Destinations news

Routard.com, a popular French travel portal, has included Thessaloniki and Mount Olympus on the list of the Top 20 recommended destinations for 2020.

Tourism projects in Greece, worth millions of euros and expected to create some 2,000 jobs, have received the go ahead by the government.

Celebrity Cruises has announced its 2021-22 season of sailings which includes eight new ports of call in Greece, Brazil and Japan among other countries.

The Municipality of Athens this year welcomed the holiday season with more lights than ever before, thanks to its “Adopt your city” initiative.

Central Macedonia Region authorities have released 10 million euros for the funding of restoration and upgrade works on 17 new culture projects.

The Attica Zoological Park is expanding its activities with the construction of a hotel, a waterpark, and an aquarium by 2022.

German tour operator Alltours will add more Greek destinations to its travel program for next year’s summer holiday season.

A tender for the 30-year license to operate an integrated resort and casino in Hellinikon, has run into another glitch, with one of the two bidders claiming it has been excluded …

Marketing Greece has joined forces with Rhodes’ tourism professionals aiming to promote the island through a new modern digital campaign.

The City of Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB) recently held a fam trip in the Greek capital for 15 Chinese MICE professionals.

Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni recently visited a number of sites across Greece, including the Museum of Vergina and the Amphipolis site, to inspect the progress of restoration and upgrade …

An unclear framework governing short-term rentals in Greece, has led dozens of home owners to take legal action against Airbnb-style activity.

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis on December 10 turned on the lights to city’s 17-meter tall Christmas tree at Syntagma Square.

Trainose will add two extra itineraries to serve the Athens – Thessaloniki route for the Christmas season.

The GNTO introduced 14 Swiss and Austrian travel agents to some of Attica’s landmark sites and city break destinations.

The historic single-arch bridge of Plaka in the northern Greece region of Epirus, is up and standing after extensive restoration and reinforcement works.

Thessaloniki is ready for Christmas with its “Asterocosmos” amusement park, featuring a five-meter tall Santa Claus and games for all.

Holiday packages to a number of Greek destinations account for 30 percent of Swiss tour operator Hotelplan’s summer 2020 program.

Despite having a legal framework in place since 2015, Greece still hasn’t tapped into the vast potential of sustainable fishing tourism.

Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee is calling on the Greek government to immediately stop using donkeys as “animal taxis” on Santorini.