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Increased Arrivals at Greek Airports in 2014

According to data from Greece's Civil Aviation Authority, arrivals at Greek airports from abroad increased by 16.9 % during the first two months of the year to 602,222, from 515,379 in the same period in 2013, with arrivals at Greek...

Huffington Post Praises Greek Island of Rhodes

Paris, London, Rome and Venice are some of Europe's most popular tourist destinations, but there are also some lesser-known spots that are just as beautiful, such as the island of Rhodes, in Greece's eastern Aegean Sea. The Huffington Post published an article on...

Mykonos Considered a Gay-Friendly Tourist Destination

One of the major trends recorded in recent years at the International Tourism Fair of Berlin (ITB) is the rapid development of “gay tourism.” According to Deutsche Welle, gay or LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender) tourism, as it is...

Chinese Consortium Interested in Purchasing Athens Int'l Airport

The Chinese consortium consisting of Friedmann Pacific Asset Management Ltd (FPAM) and Shenzhen Airport (Group) Co announced their interest in becoming the principal shareholders of the Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos and taking over the management. FPAM’s CEO, Eric Cheng...

Telegraph: Greek Island Among Europe's 10 Hidden Seaside Resorts

As the countdown to summer begins, foreign travel guides begin to overflow with information on the most ideal tourist destinations.. The British news agency “Telegraph” presented Europe’s 10 hidden seaside resorts and Kea,  Greece, seems to have enraptured the...

Extended Hours for Greek Museums and Archaeological Sites

According to travel agents, more than 18.5 million tourists are expected to visit Greece this year, so the Greek Ministry of Culture has decided to extend the opening hours of 33 major museums and archaeological sites from April until...

Bloomberg Predicts Record Tourist Arrivals in Greece for 2014

A recent article in Bloomberg predicted that in 2014, a record of tourist arrivals is expected in Greece, with revenues reaching 13 billion euros. According to Andreas Andreadis, president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE), "forecasts show that...

Danish Tourism Exhibition Honors Greece

The Danish tourism exhibition FERIE FOR ALLE was held in Herning between February 21 and 23. Greece was the official partner country of the exhibition and a wide range of activities during the exhibition was focused on Greece as...

Greek Hoteliers Optimistic for the Future

The hoteliers of Athens are optimistic about the future. Their optimism is based on the data which was modified by Athens-Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association and GBR Consulting. In a press conference, they presented the data that showed that...

Greek Islands Among Top Ten European Islands

The residents of Cephalonia are still trying to recover from the significant disasters that the successive earthquakes have caused their island. However, they can find comfort in the fact that every tourist that had so far visited the island...

Ukrainian Tourists Arrive in Thessaloniki on Ellinair Maiden Flight

A new Greek airline, Ellinair, completed its maiden flight from Thessaloniki to Kiev and back at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, bringing 96 Ukrainian tourists to the main northern city. They were welcomed at the airport by owners Mouzenidis Group, while...

World Travel Awards Ceremony to be Held in Greece

The World Travel Awards (WTA), the “Oscars of the travel industry” as they are called, will be held for the first time in Greece. The luxurious Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso hotel in Athens will be hosting the European...

'Get Married in Greece': New EOT Campaign

The Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT) is planning honeymoon offers in order to increase the flow of Chinese tourists in Greece. Five trips to Greece with all expenses covered were won during a special showing of the Chinese movie entitled...

Non EU Citizens Able to Rent Out Properties in Greece

According to the Greek Development Ministry a new plan is under development after mostly Chinese investors expressed their interest in Greek properties. This new plan will allow non EU nationals who own property in Greece to be able to...

Greek City Thessaloniki, European City of the Future 2014

The annual competition organized by the Financial Times’ FDI magazine (Foreign Direct Investments), declared Thessaloniki, northern Greece, to be the best European city of the future for 2014 in terms of human resources and lifestyle. About 470 locations including 46...