Tourism

American tourists are giving a vote of confidence to Greece with an increase in U.S. companies willing to invest in Greek tourism. Oaktree Capital Management and Goldman Sachs Asset Management -- along with businessmen Spyros and Andreas Andreadis --...

Wine producers in Northern Greece will celebrate for the fourth year the European Day of Wine Tourism on November 13 by opening their cellars and vineyards to visitors and connoisseurs wishing to sample their latest production. Eighteen wineries along the...

Besides the tension between Greeks and Turks that has been running deep for generations, lately, there has been many efforts to curb hostilities and develop a type of friendship between the neighboring countries on both social and economic levels. From incidences...

Back in May the Greek parliament concluded ratification of contracts for the concession of 14 regional airports as Fraport Greece made one of the biggest investments in Greece -- 400 million euros towards the 14 regional airports that have...

The Greek island of Santorini has successfully become a year-round destination, authorities are boasting. The concerted efforts of the tourism sector to keep the tourists coming after the summer ends have borne fruit this October, as the president of Santorini hotels Manolis Karamolegos said to the Athens-Macedonian News...

Cruise tourism in Greece might drop as high as 30 percent in 2017 compared to this year, according to the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE). SETE representative Andreas Stylianopoulos said that the decrease is irreversible. Stylianopoulos is also president and CEO of...

International arrivals to Greek airports “soared” from January to September, according to data released by Greek Tourist Organization (SETE). More specifically, arrivals to the main airports of the country rose 7.6 percent in the 9-month period compared to last...

  The Bank of Greece data for the travel balance is concerning as there has been a drop in revenue despite the records of arrivals. The drop in tourism revenue from January to June 2016 is lower than expected with...

This past year visitors from Russia increased significantly due to an improved processing time of visa approval which used biometric data, such as fingerprints. As recent as last month the amount of visas issued in Russia by Greek consular services...

On Monday the chairman of China's Cosco, Xu Lirong, made announcements that came as a welcome gesture to the tourism sector, according to Reuters. It was announced that there are plans that will be implemented both short-term and long-term, to extend...