Tourism

The first Greek participating in the NBA All-Star Game has not only benefited Greek basketball but the tourism sector too. Giannis Antetokounmpo was the focus of attention in the recent celebration in New Orleans, where the biggest stars of the NBA...

Only 50,000 Chinese tourists out of the 10 million that traveled in Europe came to Greece last year, according to the Greek statistics service and data of the Athens International Airport (AIA). "This is a very small number compared to...

Greece, Cyprus and Israel signed an agreement during the international tourism fair IMTM 2017 held in Israel for the creation of an organization that will enhance Greek tourism and support the wider region of eastern Mediterranean. The first phase of...

European Best Destinations (EBD) recently concluded its eighth online competition where people vote to select the Best European Destination for 2017, and this year Athens ranked fourth place with 38,627 votes! This is how the EBD website described Greece: “Travelers have...

Traffic growth at the Eleftherios Venizelos airport is attributed mainly to Greeks who have moved abroad and visit their homeland, said Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Andreas Andreadis. Andreadis made the comment via Twitter, where he wrote, "But all the...

Greece is looking at an increase of tourists from Germany for 2017, according to data from Thomas Cook’s German subsidiary. The data reveals that tourism from Germany is expected to increase more than 40 percent compared to 2016 as major...

The Thomas Cook travel agency enjoyed a 40% rise in bookings to Greece in the last quarter, mostly attributed to holidaymakers' fear of terrorist acts in Turkey and other countries that face similar threats. According to a Daily Mail online...

The Greek island of Milos has been selected as the top destination of the best five places to visit in 2017 by the leading travel stylist Maria Paradisis for the Australian edition of Vogue magazine. The magazine listed the island which...

Tourism bodies and municipal authorities in the northern Aegean reacted angrily to a letter by Alternate Foreign Minister George Katrougalos informing them that the European Commission rejected the extension of a visa facilitation pilot program that allowed Turkish nationals...

Passenger traffic in the Athens International Airport grew 10.4 percent to reach 1.2 million in January this year, compared with the corresponding month in 2016. Domestic passenger traffic eased 1.8 percent, but international passenger traffic jumped to 18.5 percent in the...

Ryanair is acting against the Greek government by announcing on Tuesday the reduction of Seats in Athens. The Irish company has found itself at odds with Greece since the government has not responded to growth proposals and for work...

The necessary institutional interventions that will help the development of medical tourism in Greece dominated the recent meeting of the Department of Medical Tourism of the Scientific Research Institute of the Panhellenic Medical Association Research. During the meeting, the...

South Aegean was awarded "European Region of Gastronomy 2019" promoting Greece, the Aegean and the Greek tourism at an international level. South Aegean received the 2019 title for its commitment to food and cultural diversity. A special ceremony took place...

 Flamingos refuse to migrate and remain at the wetland of Alyki Lefkimmi, Corfu, throughout the year. Two hundred hectares, including a small lagoon and an abandoned land of salt marshes, form a haven on earth for the flamingos that decided...

According to figures from the Bank of Greece (BoG) released on Monday tourism revenues drastically decreased in 2016 compared to previous years. The data shows that tourism revenues showed a 6.6 percent annual drop bringing total revenues to equal 13.03...