Tourism
Greece
10 Things to Know Before You Visit Mykonos
The Greek island Mykonos is known as "the island of the winds" and for its turquoise waters and white buildings with colorful window sills, however there is more than meets the eye about the history and current trends that...
Greece
Grow Greek Tourism Online: An Important Tool to Promote and Develop Tourism
Grow Greek Tourism Online is a Google initiative aiming at boosting the digital skills of tourism professionals so that their businesses thrive through the Internet.
"The Internet is a very important tool for the development of tourism businesses, since a...
Greece
German Businesses Planning Investments in Greece Could Create 50,000 Jobs
German businesses are planning important investments in Greece, such as the creation of a logistics center in Alexandroupolis and investments in tourism, which could create up to 50,000 new jobs, especially for younger Greeks, Germany’s Deputy Minister of Economic...
Economy
Bloomberg: Chinese Tourists to Greece will Increase Tenfold
The number of Chinese tourists visiting Greece will rise tenfold, said Fosun Senior Vice President Jim Jiannong Qian, according to a Bloomberg report.
Fosun International Ltd., a Chinese conglomerate involved in the venture to transform the former Athens airport site into...
Greece
Thessaloniki Among the Top 100 Cities in Conference Tourism
Thessaloniki was included on the list of 100 cities where the majority of conferences are held.
According to the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA), Thessaloniki ranked 98th in 2016 with 26 conferences organized in the city. At a European...
Greece
How To Visit the Greek Islands on a Budget
You don't need a huge travel budget to island hop in Greece. In fact, you will find that there are many economical ways that you can plan out your Grecian holiday to include visiting many islands. Let's take a...
Greece
China's FM Predicts Tenfold Rise of Chinese Tourists in Greece in the Medium Term
While visiting Athens on Monday, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that Beijing is setting a medium-term target for a tenfold rise in Chinese visitors to Greece for the near-future.
"...Although every year there are more Chinese tourists in...
Greece
Tourism Min Kountoura Meets With AHEPA Delegation
Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura met with the chairman, the executive director and a delegation of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) that visited Greece.
The minister referred in detail to the development course of Greek tourism sector and the...
Greece
BoG: Travel Receipts Down Despite Increase in Visitor Numbers for Jan-Feb
The number of inbound visitors in Greece grew 2.6 pct in the first two months of 2017 totaling 444,000 tourists, compared with the same period last year, although travel receipts fell 2.7 pct over the same period to 310...
Greece
Mayor Kaminis and Aegean Airlines Vice President: Tourists Arrivals in Athens Increases 14% in Q1
Athens recorded a 14 percent increase in tourist arrivals in the first three months of 2017 compared with the same period last year, according to data presented on Thursday by city mayor George Kaminis and Aegean Airlines Vice President...