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Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias pledged to support the country’s hoteliers in their efforts to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and to work together on a sustainable future.

Russian travelers are choosing Greece as an autumn holiday destination, according to data by insurance company Rosgosstrakh.

The municipalities of Alonissos, Western Samos and Soufli are Greece’s nominees for the “Best Tourism Villages” award, an initiative by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis gave his counterpart from Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, a tour of the Greek capital’s ongoing renovation projects and sites.

A group of German travel agents had the chance for one whole week to experience the beauty and hospitality of the Greek island of Crete.

A prescriptive computer program named EVA developed for Greece to identify asymptomatic, infected travelers may have slowed COVID-19’s spread through its borders, according to a study in the journal Nature.

Athens was the most searched for destination in August by potential travelers from the US, UK and France, according to data released by Tourix.

A campaign is expected to launch to promote Greece’s winter tourism destinations in an aim to support hotels that are open all year round.

Greece’s attractiveness as an investor destination and stronger export activity are two crucial indicators of a robust economy, says Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Leading tourism organizations are urging the industry’s businesses and associations to commit to a decade of climate action to cut tourism emissions at least in half over the next decade.

The mayors of Athens and Istanbul, Kostas Bakoyannis and Ekrem İmamoğlu, met in the Greek capital and discussed mutual actions that will “build bridges of peace”.

The United States and Greece have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that renews protections for Greek cultural property.

Thessaloniki’s 15 World Heritage Sites are highlighted in a special advertisement published in “World Heritage”, an official UNESCO publication.

The organizers of the 4th ‘Olympic Day Run’ Greece, the only Olympic road running race in the country, have pushed the closing date for registrations to September 22.

TUI UK has launched “workation” travel packages to select destinations, including Greece, for Brits in the need of a change of scenery while they work.

H Medventure, τον Οκτώβριο θα πραγματοποιήσει το 4ο σεμινάριο εκπαίδευσης αειφόρου τουρισμού “Go Green! Sustainable Tourism Training”.

Η Mexoxo υλοποιεί στην Ελλάδα το εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα “Small Places Big Dreams”, με στόχο να προσφέρει σημαντικές ευκαιρίες διασύνδεσης σε 300 γυναίκες από τον τουριστικό κλάδο.

The number of incoming travelers to Greece in July increased by 240.2% year-on-year to some 2.8 million, according to the Bank of Greece.

Greece achieved its main goals for this year’s tourism season but is still up against challenges, says GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis.

Greece will increase funding for the tourism promotion of the fire-sticken island of Evia in 2022, from 1.5 million euros to 2 million euros.