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Discerning readers of Travel + Leisure magazine voted and chose the Greek island of Santorini as the World’s Best Island for 2014.

Crete’s successful tourism campaign “Incredible Crete: Surprisingly yours!” has won another three awards from international institutions.

Over 400 Greek travel agents and tourism professionals recently attended a summer beach party hosted by transavia.com, the lowcost carrier to The Netherlands and France and member of the Air …

The Municipality of Hersonissos has released a new brochure to promote the area’s churches and monasteries to assist travelers interested in religious tourism.

A group of Taiwanese tourists recently departed from Larissa in the Thessaly Region, Greece, with the best of impressions, according to the Larissa Hoteliers Association.

Air Malta, the flag carrier of Malta, recently honored its general sales agent (GSA) in Greece, Discover the World, for increasing sales last year.

Doha is to become Emirates’ best served destination with seven daily flights going into the Qatari capital from 1 December 2014.

TAIPED, Greece’s privatization fund, has launched an open international tender for a cluster of public properties eligible to be developed into boutique hotels or luxury villas/mansions.

A draft bill that simplifies the procedures for the operation of tourism businesses, among other things, was passed in principle and by article by a special parliamentary committee on 2 …

Crete’s local products could lead the way to develop culinary tourism and wine tourism and thus attract more tourists to the popular island, according to Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni.

Swedes will soon be fully informed on the Greek real estate sector in terms of tourism properties thanks to a new campaign in the works.

Greek company Mideast Travel has opened new branches in Glyfada, Mykonos and Istanbul, aiming to strategically expand its network in these three important tourist generating markets.

Spanish airline Iberia has resumed its year-round services connecting Athens and Madrid.

Travelport and TAME, the flag carrier of Ecuador, recently announced a new, multi-year agreement.

Top Greek bartenders from Athens and Crete recently got together in Rethymno at the 3rd Cretan Diet Festival and introduced a series of new cocktail recipes based on Cretan products.

Get out your cameras, get creative with chocolate and take part in the chocolate-themed photo contest announced recently by the new Choco Factory and Museum and the Photography Center of …

Average room rates in hotels in Athens, Greece, were 2.7 percent higher in the first five months of the year and reached 77 euros from 74.97 euros in 2013, according …

Visitor arrivals to Greece increased by 16.9 percent during the January-May 2014 period reaching 3.6 million, according to data released recently by the Civil Aviation Authority.

Domaine Vassiliou and Nemeion Estate have announced wine tastings and wine tours for 2014.

The Olive Garden Restaurant & Bar of the Titania Hotel has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award.