Destinations news

Greece’s golden visa scheme has become a key attraction for Chinese investors, who are flocking to Athens to purchase property.

The Region of South Aegean is continuing its partnership with CNN International, aiming to promote the Cyclades and Dodecanese islands to a wider audience.

The Peloponnese Tourism Organization (PTO) is boosting its promotional activities in Greece and abroad for 2019, aiming to attract more high-income travelers.

The MCE South Europe 2018 event that took place in Thessaloniki exceeded all expectations, according to organizer Europe Congress.

The Municipality of Tinos will introduce the island to bloggers, journalists and travel agents at a special event during WTM London 2018.

The South Aegean Region will promote a number of sports tourism events of the Cyclades and the Dodecanese during the ERGO Marathon Expo 2018 in Athens.

The tourism sector appears to be driving Greece’s construction industry, which is seeing the first signs of recovery after the debt crisis.

The regions of Attica, South Aegean and Crete account for 60 percent of all Airbnb listings in Greece, according to a study released by KEPE.

Santorini, one of the world’s most popular tourism destinations, is expected to wrap up 2018 with over 2 million visitors, up from some 1.7 million in 2017.

The shipwrecks of Alonissos and the Pagasitikos Gulf will soon be accessible to “visitors” following works carried out within the framework of the BlueMed program.

Zakynthos saw minor damage and no injuries after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the popular Ionian island on Friday, October 26.

A new network of footpaths named “Apollo Trails” has been launched in the Ambeliona region of Messinia in the Peloponnese.

Greece’s island of Santorini, one of the world’s most popular tourism destinations, owes all that it is today to a huge volcanic eruption in about 1600 B.C.

City trips have grown nearly four times as much in the last decade than any other form of tourism, according to a recent analysis.

A 23-meter ship that appears to have rested at the bottom of the Black Sea undisturbed for over 2,400 years, is believed to be Greek.

The island of Spetses hosted dozens of cyclists and fashion enthusiasts during the 5th Tweed Run event, organized by the Poseidonion Grand Hotel.

Ways to regulate the home sharing market and deal with the issue of overtourism in European cities were discussed between the mayors of Athens, Santorini and Florence.

Athens is among the six candidate cities to remain on the shortlist to win the 2018 European Capital of Innovation Award (iCapital).

The European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations, during November 20-25, will hold the 20th European Tourist Guides Meeting in Heraklion on Crete.

The prehistoric settlement of Therasia, the second largest volcanic island off Santorini, has produced new archaeological finds, according to the Greek Culture Ministry.