Tourism

Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura submitted her letter of resignation to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras this week in order to dedicate her total effort toward winning a seat in the European Parliament. In the letter of resignation, she warmly thanked...

The Municipality of Naoussa in Greece's Central Macedonia region recently launched a peculiar but clever tourist campaign, literally trolling itself in order to attract more tourists. Knowing that close proximity to the seashore is an important factor for many tourists'...

Syros, the capital of the Cyclades islands archipelago, is focusing on the tourist industry and is taking positive action to increase visitation to the islands ahead of the imminent tourist season. Speaking to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency earlier in April,...

Agios Nikolaos is a tiny, sandy island rising out of the Ionian sea, situated next to the island of Lefkada. Its beauty amazes anyone who is lucky enough to visit it, with its turquoise waters and its long sandy beach...

By Sylvia Klimaki Philoxenia is the Greek word synonymous with "hospitality" (it is literally translated as “friend to a stranger”) but it has a deeper, more profound meaning. In the ancient Greek world, showing love and friendship to your guest...

One of the ten most expensive yachts in the entire world reached the shores of Greece’s Mykonos island on Holy Thursday and amazed both tourists and islanders with its splendor. The super-luxurious mega yacht is the famous ''Radiant,'' which was...

  One of the most beautiful and glamorous medium-sized cruise ships in the world, the French-flagged "Le Bougainville," on Wednesday docked at the port of Volos, bringing the first tourists of the 2019 tourist season to the area. The French-flagged cruise...

The ''Spectrum of the Seas,'' the largest cruise ship in the entire world, anchored in Greece's port of Piraeus on the morning of Holy Tuesday. The Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship, which is carrying more than 3,000 passengers, is on its very...

''Mykonos Only'', a new initiative to promote entrepreneurship and business on the popular Greek island, came to a successful conclusion on Saturday. Attendees and organizers considered this first-ever exposition to be a big hit. The business fair's full name was...

2018 was another record-breaking year for tourism as Greeks went abroad approximately eight million times between January 1 and December 31. According to the latest figures available from the Bank of Greece, trips abroad saw an increase of approximately 300...