Destinations news

The airport on Mykonos will remain closed between November 13 and 29 due to construction works on the runway by management company Fraport Greece.

In efforts to promote the area’s cultural heritage, the Region of Central Macedonia recently launched a video which features Alexander the Great and philosopher Aristotle.

The Hellinikon project is facing a new obstacle as the Central Archaeological Council (KAS) must now decide on whether or not to allow the construction of six high-rise buildings.

Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura recently presented the ministry’s plans for the tourism development of the Region of Thessaly in Central Greece.

The National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) located in the heart of Athens, will be fully operational next year, according to director Katerina Koskina.

American and foreign nationals flying into the US will now have to face enhanced security controls and questioning at airports.

Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura met with MPs from Karditsa, Viotia, Ilia and Kavala to discuss promotion opportunities for each destination.

Greek Culture Minister Lydia Koniordou has approved the investment plan and the environmental impact study for the overhaul of Astir Palace in Vouliagmeni.

Greece has always been and continues to be one of the most important markets for Qatar Airways, according to the airline’s Senior VP Europe, Jonathan Harding.

Popular Athens hang-out Agia Eirini Square will be revamped as part of the municipality’s “Revitalization of the Athens Commercial Triangle” program.

Journalists from the UK, Germany, Denmark and Poland will visit Kefalonia to attend an event on diving tourism, during a fam trip organized by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO).

Santorini Mayor Nikos Zorzos spoke of the massive implications of overtourism and lack of government direction during the IMIC 2017 conference recently held on the island.

Crete is attracting greater investment with the island’s five-star hotels ready to host an additional 25,000 people in the next five years, according to Regional Governor Stavros Arnaoutakis.

A large part of the ancient theater of Thouria, located in Messinia in the Peloponnese, was recently unearthed during excavation works by Greek archaeologists.

In efforts to attract tourists from Scandinavia, the Attica Region recently held a workshop on the area’s tourism offerings for tour operators and journalists in Stockholm.

Aiming to promote Greece as a sports and training destination, Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura met with representatives of the Russian Athletics Federation.

Santorini Mayor Nikos Zorzos has suggested converting old warehouses into residences to host school teachers, who are unable to find housing.

More tourism – an inevitability – does not have to be a bad thing … thanks to new technologies – more specifically cell phone sensing platforms.

Greek Shipping Minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis has ordered the recovery of the cruise ship “Sea Diamond” that sank off Santorini some ten years ago.

Film screening events, jazz concerts and much more took center stage across the Cyclades this year as part of the South Aegean Region’s  efforts to promote cultural tourism.