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Noisy travelers, smart-phone obsession, cultural insensitivity, mass tour groups and selfie-takers are cited as being the most annoying travel habits, according to a survey released by Agoda.

The 12 Labors of Hercules will be presented and explained at Greece’s first theme park on Greek mythology to open in Thessaloniki in September.

The Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens is inviting all to enjoy “summer nights in Mexico” at its open-air Bar8 in the GB Roof Garden Restaurant.

Ο δήμος Αθηναίων δίνει κίνητρα για να ανοίξουν ξανά 10 καταστήματα στη Στοά Εμπόρων που σήμερα είναι κλειστά. Κατάθεση προτάσεων έως τις 15 Σεπτεμβρίου.

Καθορίστηκαν οι νέες τεχνικές προδιαγραφές ενοικιαζόμενων επιπλωμένων δωματίων και η κατάταξή τους σε πέντε κατηγορίες κλειδιών, αντί τεσσάρων.

Athens is seeing the opening of new accommodation units and the launch of new projects due to the strong increase in demand for hotel rooms.

The Greek Tourism Ministry has approved a revised rating scheme for rooms to let, laying out the terms for classification.

The number of Greek nationals taking trips grew in 2017 by 10.2 percent to 4.5 million who went on 7.5 million trips, up by 12.6 percent compared to 2016, a …

Thomas Cook’s bookings for this season are up with 79 percent of its Summer 2018 program sold, according to the tour operator’s CEO, Peter Fankhauser.

Athens International Airport (AIA) in July welcomed a strong passenger traffic increase of 11.3 percent, reaching 2.85 million.

Grivalia Hospitality has moved ahead with the acquisition of the Amanzoe luxury resort in Porto Heli, Peloponnese, Greece.

The “Out of the Blue, Capsis Elite Resort” in Heraklion, on Crete, has added the “Apleton Kosher Restaurant” to its collection of restaurants.

Travelport is utilizing new cloud technology for the management of new car rental content, provided through its new partnership with AutoEurope, a leader in supplying rental cars.

Emirates has introduced web virtual reality (VR) technology on its digital platform that allows customers to explore their seats before checking in online.

Wyndham Grand Athens, in the city center, is inviting all to enjoy its new sushi menu at the hotel’s Above restaurant.

Greece tourism is riding on a wave of strong interest as demonstrated by the increase in the number of arrivals to the country, stronger revenue, and growing investor interest.

The number of visitors to Thessaloniki edged higher in the first half of the year, with Israeli travelers boosting overnight stays by 113.16 percent.

British producer Gareth Jones was recently in Greece for a pre-filming visit to determine whether he will shoot “The Giaour” in the country.

Customers of airlines Air France, KLM, China Southern and Xiamen will now have a wider range of destinations to choose from and attractive transfer times.

Lufthansa Group boosted revenues in the first half of 2018 by 5.2 percent driven by stronger passenger, flight and seat load.