Tourism

Following an initiative of the Catering and Entertainment Association of Magnesia, which aims at promoting gastronomic tourism and protecting the reputation of the tsipouro restaurants in the region that are the reference point for both locals and visitors, Volos’...

After his participation in an economic-business forum in Kiev, Ukraine, Stavros Arnaoutakis, governor for the Crete Region, stated that the number of Ukrainian tourists to visit Crete will rise by 200 percent this summer. Arnaoutakis was invited by his Ukrainian...

This year, the municipal authorities of Ios are trying to extend the period of receiving and hosting tourists on the island. The Aegean island can accommodate up to 6,000 people with occupancy for June and July already, but the...

Maybe Greece has lately been in the eye of the storm due to the economic downturn, foreign austerity policies and social upheavals, but the country remains undoubtedly a top favorite destination for thousands of people around the world. The...

It seems that Sikinos, a small Greek island in the southern Cyclades, has charmed many Germans, Norwegians and Swedish, who have bought abandoned houses and renovated them to enjoy the island’s serenity in spring and autumn. About 15 foreigner families...

The Region of the Peloponnese in order to support and promote its touristic product to new tourism markets, invited South-Korean journalists and tour operators, as well as the general director of Turkish Airlines in Greece, Gulay Ozturk, and the...

Two cruise ships with 4,000 tourists docked in the Souda port and in the old port of the city of Chania on May 17 receiving a very warm welcome by the Cretan municipality. The Navigator of the Seas sailed from...

Greece was not included on the list with the 20 most popular congress destinations for 2012. The institution of congress tourism in Greece is moving downwards, according to the ICCA (International Congress & Convention Association) data. Athens ranked 35th with...

Travel agents from Ekaterinburg, Russia's fourth largest city, are looking for tourist  destinations in Central Macedonia, Greece. The travel agents are in Thessaloniki with Russian journalists and Utku Yazan, director of Turkish Airlines in Thessaloniki. The Russian travel agents are...

Two new videos that promote the civilization, history, hospitality and merits of all Cretans have been created by the Region of Crete, to achieve the best possible joint tourism promotion of Crete through the campaign Incredible Crete: Surprisingly Yours! The...

Despite the fact that summer has made its appearance and the tourist season has already began, the hotel prices in Greece continue to fall, according to data for May, published in the hotel price comparison search engine trivago.gr. The reduction...

The trip exhibition 2013 reopens its gates on May 17 for the 16th consecutive year. The exhibition will be inaugurated by the Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism, George Lakkotrypis, at 5 p.m. in the showroom of...

Sponsored by the company S&B Industrial Minerals S.A., Milos Mining Museum on the island of Milos, a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea, presented the new Miloterranean Geo Experience project,  a web application which caters to the inquisitive...

The 11-year-old Russian boy who police said was stabbed by a 20-year-old Dutchman working at a holiday resort in Hersonissos, Crete, as a children’s entertainer is being hospitalized at the intensive care unit of the Children’s Hospital Aglaia Kyriakou. Two...

Travel agents from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, and Azerbaijan traveled to Athens via Istanbul and visited Mykonos. Turkish Airlines, in cooperation with the travel agency MidEast International tours, who celebrated 30 years of operation, invited tourist agents...