Destinations news

Aiming to promote the imposing Meteora rocks in central Greece, the online travel agency Visit Meteora recently launched three short videos.

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) recently showed its support for Mandra-area flood victims by donating new beds to meet their immediate needs.

The Presidential Decree that paves the way for the development of the multi-million-euro Hellinikon project was signed in Athens.

The Athens Traders Association is looking to give rundown and abandoned buildings in the center of Athens a new lease on life.

A recent report from the German Travel Association (DRV) places Greece as one of the top destinations among German travel agents and tour operators.

Greek assets fund TAIPED signed an agreement for the sale of a 67% stake of the Thessaloniki Port Authority to SEGT Limited for 231,926 million euros.

Greek tourism sector professionals are calling for the government to not abolish reduced VAT rates for a number of Greek islands as of January 1, 2018.

Eight billion euros worth of hotel investments will be materializing in the coming years in Greece, on the back of soaring tourism arrivals.

The Greek environment ministry announced that it would be increasing the total area of designated marine Natura sites from 6 percent to 22 percent.

The five Aegean islands that have received the main burden of refugee flows in Greece, will maintain their special tax status for another six months.

Tourism professionals on the islands of Kos and Lesvos are calling on the government to scrap an imminent “stayover” tax.

Lampsa Hellenic Hotels SA, owner of the Grande Bretagne and King George, is expected to open a new upscale hotel in the center of Athens in about two years.

The area of Eleonas in Athens will get its own metropolitan park in 2019 offering repose and recreation for its residents, the capital’s municipal authority said.

The share purchase agreement for the 67 percent stake of the Thessaloniki Port Authority is expected to be signed on Friday, December 15.

All flights to and from Thessaloniki’s Makedonia Airport are being carried out according to schedule since November 24, Greece’s transport ministry said on Tuesday.

Santorini Mayor Nikos Zorzos reiterated his concerns over the toll of overtourism, during an event marking 50 years since excavations at Akrotiri.

Public transport in Athens will be disrupted on Thursday, December 14, as Greece’s main private and public sector umbrella unions, GSEE and ADEDY, have announced a strike.

The historic Aegli Hotel in Volos, Thessaly, recently opened its doors to Greek journalists following an extensive renovation.

Accessible tourism destinations, faith and hiking tourism are some of the projects which have received approval and are being implemented with EU funding.

Greek MEPs and hoteliers recently expressed concerns over the tight security screenings imposed on travelers from Greece at German airports.