Destinations news

Time Out magazine has included Pagrati in Athens on its list revealing the “51 Coolest Neighborhoods in the World”.

German tourist demand for Greece is going strong, according to holiday package sales which have increased by 22% this year compared to pre-pandemic 2019.

Passenger traffic through 14 Greek regional airports during the first nine months of the year exceeded pre-Covid 2019 levels by 3.1%.

Greek destinations, hotels and organizations have received more than 30 nominations at the prestigious World Travel Awards 2022.

A new video promoting the outdoor experiences one can enjoy in Athens has been released by Marketing Greece and AEGEAN Airlines.

Spanish hospitality group Melia Hotels International aims to double its portfolio of hotels in Greece by 2025.

A Greek digital mobile museum focused on the 1821 Greek War of Independence won a bronze award in the Tourism/Culture category of the Impact BITE Awards 2022.

Brown Hotels will be opening nine new design hotels in Greece expanding its collection of boutique hotels in the country.

The home of one of Greece’s greatest contemporary poets and thinkers, Yiannis Ritsos (1909–1990), will be turned into a municipal museum.

Trikala Korinthias, a mountainous Greek village known for its vineyards, will be the last stop of the 1st Peloponnese Food Stories festival.

The park located opposite Larissa Railway Station in Athens has been upgraded and is now a perfect place for residents and visitors to walk their dogs.

The Thessaloniki Tourism Organization’s latest promo video has “traveled” around the world, informing viewers on everything the Greek northern city has to offer visitors.

Hotels of the MarBella Collection were voted among Greece’s best at the recently announced World Travel Awards and Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2022.

A number of destinations and hotels in Greece are included on the Readers’ Choice Awards 2022 lists of luxury travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler.

WWF Greece has announced plans for the reforestation of Cape Sounio in efforts to restore the forest landscape of the area, which has repeatedly suffered from forest fires.

The Grand Hyatt Athens is set to become largest Grand Hyatt-branded hotel in Europe following the completion of extensive expansion and renovation works in 2023.

The island of Mykonos has added sports activities to its tourism offering, following the success of its first ever running festival.

Greece is securing a spot on the global map of top yachting destinations following marina upgrades, according to the Tourism Ministry’s secretary general, Olympia Anastasopoulou.

Healthy cities and regions can play a decisive role in the development of health and wellness tourism policies, says Attica Region Governor George Patoulis.

Popular Thission Square, located between the historic districts of Plaka and Monastiraki, has undergone restoration works as part of an ongoing overhaul of the Greek capital.