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A visa facilitation program, which allows Turkish travelers and citizens of third countries to visit Eastern Aegean islands in Greece, will run in 2018.

Destinations such as Kalamata, Nafplio, Monemvasia and Nafpaktos won over the crowds during the recent Orthodox Easter holiday.

Eurocontrol has issued an alert advising airlines to exercise caution due to possible military action in the eastern Mediterranean in next 72 hours.

Ryanair has announced plans to reduce its domestic Greek flights and also close its base in Chania Airport on Crete.

The European Union has announced the launch of a 2.1-billion-euro venture plan to boost investment in Europe’s innovative startups.

The EU’s top court has ruled that France can press criminal charges against Uber’s local managers for running an illegal taxi service.

The Santikos Collection’s “Marpunta” resort on the island of Alonnisos is getting ready to open its doors and welcome guests in May.

The EU has launched the “European Capital of Smart Tourism” competition to reward innovation and boost smart development of tourism in European cities.

Air New Zealand ranked second top airline globally and was crowned Best Airline in the South Pacific, in TripAdvisor’s 2018 Travelers’ Choice Awards for Airlines.

The Greek island of Mykonos will open the summer season in an impressive way with the “Triathlon1 Mykonos – Multisport 2018” event in May.

Eagles Villas, located in Halkidiki, won four silver awards at the prestigious Tourism Awards 2018 held at the Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center in Athens.

Greece is expected to attract an additional 2 million visitors in 2018, according to Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura.

The Athens municipality has joined forces with the Athena Health Tourism cluster to develop the Greek capital into a major health tourism destination.

Infrastructure works budgeted at 180 million euros may be ready ahead of schedule at the port of Thessaloniki in northern Greece.

The Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport was the world’s busiest airport in terms of total passenger traffic in 2017, according to ACI.

The UNWTO and FC Barcelona have signed an agreement, opening the path to their collaboration in the areas of tourism and sports.

The highest demand period for reservations at hotels on Santorini will be shifted this year, according to a study released by Panadvert.

The Region of Thessaly has launched three new videos, as part of its “Handcrafted by Time” campaign, aiming to promote the area’s tourism offerings.

Greek carrier AEGEAN was named Europe’s Best Regional Airline in the 2018 Traveler’s Choice Awards for Airlines released by TripAdvisor.

Versus Travel held a special tango event for its clients at the Athens Concert Hall, in return for their support during its 23 years of operations.