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Milos Ranked as Top Destination to Visit for 2017 by Vogue

The Greek island of Milos has been selected as the top destination of the best five places to visit in 2017 by the leading travel stylist Maria Paradisis for the Australian edition of Vogue magazine. The magazine listed the island which...

Tourism Bodies in Lesvos Decry EC's Decision to Halt Special Visas for Turkish Tourists

Tourism bodies and municipal authorities in the northern Aegean reacted angrily to a letter by Alternate Foreign Minister George Katrougalos informing them that the European Commission rejected the extension of a visa facilitation pilot program that allowed Turkish nationals...

Passenger Traffic Up 10.4% at Athens Airport in January 2017

Passenger traffic in the Athens International Airport grew 10.4 percent to reach 1.2 million in January this year, compared with the corresponding month in 2016. Domestic passenger traffic eased 1.8 percent, but international passenger traffic jumped to 18.5 percent in the...

Ryanair Reduces Seats for Athens, Thessaloniki

Ryanair is acting against the Greek government by announcing on Tuesday the reduction of Seats in Athens. The Irish company has found itself at odds with Greece since the government has not responded to growth proposals and for work...

Medical Tourism Is a Golden Opportunity for Greece

The necessary institutional interventions that will help the development of medical tourism in Greece dominated the recent meeting of the Department of Medical Tourism of the Scientific Research Institute of the Panhellenic Medical Association Research. During the meeting, the...

South Aegean Awarded European Region of Gastronomy 2019

South Aegean was awarded "European Region of Gastronomy 2019" promoting Greece, the Aegean and the Greek tourism at an international level. South Aegean received the 2019 title for its commitment to food and cultural diversity. A special ceremony took place...

Enjoy the Flamingos of Lefkimmi Wetlands

 Flamingos refuse to migrate and remain at the wetland of Alyki Lefkimmi, Corfu, throughout the year. Two hundred hectares, including a small lagoon and an abandoned land of salt marshes, form a haven on earth for the flamingos that decided...

BoG: Lowest Revenue From Tourism in Three Years

According to figures from the Bank of Greece (BoG) released on Monday tourism revenues drastically decreased in 2016 compared to previous years. The data shows that tourism revenues showed a 6.6 percent annual drop bringing total revenues to equal 13.03...

Celestyal Cruises: Samos Is Top Destination Among Cruise Passengers

Celestyal Cruises announced the addition of the Greek island of Samos to its 3 and 4-day Iconic Aegean itineraries after evaluating more than 85,000 questionnaires. Celestyal Cruises said that its passengers found Samos, in the northeastern Aegean, as one of...

SETE Reports Tourism Air Arrivals Increase 9 Percent in 2016

As the final numbers are tallied, data released from the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) shows that 2016 was a fruitful year for tourism in Greece. In fact, the rates at which tourism rose from 2015 was at...

Skala Sikamnias Among Top 2017 Destinations

Skala Sikamnias is among the top destinations for 2017, according to travel magazine AFAR. Skala Sikamnias is a small fishing village on the island of Lesvos, Greece. It garnered attention for the hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Middle...

Greece #1 Holiday Destination for Austrians in 2017

Austrians chose Greece as their number one place for holidays for medium distance destinations in 2017, while bookings for trips abroad increased by 30%, according to TUI. Austria's biggest tour operator announced figures for the summer of 2017 in a...

Tourism Is National Champion of the Greek Economy, ISETE Report

Tourism has contributed significantly to the Greek economy, according to an INSETE report. It has become a true national champion in the race for a more extroverted Greek economy, given that more than 90% of its revenues come from...

Kountoura: Spectacular Increase in Reservations for 2017

Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura briefed the MPs and the parties responsible for Tourism in a broad meeting on Thursday on the latest developments and the course of the Greek tourism. Kountoura referred to the top performance recorded in the Greek...

Survey Shows Nine in 10 Tourists Happy With Trip to Greece this Autumn

Greece's efforts to extend the tourist season beyond the summer are on the verge of success, according to the findings of a survey carried out by QED Market Research for the national tourism organization EOT, released on Monday. The survey...