Tourism

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

The ski resort of Falakro in the regional of Drama near Greece's border with Bulgaria, is ready and will open on Friday, Nevrokopi mayor Vassilis Giannopoulos told Athens-Macedonian News Agency's (ANA) radio Praktoreio 104.9 FM on Wednesday. "Our wish is for...

On Thursday Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura spoke during the debate on budget held in Parliament and stated that revenue in 2016 will be much higher than initially estimated. "Tourism has recorded its best performance over the last two years as a result of...

According to the latest numbers, this October the Greek island of Santorini had an exceptionally good month in tourism, adding on to the tourism revenue of 2016 as being one of the best in recent years. The island's mayor, Nikos...

According to the ministry of economic development and investments, Armenians increased their tourism abroad from January to September 2016 by 3 percent year-to-year. The interim chairperson of Armenian state tourism, Zarmine Zeytuntsyan, told the Armenian News Agency that the preference of Armenians is...

The decision of the shipping company "Costa Crociere" to retire from the Aegean and not to include it in its cruise schedule for 2017 has caused concern to businessmen at the ports of Volos, Piraeus, Nafplio and Kalamata. The company's...

The tourist season on the island of Santorini begins in early March and ends just before Christmas. The number of tourists exceeds 2 million every year, while during the peak summer season 15,000 people get off the cruise ships...

According to reports released by the Bank of Greece (BoG) the amount of spending by tourists decreased substantially in 2016 from the previous year. The data shows that the average spending of tourists on vacation in Greece from January to September...

According to data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Monday, the country has seen a considerable loss in revenues from the tourism sector compared to year-on-year statistics. The data revealed that the difference between the tourism revenues collected...

"Greece has turned page; we managed to be in the top five of the most popular destinations in the world," Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura on Friday said at the conference {Re}-Branding Destinations held within the framework of Philoxenia-Hotelia in...

According to sources in the international transport industry, Fraport Greece attracted a high level of attention at the 139th IATA Slot Conference, held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. This conference allows representatives of airports, airlines and national air-traffic agencies to meet...