Tourism

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Grace Hotels has announced plans for a new hotel development including residential villas just outside the historic city of Kalamata, in the south western part of the Peloponnese in Greece. The hotel will comprise 125 rooms and suites plus...

Tourism is Greece’s heaviest industry. It may sound like a common witticism to many people, but this is the truth and if you take a close look at the numbers, you will see it, too. 18 million tourists are expected...

The first Greek Deluxe Travel Roadshow will take place on March 12 in Dubai and April 2 in Almaty. This is the first event organized by Greece in order to enhance luxury tourism. The Roadshow's first stop in Dubai is...

The Eurobarometer results released in Brussels showed that one in four Greeks (26%) do not intend to go on vacation this year because of their economic situation, while in the same category the number on a European level was...

It has been nearly 20 years since the residents of the Greek village Vamos in Crete made their first appearance in “Philoxenia,” the International Tourism Exhibition of Thessaloniki. Their presentation was limited to just a photo of a local...

Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), and Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni signed here Monday a strategic accord to promote tourism between the two countries. After signing the joint agreement, Prince Sultan...

Support Greece by voting for it in the Best Destination Award The online polls have begun and your active participation in Greece coming top in the Best Destination Award is just a click away. The poll is organized by the travel...

As reported by the Panhellenic Federation of Hoteliers, the vast majority of the hotel units in the island of Kefalonia, Greece are in a good condition, assuring that there are no reported problems and that Kefalonia is ready to...

Hotel owners in Athens, Greece are optimistic about the upcoming tourist season, which was damaged in previous years by recession. “In 2014 there are many opportunities for Athens to regain its former tourist glory, provided that political stability and social...

Tripadvisor, a leading tourist website, announced the best hotels around the world based on the votes of its users. Specifically, users rate the hotels for their: a) sleep quality b) location c) rooms d) service e) value and f)...