Tourism

Bolstered by the dynamism of Greek tourism, the Philoxenia and Hotelia, the renowned tourism exhibition ‘duo’, hosted a total of 600 exhibitors and attracted over 20,000 visitors in Thessaloniki between November 10 and 12. The entire Greek tourism sector was...

The number of Indian tourists visiting Greece rose over 100 pct in 2017 compared to the previous year, Pranav Kapadia, founder and director of Mumbai-based Global Destinations said. In an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, he estimated that the...

Greece has been named as one of the top holiday destinations for Turkish tourists in 2017. A record breaking 739,000 Turks have visited Greece in the first nine months of 2017; a number significantly higher than the equivalent of 2016,...

The 33rd international tourism exhibition Philoxenia and the international hotel equipment exhibition Hotelia opened on Friday in Thessaloniki. The most important tourism-industry event in Greece, has a recorded 10 pct increase in the number of exhibitors and an upgraded picture...

The 33rd international tourism exhibition Philoxenia and the international hotel equipment exhibition Hotelia opened on Friday in Thessaloniki. "It is the most important tourism-industry event in Greece, which this year records a 10 pct increase in the number of exhibitors",...

Greece is cracking down on undeclared income of owners leasing residential lodgings on a short-term basis. Tax authorities are creating an online platform where Airbnb lodged properties should be declared, or face a hefty fine. According to a report in Naftemporiki,...

Over the past few years, the Greek city of Thessaloniki has been a popular destination for Turkish couples, who wish to get married at the Turkish consulate of the city; the house of Kemal Ataturk - the founder of...

Qatar Airways has announced its plans to launch four weekly flights to Thessaloniki, Greece, next year. Qatar Airways Group's Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said that the flights will commence on March 27, 2018. “Greece has always been one of our...

Greek destinations Herakleion and Athens are “standout performers in 2017”, according to research for World Travel Market London – the leading global event for the travel industry – released today. The Cretan city of Herakleion is forecast to be the...

The first Greek seaplane test flights on a 10-seat Quest Kodiak aircraft were successfully completed on the island of Corfu last weekend, following seven years of efforts to establish seaplane flight connections in Greece. The seaplane repeatedly took off and...

Tourism minister Elena Kountoura talked about a "milestone year" for Greek tourism citing an estimated 30 million arrivals in the country for 2017; including cruise visitors, and a “significant increase” in revenues. “For the fourth year in a row it...

The second Cretan Wine Fair, OiNotika, with the participation of twenty-five wineries took place in Athens last weekend. The exhibition included seminars and wine tasting, while special attention was devoted to two cherished grapes, Liatiko and Vidiano. Litiako is one of...

A new innovative start-up has created a platform that provides B2B services and aims to be the bridge between China's major online travel agents and tourism businesses in Greece and Europe. Toorbee is the first Greek company specializing in B2B services....

The stuffed body of the famous pelican of Mykonos is lying dusty and neglected in a storage room at the local Folklore Museum. Petros; the pelican mascot of Mykonos, is considered to be part of the modern history of the...

Thomas Cook will be expanding its presence in Greece in the summer of 2018. The group dubs Greece as one of its most promising in the Mediterranean in the tourism sector, in terms of projected growth for 2018. “Greece was...