Tourism

Every year Greece attracts millions of tourists who prefer to visit specific popular islands such as Mykonos, Santorini, Crete, Corfu and Rhodes. However, Greece is a country with many beautiful destinations that remain unknown to tourists. Greek Reporter highlights...

After the wave of Bulgarian tourists that visited Greece during Easter, a real tsunami of them is expected to cross into northern Greece in early May. Sofia newspaper 24 Hours noted Tuesday that about half a million Bulgarians will be travelling between...

The region of Peloponnese and the municipality of Nafplio, in cooperation with the Greek Association of Marine Tourism will for the first time be organizing a Mediterranean Yacht Show under the auspices of the Ministry of Mercantile Marine. It will be...

The young residents of Elatochori village in Northern Greece will organize a “Sex & the City” party to promote their village to tourists and Greeks. On May 3 and 4, the young locals, inspired by the renowned American TV series,...

In an idyllic landscape in the Aptera Fortress in Chania, Crete, Greece, 16 couples from China exchanged vows of eternal love and devotion. The ceremony began with the presentation of the Chinese mission by a famous Chinese TV hostess. "Greece...

Eighteen Chinese couples will tie the knot on the idyllic Greek island of Crete on Friday, April 25. Preparations are already underway for the big day at the 'Koules' fortress in Chania, where the wedding rehearsal took place couple of days ago. According to the wedding...

Twenty-seven airlines have expressed interest in scheduling direct flights to the “Macedonia” airport in Thessaloniki, during the largest European conference concerning air routes development that was held recently in Marseille. According to representatives of the Region of Central Macedonia which...

Australian investors are planning to build a luxurious resort on the southern shores of the Greek island of Ithaca, which will host villas, marinas and golf courses. The investors’ plans for the project have already been posted on the company’s...

"Thessaloniki-Love at first sight" is the title of an article by Russian journalist, Julia Usachev, who spent ten days in Thessaloniki, northern Greece and fell in love with the city.  The Russian journalist was drawn in by the city's Greek tradition,...

According to the Austrian newspaper Die Presse, which published an interview with the head of the new Austrian travel agency “Detur,” “Greece is still number one when it comes to tourism.” In an interview, Mr. Uzgören -- who until six months...

Greek hoteliers and owners of tourist accommodation seem satisfied with this Easter's occupancy rates, which vary from 40 percent to 95 percent, overall a small increase in bookings on last year. However, the Greek islands seem to be seem to be getting slightly fewer...

Eighteen million tourist arrivals were recorded in Greece last year, 2.4 million more than in 2012, according to Bank of Greece research, named the “Frontier Survey” published Tuesday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (EL.STAT). The survey reveals most visitors to Greece come from Europe,...

The new airport at Kastelli in Iraklio, Crete is expected to start operating within four years and to avoid high charges, Greek media reported Monday. The Kastelli Airport will replace the existing one, whose only runway points in the wrong...

How to set Greece in motion is the center of countless discussions, with main ideas focusing around two themes: tourism and faith in “new blood.” Just a few days ago, U.S. magazine “New York Times” featured a story on...

A recent survey by the travel search engine “trivago” of its users placed Greece’s capital city of Athens at the top of this year's preferred Easter destinations for foreign tourists. The website revealed that Athens is found to be the...