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Restoration and support works on the Kasta tomb at the Amphipolis site in northern Greece, are set to be completed by August.

A 1934 silo on the port of Piraeus is set to be converted into a Museum of Underwater Antiquities, following the scheme’s approval by Greece’s Port Planning and Development Committee.

The Municipality of Lipsi in Greece has announced plans to do away with single-use plastic water cups and straws and replace them with eco-friendly alternatives.

Rhapsody Travel has been honored with the Travelife Certified Award for its long-term commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Greece’s alternative forms of tourism will be in the spotlight of the Greek Panorama exhibition, that will be held for the first time in Athens.

ITB Asia has announced its new “Buyers Elite Partner Programme (BEPP)” that is aimed to provide its partners with more business opportunities.

The Creta Maris Beach Resort on Crete held its “Blood Donation Day” for the 27th consecutive year and with the participation of 40 employees.

New rates for admission to Greek archaeological sites and museums, as well as discounted rates for certain visitor categories, have been announced.

Greece’s Central Archaeological Committee (KAS) has designated the entire island of Makronissos as an archaeological site.

European countries will be faced with stronger faster-spreading fires due to heatwaves and droughts which are a direct result of climate change, says the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

L+R Hotels, a UK-based private investment company, officially announced its further expansion in Greece with the acquisition of the Titania Hotel in Athens.

Transavia, a Dutch low-cost carrier and member of Air France-KLM Group, is seeing its sales for travel to Greece on the up following the launch of its direct Paris-Rhodes flight.

Τhree new upscale holiday resorts and a tourist village will be created on the southern part of Afandou on Rhodes, according to Atlantica Hotels & Resorts.

The first Seabin in Greece was installed at Flisvos Marina with the support of KLM, for the collection of plastic waste from the sea and the protection of marine life.

The CNic Paleo ArtNouveau hotel on Corfu has been awarded with the “Certification of Excellence 2019” by travel and booking site TripAdvisor.

Greek carrier AEGEAN received the gold award in the “Large Call Centers” category at the “Teleperformance Greece CRM Grand Prix Customer Service Awards 2018”.

The island of Lemnos in July will host the 3rd Philema Gastronomy & Wine Festival, an annual event that promotes local tastes and products.

Lamda Development is claiming that the Greek government is creating “insurmountable obstacles” to its Hellinikon mega investment, putting the whole project at risk.

Although Greece is the first choice of travel for Polish nationals this year, citizens from Poland are also setting their sights on Egypt and Turkey, according to data.

EU grants have been secured for the restoration of three major sites of cultural importance in the Central Greece Region.