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One in Three Tourism Employees is Uninsured

Undeclared labor during the summer season has become Greece’s new scourge, as after numerous controls it was found that one in three workers in tourist enterprises is uninsured. As it was officially announced by ΙΚΑ (Social Insurance Institute, the largest...

Phileas Fogg Shows Beauty of Crete

The island of Crete is reaching out to the ideas of the late writer Jules Verne for inspiration in a bid to lure more visitors. According to the advertisement’s scenario, a director tries to convince a film producer to finance...

Hersonissos Woos Russian With GrekoMania

The Municipality of Hersonissos, aware of the impact of the Internet on tourists’ decisions for their holiday making, has begun to cooperate with some tourist portals to provide the best possible information about the municipality and the experiences that...

Greek Islands Jack Tourist Prices

Looks like the cut-rate bargains for Greek holidays are ending, as hotel owners who last year slashed prices in a desperate bid to bring in business when visitors frightened by scenes of protests were staying away, are increasing them...

Ronaldo and Shayk Holiday in Crete

Greece has become a pole of attraction for many celebrities. After Monica Bellucci and Madonna, the famous football player Christiano Ronaldo and supermodel Irina Shayk have been enjoying Greece’s beauties the last few days. The couple arrived on July 9...

Greece Lures Vietnamese Tour Operators

Argo Travel Asia-Pacific in collaboration with the Vietnam Society of Travel Agents (VISTA) presented Greece as a tourism destination to travel agencies of Vietnam, in an event which took place at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum. Some 48 leading outbound tour...

BOG Governor Wants Tourism Expanded

 “Greek tourisn can contribute to the development, however, it has to reduce its seasonal nature,” stated the Governor of the Bank of Greece George Provopoulos in his speech at the conference Greek tourism and Climate Change: Adjustment Policies and...

Arrivals at Greek Airports Rose in June

The rise in arrivals at Greece's main airports was 14.6 percent in June 2013 compared to June 2012. In numbers, this can be translated to 1.96 million passengers in June 2013, from 1.71 million in June 2012. According to data...

Polish Tourists Flocking to Greece

Greek Minister of Development, Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Kostis Chatzidakis discussed with businessmen from Poland the prospect of attracting investments to Greece while he said 2013 is a critical period. Greece this year expects some 380,000 Polish tourists, the...

2nd Cretan Diet Festival Opens Its Doors

The promotion of Cretan products and Cretan cuisine and their connection with tourism are the goals of the Second Cretan Diet Festival that opened its doors on July 5 at the Municipal Garden of Rethymnon, Crete, and will last...

No Vacation For Most Greeks

While the messages for Greece’s tourism market are more than optimistic this year, domestic tourism appears to be the biggest loser. Greeks due to their bad financial situation won’t have the luxury to take a vacation this year and...

It’s Raining Money in Mykonos

While the rest of the country is plagued by crisis, with unemployment rate at 27 percent, the island of Mykonos is rolling in the dough with an avalanche of tourists spending money like there's no tomorrow. According to the Guardian,...

Two Greek Pools On World Top 10 List

You can't find a municipal swimming pool in Athens, where the heat beats down ferociously in the summer, but people who can afford luxury hotels have their choice of plenty of beautiful swimming pools, and two of them have...

Zakynthos Tourism Takes Big Jump

According to official data released by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Ministry of Infrastructure Transport and Networks, tourism in Zakynthos rose by 12.5 percent in June 2013 in comparison with the same month last year. Zakynthos or Zante (from...

Greece's New Slogan: World's Richest Country

Slipping down the economic ladder to become one of the European Union's poorest country, Greece hopes to turn that on its head with a new tourism campaign touting just the opposite, if only for its heritage and history, its...