tourist season

Greek Island Tradition of Diving as Ferry Departs Alarms Authorities

Every summer on the small island of Sikinos in Greece, residents mark the end of the tourist season there with a daring ritual known as “The Dive.” The custom takes place as the ferry departs the island’s port, bound for...

Santorini Tourism Reopens: Greece Declares Island Safe for Visitors

Greece said the cosmopolitan island of Santorini is safe and ready to welcome tourists as the first cruise ship of the season bringing 1,170 mostly American tourists docked on Sunday. After the long seismic period that changed the lives of...

Santorini’s Tourism Industry Holds Its Breath as Earthquakes Persist

As Santorini continues to be rattled by earthquakes, the tourism industry is anxious that the tremors will prevent many travelers from visiting the picturesque Greek island. Tourism executives say that up to now there has been no rush to cancel...

American Tourists, The Top Spenders In Greece For 2024

In what is expected to be another record year for Greek tourism in both arrivals and revenues, Americans are emerging as the top spenders of this year's Greece's tourist season. Tourism revenues in the first ten months of 2024 had...

Greece Expects Record Tourism Revenues This Year, Minister Says

Greece expects record tourism revenues of about 22 billion euros ($23.24 billion) in 2024, Greek Minister of Tourism Olga Kefalogianni said in speaking to public broadcaster ERT on Tuesday. "This year we expect of about 22 billion,"  said Kefalogianni,...

Tourist Season in Greece Kicks Off Earlier Than Ever

The tourist season opened in Greece on Saturday earlier than ever with the first charter flights carrying British tourists arriving at Rhodes. The first international flight from London's Heathrow landed at midday on Saturday, followed by one from Gatwick airport...

Delta to Launch Direct US-Greece Flight to Athens

Delta's first direct flight from the United States to Greece will arrive at Athens International Airport on March 11th, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said in an interview on Saturday. At a television program by national broadcaster ERT, Kikilias said that...

Greece Now Bets in Winter Tourism

Greece plans to extend the tourist season beyond October to November and, under certain conditions, to the rest of the winter months in order to lure northern European to the country. Greece is experiencing one of the best tourism seasons...