Greece

The most popular Greek islands for the past summer weren't Mykonos or Santorini. The stunning Greek islands of Skyros and Serifos found themselves thriving through the difficult -- some would say brutal -- 2020 tourist season by appealing to...

The Greek Tourism Minister stated in a press conference that Greece is pinning its hopes on opening its gates for tourists on May 14

Greece is officially open to tourists as of Monday, with the first international flights expected into Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki, where passengers will not face compulsory coronavirus testing upon arrival. However, visitors to Greece will still be...

The safety of tourists is a top priority for Greece as it opens its airports to foreign visitors, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday on a visit to the popular holiday island of Santorini. “It is a great pleasure...

As the Greek economy is more than 20% dependent on tourism to fill its coffers, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has high hopes to open the summer season starting July 1, 2020. But opening the borders is not in the...

The 2019 tourist season officially opened on Sunday for the spectacular Greek island of Rhodes with the arrival of its first charter flight of the year. A Lauda Motion aircraft arrived at Diagoras Airport on the island at 9:05 AM local...

The number of registered unemployed is reduced by almost 98,000 in April as the tourist season started in Greece, according to the Greek Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). Compared to March, the number of jobless Greeks registered in the unemployment office (OAED)...

Corfu, one of Greece's favorite holiday destinations, is losing tourists because of mounts of trash filling the city after the main landfill saturated. Residents of Temploni have blocked the saturated landfill of the area. They complain that it has been...

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) is warning that if several conditions are not accomplished soon enough, this year's tourist season might evolve negatively. SETE says that as long as the program evaluation is being delayed and extended, the sentiment that...

Following a study on Santorini island's capacity, local authorities will introduce a new system in order to manage the cruise arrivals during high tourist season which will allow a maximum number of 8,000 passengers per day. The cruise passenger rationing...

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis promised to Alternate Minister for Tourism Elena Kountoura that VAT rates will not change in the current tourist season, said a Tourism Ministry announcement on Thursday. "Any change occurs in the tourist package in the...

This year, the municipal authorities of Ios are trying to extend the period of receiving and hosting tourists on the island. The Aegean island can accommodate up to 6,000 people with occupancy for June and July already, but the...

Crete is Greece's largest island and every year attracts many many tourists. But this year, it may be high season, but the beaches are half empty. According to the estimations, the takings are down between 30 and 40 percent...

Greece hopes that travelers arriving overland will soften the blow to tourism this season as traditional markets remain closed due to coronavirus restrictions. Tourism Minister Haris Theocharis said on Saturday that "overland tourism will recover faster so the conditions must...

Α total of 150,000 Chinese tourists visited Greece last year, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said adding that if that number increased to 500,000-1,000,000, she would be very happy. The success of Greek tourism would be the increase of revenues proportionally...