Tourism

Tourist arrivals travelling from air and road grew in June 2018 compared with the same month last year, Greek Tourism Confederation SETE said in a report released on Tuesday. The report said that international airport arrivals grew 14.6 percent in...

“The roaring seas and many a dark range of mountains lie between us,” wrote Homer in The Iliad. Luckily for Greek Reporter and over 100 paying guests this week, the seas were smooth for an afternoon voyage on the...

World War I monuments and sites in northern Greece have attracted the interest of British tour operators, who are including them in their tour itineraries. In particular, the "Salonica Front WWI" is promoted as one of the 10 top war...

The economic crisis that hit Greece in 2008 destroyed many businesses, big and small, leading hundreds of thousands of Greeks to bankruptcy and unemployment. The austerity that followed the bailout programs led to tight household budgets, making most sectors...

Athens has been unveiled as Europe's best city break destination for 2018, with its famous Acropolis also being chosen as Europe's best tourist destination. The World Travel Awards (WTA) Europe Gala Ceremony 2018 was held in the Greek capital over the...

The hotel rooms available for tourists to book for their 2018 Greek island dream vacation are filling up fast. On the smaller, more popular islands in Greece, hotels are experiencing a room shortage this summer. If tourists want to get...

Thomas Cook, one of the world's biggest tour operators, has pledged to invest around €150 million ($173 million) in the Greek tourism sector this year. At a news conference held on the occasion of the official launch of Thomas Cook’s...

Resorts on the southern shores of the Mediterranean are seeking to attract tourists by trying to mimic the striking character and beauty of the Greek islands. As the photos suggest, some of the resorts bear an uncanny resemblance to areas...

  Right in the heart of Heraklion, the vibrant capital of Crete, a new concept in hospitality is bound to open their doors to a whole new idea in cultural travels, Legacy Gastro Suites. Everything is ready for visitors to...

Summer is nearly here, and many of us are already trying to think about summer trips abroad. Europe's array of low-cost airlines always promise tickets to exotic locations at rock-bottom prices, but picking your dates and destination is only the...