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UK influential newspaper The Daily Telegraph reveals the reasons why Naxos is an ideal family-friendly destination for British holidaymakers, in an extensive travel feature.

A group of American journalists and bloggers recently toured the islands of Rhodes and Kos within the framework of a press trip organised by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) …

Three minutes of the Meteora experience feature in a new video released by destination managers Visit Meteora in collaboration with the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) as part of its …

Lesvos sector professionals are seeing their efforts die out as the ongoing refugee influx has taken a toll on local tourism, with June figures down by 67.89 percent,

AEGEAN’s “Closer to Greece” initiative this month is dedicated to three islands of the northeast edge of the Aegean: Samos, Lemnos and Ikaria. These three “star destinations” will be introduced …

Greece’s Central Council for Modern Monuments has given Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis the green light to proceed with the necessary works for a makeover of the historic center of the …

As part of its ongoing campaign for the promotion of Greece abroad and its strategy to support and boost tourism in the islands of the eastern Aegean, the Greek Tourism …

Three actors from HBO block-buster “Game of Thrones” visited the Greek island of Lesvos this week to raise awareness about the ongoing refugee crisis.

The northern port city of Thessaloniki is winning tourists over as well as their loyalty for its “personality”, according to a study presented on Tuesday by the Thessaloniki Hotels Association.

The Dodecanese island of Tilos will be the first in Greece and the Mediterranean to run completely on renewable energy as of May 2017.

The world’s largest hard-shelled turtle, the endangered loggerhead, also known as the Caretta caretta, is enjoying a new lease on life on the Greek island of Zakynthos, which is one …

The tourism department of the Region of the South Aegean is hosting a press trip for American journalists on the islands of Rhodes and Kos.

Greek Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura met with US explorer Josh Gates, host of Travel Channel’s hit TV series “Expedition Unknown”.

As part of its action plan to boost arrivals to Ios, the Greek island’s municipality is making approaches to the lucrative lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) travel market.

A recent survey of the 2,000-year-old Greek “Antikythera mechanism”, found on an ancient shipwreck by sponge divers in 1901 near the islet of Antikythera, has produced some 60 artifacts and …

The coastal suburb of Glyfada, southern Athens, has launched its new rent-a-bike scheme titled “i-bike”.

From the wild terrain of Sfakia and the deep blue Lybian Sea to the footpaths of Chania, the Monastery of St John and the turquoise waters of the Balos Lagoon, …

Halkidiki leads the top 10 destinations preferred by the Greeks for the upcoming Holy Spirit Monday holiday, according to data from Trivago.

Besides its beautiful beaches and shores, the Greek island of Ios also boasts a wide variety of natural wonders which can now be visited through a newly established trekking network.

The shipwrecked MV Panagiotis ‘gracing’ the world famous Navagio Beach on the Greek isle of Zakynthos is at risk, a team of experts visiting the site said last week.