Athens News

First two months of the year set positive pace for Athens – Attica hotel occupancy forecasts.

Athens was among the five cities globally recognized for public health achievements at the Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit in London.

The Newel Hospitality Collection held a grand opening event for “The Newel Metaxourgeio”, the latest aparthotel addition to its portfolio in Athens.

Moody’s upgraded the City of Athens’ outlook to positive, reflecting a vote of confidence in the Greek capital’s financial prospects.

Four Brown Hotels in Athens have converted their lobbies into art galleries, exhibiting contemporary Greek art and design.

The iconic Lykavittos open-air theater atop Lycabettus Hill in central Athens will be re-opening this fall, according to Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis.

Thailand’s Dusit Hotels and Resorts recently made its debut in Europe with the opening of the Dusit Suites Athens in Greece.

The Prince’s Foundation in the UK will provide expertise to the Greek Culture Ministry on issues involving the restoration and development of the former royal estate of Tatoi in Athens. 

The Municipality of Athens has opened a new state-of-the-art playground where kids can play, run and explore, in the Metaxourgeio neighborhood.

GBR Consulting has identified 10+1 types of people that visit Athens, the historic city and capital of Greece.

Greek authorities have unveiled plans for the new Athens Archaeological Museum at Plato’s Academy.

Tourist satisfaction towards Athens’ tourism product increased in 2022 with visitors labeling the city as a “must-see destination”.

Chefs Dimitris Boutsalis and Clément Convard will combine their skills and inspiration to put together a unique Four Hands Dinner at the Athens Capital Hotel-MGallery Collection.

Two luxury hotel projects and dozens of branded villas are to be constructed along the Athenian Riviera as part of the multi-million-euro Ellinikon Project.

The Vatican agreed this week to return three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon to Greece.

The Greek Culture Ministry plans to upgrade the archaeological site of Kerameikos in Athens.

The Acropolis Museum will showcase the sculpture “Venus in a gold bikini” from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in honor of International Women’s Day.

Athens is among the Top 5 non-US cities American travelers want to visit this year, according to a study by Go City.

Policies are necessary for Athens to preserve its urban character in view of increasing tourism, according to a study released by GSEVEE.

Oenorama, the largest wine exhibition in Greece, is returning to Athens with hundreds of wines from all over Greece.