Tourism

“The sea was calm and beautiful. The colors are intense—light blue water, pink sand. Paradise,” wrote a TripAdvisor reader about the beach of Elafonissi in Crete, Greece. The beach was voted the 10th most beautiful beach in the world by...

Greece plans to review a 1.2 billion euro deal for German airport operator Fraport to run 14 regional airports, State Minister Alekos Flabouraris said. The deal was part of the previous government's privatization program. Fraport along with the Copelouzos Greek...

The famous shipwreck that has become a landmark of the popular beach of Navagio on the Greek island of Zakynthos is about to receive a facelift, if the municipal authority's proposals go through. The island's mayor, Pavlos Kolokotsas, is considering to implement...

The finance director of Fraport, a German airports management company, expressed his optimism that the new Greek government will respect the 1.4 billion dollar agreement regarding 14 regional airports in Greece. In an interview with the German business newspaper Boersen-Zeitung,...

Greece registered 98.3 million overnight stays in tourist accommodations in 2014, of which 77.3 million were made by foreign visitors and 21 million by permanent residents, according to data released by the European Union's Statistics Office (Eurostat) on Thursday. The...

Tourist agencies see that the election of the new Greek government could mean cheaper holidays, fewer strikes and better transport in Greece, according to a Telegraph report. The slump of the European common currency is an important factor, especially for...

The 2nd Greek Deluxe Travel Roadshow will be held in Dubai, on February 25, 2015 for the promotion of Greek luxury tourism in the United Arab Emirates market. The event will take place at the hotel JW Mariott (Deira) in Dubai,...

The number of tourist arrivals from the United States will increase in 2015 as a result of the stronger dollar and the decline in fuel prices that affect transport cost, Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said on Wednesday. At the...

Some 21.4 million tourists visited Greece between January and November 2014. According to provisional data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG), during the eleven-month period, the number of incoming tourists rose by 22.7%, reaching a total of 21.497 million passengers, a...

"There is a reason why Greeks are known for their confidence, they come from arguably the most beautiful place in the world," noted an article published in American website TheRichest.com which paid tribute to the "10 Most Beautiful Beaches in...

Ukrainian travel agency “News Travel,” which used to provide services to 120,000 Ukrainian tourists per year, organizing trips to 31 destinations, has shut down. Several popular Greek destinations such as Crete, Halkidiki, Corfu, Rhodes and Kos were included in the...

Hundreds of worshipers traveled to Thessaloniki, Greece, in order to pay their respects to the recently canonized St. Paisios, whose tomb is located at the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian. It is estimated that a total of 1,500 people visit...

Tourist bookings from the United States and Britain are showing an increasing trend, despite political and economic uncertainty in Greece. The decline of the euro against the US dollar and the British pound has given an extra perk for the...

The 1st Greek Tourism Workshop in Tehran, which will take place on February 16, 2015, aims to open Greece’s tourism market to Iran and increase flow of high-income visitors to the country. Two companies, Tourism Today Events and Mideast Travel, took the...

The doubling of value added tax on hotel accommodation from 6.5% to 13% will hurt Greek tourism, according to a study on behalf of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE). According to the Ernst & Young audit firm study, the VAT...