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According to Bank of Greece data on the country's current account balance between January and August of 2019, revenues from tourism rose by an impressive 13.6 percent compared to the same period last year. There was also a 3.6 percent increase...

The Greek authorities launched recently the campaign dubbed ''Apodixi, Please'', meaning ''Receipt, Please'', in order to inform tourists on how to ask for a receipt from business owners, in order to reduce tax evasion in the country. As the website...

Greek police have arrested the managers of a Rhodes hotel where two French sisters drowned in its the swimming pool on Wednesday. The two girls, aged 16 and 19 years old, were holidaying on the island with their families. The incident...

Greece's Tourism Minister Charis Theocharis and Deputy Tourism Minister Manos Konsolas have released a set of earthquake instructions for tourists, after meeting with tourism industry officials on Friday. The tourism ministry's action follows the earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter...

The death toll has risen to seven from Wednesday's massive storm that relentlessly hit the popular tourist region of Halkidiki in Northern Greece's Central Macedonia. Among the seven people who lost their lives from the extreme weather are six foreign...

International arrivals in Greek airports grew 13 percent in the first four months of the year, totaling approximately 2.5 million flights, according to the latest figures published by the Institute of Greek Tourism Confederation, INSETE. INSETE's data shows that particularly...

According to the latest figures published by the Bank of Greece recently, revenues that American tourists left in Greece during the first quarter of 2019 went up by a whopping 118.9 percent compared to the first quarter of 2018. Tourists...

Hundreds of residents and tourists gathered in Mykonos' old port to dance the traditional ''hasapiko'' dance on Sunday afternoon. According to the Orthodox Christian calendar, this Sunday was Palm Sunday, and a big group of professional and amateur dancers wearing...

According to the final data revealed by the Bank of Greece on Wednesday, a total of 33,072,000 people visited Greece from January 1 to December 31, 2018. According to the official data, the inbound tourist arrivals in Greece reflected an...

Santorini officials met with Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) representatives to discuss managing the large number of tourists arriving on cruises to the island every summer. As the Greek island's infrastructure has struggled mightily to keep up with the volume...