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By Sylvia Klimaki Philoxenia is the Greek word synonymous with "hospitality" (it is literally translated as “friend to a stranger”) but it has a deeper, more profound meaning. In the ancient Greek world, showing love and friendship to your guest...

Athens taxi drivers walked off the job on Tuesday in protest at what they call unfair competition from the Uber ride-hailing service. Cab drivers gathered outside their SATA union headquarters in downtown Athens in protest over the "illegal and arbitrary...

Greek police questioned a 24-year-old man on Monday, suspected of robbing several taxi drivers in Aghia Varvara, a western suburb of Athens. Another 24-year-old man is also suspected of having a connection with the same attacks. Police say that the...

The killing of a 52-year-old cab driver in the early hours of Tuesday in northern Athens has led Hellenic Police to suspect that it might be the act of a serial killer who targets taxi drivers. On Wednesday, Greek police...

The Greek Taxi Operators Association (SATA) threaten to strike during the summer season complaining about the heavy taxation, the massive debts to the Self Employed Workers’ Insurance Organization (OAEE), and the practices of some tourist agencies that offer their own...

Taxis exclusively for women may soon be available in the streets of Melbourne. This is another ingenious idea coming from Greek Australian Charis Katsiampanis, who is a taxi owner. He said that he will soon circulate 50 pink taxis in...

Visitors of Thessaloniki now have a new way of transportation at their disposal. The ''train-taxi'' is a new service of the Greek railroad company OSE. Service consists of a combination of transportation between a train and taxi with one...

Minister of Transport Yiannis Ragouss stated that the transport liberalization will go on as planned. According to the Transport Ministry’s law, anyone wishing to apply for a taxi or a truck license will be able to do so dismissing...

Striking Greek taxi owners have voted to continue their protest through Saturday, despite concern from the country’s tourism industry. After six-hour talks in Athens, the drivers’ trade associations said Wednesday that key demands had not been met by the country’s...