of European Places to Travel for the Chinese

Visiting Athens is the third top priority for Chinese tourists that are planning a European holiday. According to research published by the Hotels.com Chinese International Travel Monitor, 4 percent of Chinese travellers say they would like to see the Greek...

Bloomberg: Chinese Tourists to Greece will Increase Tenfold

The number of Chinese tourists visiting Greece will rise tenfold, said Fosun Senior Vice President Jim Jiannong Qian, according to a Bloomberg report. Fosun International Ltd., a Chinese conglomerate involved in the venture to transform the former Athens airport site into...

China's FM Predicts Tenfold Rise of Chinese Tourists in Greece in the Medium Term

While visiting Athens on Monday, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that Beijing is setting a medium-term target for a tenfold rise in Chinese visitors to Greece for the near-future. "...Although every year there are more Chinese tourists in...

Chinese Tourists Visiting Greece Could Exceed 250,000 in Three Years

Only 50,000 Chinese tourists out of the 10 million that traveled in Europe came to Greece last year, according to the Greek statistics service and data of the Athens International Airport (AIA). "This is a very small number compared to...

Greek President Sends 'Warmest' Message to Mark China's National Day

The President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos sent a message to the Chinese people on Saturday to mark the 66th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, urging for further promotion of mutually beneficial cooperation...

Chinese Tourist Arrivals in Greece Rise 20%

The arrival of Chinese tourists in Greece will increase by 20 percent, exceeding 120,000, according to estimates by hotel industry representatives. According to a Kathimerini newspaper report, Santorini is the destination of choice for the Chinese. The Cyclades island is...