Rhodes
Business
Germans and Turks Eye Top Greek Hotels
The greatest luxury Greek hotels have drawn the attention of investors both in Greece and abroad, especially from Germany and Turkey. According to Euro2day, a strong Greek and foreign presence in on its way, aiming to purchase many hotels,...
Greece
Greece's Thermal Springs Tourist Draw
Trying to broaden the base of visitors coming to the country, Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalyianni is emphasizing the attraction of thermal springs in a number of regions through the recently re-activated Committee for the Protection of Therapeutic Natural...
Greece
Greek Police Bust International Migrant Smuggling Ring
Greek police have dismantled an international migrant trafficking ring that had been using boats to smuggle hundreds of people, mainly Syrians, from Turkey to Greece and Italy, authorities said Thursday.
Police arrested 14 people — eight Greeks, five Syrians and...
Business
Qatar Gives Up on Hellenikon Bid
Just as Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is readying a trip to Qatar as part of a wider plan to attract foreign investors, Qatar has pulled out of the bidding for the development of the site of Athens’s former...
Economy
Greek Tourism Dropped Off in 2012
According to Expansion newspaper, there were 400,000 fewer tourists to Greece last year, according to data including international arrivals at Greek airports. Tourism officials said there were about 11.3 million visitors in 2012, compared to 11.7 million the year...
Europe
Volcanic Activity Suspected off Turkey’s Coast
A new submarine volcanic eruption might have recently started off Turkey's west coast in the Marmaris Sea between the mainland and the Greek Island of Symi near Rhodes.
Scientists from Istanbul's Technical University announced that they have found evidence of...
Economy
Marketing Greece to Promote Tourism
Marketing Greece, a non-profit organization aiming to promote Greek tourism at an international level, is gearing up a program to bring visitors back after a difficult year in 2012 when many stayed away because of political and social unrest.
In...
Greece
A Guide to Greek Drinks and Drinking
Drinking alcoholic beverages has a symposium-like and festive quality abundant at celeberations in Greece, especially on name days, birthdays, holidays, weddings, gatherings, graduations and christenings. It's part of everyday life and drinking in moderation proves healthy for the human...
Cyprus
Cyprus Airways Launches Domestic Greek Routes
Cyprus Airways was yesterday celebrating its expansion into Greece, which began on October 28.
Events to mark four separate launches were held over four days in Thessaloniki, Rhodes, Heraklion and Athens, where the new network will be operating. Further expansion...
Economy
Greek Islands: The Best Places to Buy or Build
Greece and its islands have been worldwide described as the best place to buy or build a dream house, where the worries of everyday life will fade away under the clear blue skies and next to the restless sea....