Tourism

The most spectacular supermoon in nearly 70 years lit up the Greek skies on Monday. The full moon's technical name is perigee-syzygy of the Earth-moon-sun system. Scientists say that the last time the moon was this close to the...

The arrivals of American tourists to Greece doubled during the presidency of Barack Obama, the head of Greek tourism businesses association SETE, Andreas Andreadis, said in a tweet on Tuesday. “The arrivals of Americans in our country doubled to 900,000...

The European Commission congratulates Elefsina, Greece, which has been selected to become a European Capital of Culture in 2021. Tibor Navracsics, EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, said: "In 2021, Greece will host its fourth European Capital of...

The Region of Western Macedonia will organise the Gastronomy and Tourism Festival on November 11-13 in the city of Kozani, with the goal of promoting traditional products of the area such as the saffron, wild mushrooms, beans and pies. "Our...

The Greek Travel Show will be held for the first time, from May 19 to May 21, 2017, at Helexpo Maroussi. The aim of the Greek Travel Show is to give the opportunity to tourism businesses and operators to showcase...

On Monday three Japanese shipping companies announced their intentions to merge, which would result in creating the third largest company of shipping companies with regular container ship lines. The move would be positive for the Greek port Piraeus as well...

Travel receipts in Greece were down in 2016 compared with the previous year, in spite of an increase in the number of inbound tourists arriving in the country, according to provisional data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG)...

With over 1,200 hectares of vineyards, the Greek island of Santorini is hoping to become a new destination for wine tourism. Just a few decades ago the island had over 2,700 hectares of vineyards, and Santorini's mayor, Nikolaos Zorzos is...

Yiannis Tsavelakos, owner of a local diving club, is seeking to turn the wreck of Titanic’s sister ship, HMHS Britannic, into an underwater attraction for scuba divers. The wreck of the Britannic, one of three Olympic-class ships that sank...

The Greek island of Santorini has successfully become a year-round destination, authorities are boasting. The concerted efforts of the tourism sector to keep the tourists coming after the summer ends have borne fruit this October, as the president of Santorini hotels Manolis Karamolegos said to the Athens-Macedonian News...

Cruise tourism in Greece might drop as high as 30 percent in 2017 compared to this year, according to the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE). SETE representative Andreas Stylianopoulos said that the decrease is irreversible. Stylianopoulos is also president and CEO of...

International arrivals to Greek airports “soared” from January to September, according to data released by Greek Tourist Organization (SETE). More specifically, arrivals to the main airports of the country rose 7.6 percent in the 9-month period compared to last...

They are fans of the Vespa, the Italian scooter, and they are known as “Vespisti.” They travel everywhere from Greece to Saint Tropez. A total of 50 people recently traveled on their Vespas to Saint Tropez – a trip...

Google has launched a new initiative as part of the successful program Grow Greek Tourism Online which was implemented in Greece in 2014, aiming at further expanding in the education sector. The program offers free seminars in educational institutions around the country, which aims at...

This past year visitors from Russia increased significantly due to an improved processing time of visa approval which used biometric data, such as fingerprints. As recent as last month the amount of visas issued in Russia by Greek consular services...