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Family travel is growing steadily with Spain topping the list of choice destinations, according to the World Travel Monitor survey conducted by IPK International and commissioned by ITB Berlin.

Etihad Airways has announced that it will expand its services to Italy with a daily flight to Venice Marco Polo Airport.

The 15th Patmos Sacred Music Festival is underway featuring the best performers of the genre with all events free of charge.

Konstantinos Mitsis, the founder of Mitsis Hotels, passed away on the morning of Sunday, August 28.

India-based GMR Infrastructure Ltd may be submitting a bid for the Kasteli airport, to be constructed on the island of Crete, according to the latest media reports.

Travel makes up 11 percent of Greeks’ online spending according to the latest report by PayPal and GfK, which found that 95 percent of Greeks shop online.

The Xanthi Chamber of Commerce and a group of local confectioners and patisseries created the biggest “carioca” (or karioka) and the Greek sweet made its way to Guinness World Records.

Committed to preserving Cretan heritage and to the development of sustainable tourism practices, Creta Maris Beach Resort in Hersonissos, Crete, participated in the ongoing Futouris Project with three actions in …

At The Big Blue it’s all about warm Greek hospitality and meeting the needs and desires of the guests who visit the 10-room family-owned guest house on the Cycladic island …

Asia’s leading travel trade show ITB Asia has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Japan National Tourism Organisation of Singapore to propel Japan up the international business and events …

The 6th Athens Open Air Film Festival on August 30 will travel to the island of Aegina and is inviting film fans, residents and visitors to a special screening.

This week the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces Yiorgis Yerolymbos, one of the most well-known and successful architectural photographers with significant recognition abroad.

Last-minute vacationers are offsetting losses recorded in the first summer months of the year with the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) indicating a 9 percent rise in the number of arrivals …

Tourism traffic for August is picking up pace particularly in mainland Greece destinations while British travelers are still hitting Greek shores despite Brexit fears and the devaluation of the pound …

Sofitel Athens Airport hotel has announced the appointment of Yiorgos Stavrou as General Manager.

The organizers of the Tinos Marble Trail: Exomeria, to be held on September 4 in and around the traditionally preserved village of Pyrgos on the Cycladic island of Tinos, are …

Greek pop rock band Onirama gave a summer concert recently at the Nikki Beach Porto Heli in the Peloponnese.

Ryanair once again carried more international customers than any other airline, according to the latest World Airline Transport Statistics of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

The organizers of the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) are sending hot air balloons to eight cities in Northern Greece as part of a promotional strategy to attract all the more …

Greece’s Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura is keeping a positive outlook, expecting revenue from incoming tourism to grow in 2016 despite geopolitics and terrorism.