Livadas
Greece
Santorini Tries To Repair Its Image
After being beset by power outages and blackouts much of the week, and with the island's mayor screaming he was left on his own by the government to deal with the problem and unhappy tourists, Greek officials are scrambling...
Economy
Kefaloyiannis Says Tourism Can Save Greece
In an interview with the German newspaper Der Handelsblatt, Greek Minister of Tourism Olga Kefaloyiannis said tourism is a "National Case" to help save Greece from a crushing economic crisis caused by decades of wild overspending and packing public...
Economy
Merkel Tells Germans: Take Greek Holidays
She's known to many Greeks beleaguered by austerity measures that she supports as an enemy, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel is advising Germans that they should take vacations in Greece this year.
That came as tourism bookings from Germany are...
Crime
GNTO Probe: 12M Euros Missing
Investigators are scouring the books of the scandal-hit Greek National Tourism Organisation after the arrests of five former officials charged with attempting to steal funds and a shortfall of 12 million euros ($15.8 million) was reported missing.
Tourism Minister Olga...
Economy
Greek Tourism Officials Charged With Fraud
With Greece struggling to lure more tourists from the country’s biggest revenue raiser, five people, including a former executive at Greece’s National Tourism Organization (GNTO), have been arrested after they allegedly attempted to extract cash from the agency using...