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Prominent tourism figures from Greece and abroad will gather in Athens in November to participate in the Hotel Megatrends event, during the Xenia 2018 hospitality show.

The Minos Beach Art Hotel on Crete is celebrating 25 years of Blue Flag awards, as its beach has once again received the quality eco-label.

Air Transat, Canada’s leading holiday airline, has been named the World’s Best Leisure Airline at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2018.

The Greek Islands are among the top 10 best destinations in the world for once-in-a-lifetime journeys, according to a list compiled by FlightNetwork.

The Greek capital’s AthensWas hotel, located near the Acropolis, invites Athenians and tourists to enjoy a special summer rooftop experience.

Greek tourism-related revenue grew in the first quarter of the year to 554 million euros, marking a 13.2 percent increase compared to 2017, according to the Bank of Greece.

With a continuous record of arrivals, Athens is among the protagonists of Greece’s tourism development, according to Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura.

The Greek Police has issued guidelines on how to ensure secure online transactions, including booking ferry or air tickets, hotels and car rental.

The Chania-Piraeus route, now handled by Minoan Lines’ “Mykonos Palace”, was inaugurated on Monday, during a special event at Souda Bay on Crete.

Establishing Greece as multi-island destination in the Mediterranean, offering 365 days of tourism options, tops the tourism ministry’s agenda, according to GNTO VP Aggeliki Chondromatidou.

The importance of digital technologies in tourism, providing opportunities for innovation, will be at the center of World Tourism Day 2018, to be celebrated in Budapest, Hungary on September 27.

For the eighth consecutive year Greece’s AEGEAN was named the “Best Regional Airline in Europe” at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards.

Registrations have opened for the 3rd Andros Trail Race that will be held during September 29-30 on the island of Andros.

UK tour operator Jet2holidays has honored the Creta Maris Beach Resort on Crete with the “Quality Award 2017” for the high-quality services it offers to guests.

The Hilton Athens hotel, for the fourth consecutive year, has been awarded as Greece’s Leading Business Hotel at the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA) 2018.

Authors and politicians from around the world, in September, will gather at Costa Navarino in Greece to attend the Democracy and Books Weekend event.

The Sofitel Athens Airport hotel is hosting the first art exhibition of Melina Koan, entitled “The Missing Background”, in its lobby.

The European Commission is urging short-term home rental platform Airbnb to comply to EU consumer rules, in efforts to ensure fair play.

Foreign Direct Investment projects in Greece, in 2017 increased to 24 from 13, creating 1,194 new jobs, according to the EY European Attractiveness survey.

The UK government has published a white paper, which proposes a softer Brexit, amid concerns that the country’s exit from the EU will lead to disruptions in the aviation industry.