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American Grand Hyatt Hotel Opens in Athens

The American Giant Hyatt Hotels Corporation opened its new 5-star hotel in the Greek capital, at the building where the Athens Ledra Marriott once used to be, in central Athens, close to the Acropolis. The management of the new hotel...

Sharp Increase of Arrivals for Greek Airports in 2018, Data Reveal

A sharp increase between January and July 2018, compared to the same period last year, has been seen regarding the number of arrivals in Greek airports. The increase is double-digit and has reached 10.1 per cent. According to statistics by...

Greece Attracts High-Income Tourists, According to New Report

New research conducted by the Greek Association of Tourist Enterprises (SETE) says at least 6 out of 10 tourists who come to visit Greece are high-income earners. Luxury tourism is on the rise and the wider increase in the number...

Increase in U.S., German Visitors Boosts Greek Tourism Revenues

Data released on Tuesday by the Bank of Greece show a significant rise of tourists and revenues for the first half of 2018, compared with the same period last year. The boost is largely due to the increased tourist flow...

The 5 Best Beach Bars to Escape the City Close to Athens

While visiting Athens, you are just minutes away from the beautiful Athenian coastline, which is dotted with amazing beach bars. It is the perfect escape to relax and enjoy the sea and a coffee, cocktail or even a meal. 1....

Greek Island Port Expected to Top 95,000 Cruise Ship Arrivals

Chania port in Crete is expecting the number of cruise passengers to top the 95,000 mark for the first eight months of 2018. The data, reported by the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, say cruise passengers arriving through the port of Souda...

Tourists Told Card Payments 'Help Greece's Financial Recovery'

Greece's revenue authority is running a new campaign to tell millions of visiting tourists about claiming receipts while in the country. As Greece expects to break records for the number of visitors this year -- official data from the Hellenic...

Greece Could See Record Year for Tourism

Visitor arrival figures for 2018 so far indicate that this will be a record year for tourism in Greece. Official data from the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, Fraport and Athens International Airport for the January-July period points to a major upsurge...

Passenger Numbers at Greece's Main Airport Rise in July

Passenger traffic at Athens International Airport grew 11.3 percent in July, totaling 2.85 million passengers, Athens-Macedonian News Agency has reported. Both domestic and international passenger traffic grew in the month, up 9.1 percent and 12.3 percent respectively (920,873 domestic passengers...

Greek Islands Flooded by Record Number of Tourists (photos)

As the number of tourists set to visit Greece this year is expected to set new records, exceeding the 32 million mark, photographs have emerged from the island of Paros depicting congestion in the port as thousands disembark from...