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For the first time since the 2014 Olympic Games were held in Athens, hotels in the Greek capital are recording high occupancy levels.

Lamda Development aims to turn the Greek capital’s former airport in Hellinikon, southern Athens, into a world-class tourism destination that will attract an extra one million tourists per year.

Extending Crete’s tourism season to welcome visitors all year round was one of the main topics discussed in a meeting held on 23 June in Rethymno, Crete, chaired by Greek …

The Red Beach in Matala on Crete, Greece, is among the seven “secret” beaches for naturists in Europe, according to a list drawn up by the Huffington Post news site.

Journalists from China, Russia and Switzerland got a first-hand experience of the Greek Island of Skopelos during a three-day press trip organized by Spyrou Hotels & Companies, the General Secretariat …

New York Post’s journalist Gisela Williams came to Athens, toured the city’s streets, talked with Athenians, went shopping, sampled beverages and food and then wrote up a personal favorites list!

Crete will celebrate a tourism comeback this year as some 25 percent of Austrian travelers will spend their summer holiday on the Greek Island, according to a feature in the …

A weekly non-stop flight connecting Shanghai to Athens has been launched by the Shanghai Workers International Travel Service, a leading tour operator in China.

The island of Milos, famed for its coastline, officially took its name as a “holy island” over the weekend of 14-15 June.

UK newspaper The Guardian takes a road trip in Greece: to the coastal zone of Athens from Glyfada to Sounion, known as the “Athenian Riviera.”

The online edition of Forbes magazine, one of the most trusted resources for the world’s business and investment leaders, features an article explaining the 10 reasons for someone to vacation …

A major destination marketing event to take place on Rhodes, Greece, in June, will bring together Germany’s leading tour operators and travel agents with Greek tourism figures and professionals.

Tourist arrivals on Rhodes recorded a growth of 11.38 percent in May 2014 compared to the same period in 2013, according to recent data released by Rhodes International Airport “Diagoras.”

Shops will be allowed to open on Sundays in seven tourism hotspots in Greece, according to a pilot scheme that will run for one year.

The abandoned Acropole Palace Hotel, located on the corner of Patision and Averof Streets in Athens center, will operate as a cultural center at the end of 2015.

Arrivals to Zakynthos in the Ionian were up last month by 17.78 percent compared with May 2013, according to data released by the island’s airport.

Two open-air cinemas in Greece, one in Plaka (Athens) and one on Santorini, are included in The Guardian’s “Top 10 open-air cinemas in Europe” list.

The international jet-set appeal of Mykonos has helped the island escape some of Greece’s economic woes, according to a recent article in the New York Times referring to the real …

Hotels on Lefkada, Greece, will now include Greek products and dishes on their breakfast menus as the Ionian Island recently became the latest destination to join the “Greek Breakfast” program.

Halkidiki in Northern Greece has been recording a significant rise in bookings made by European tour operators for the 2014 tourism season following five years of reduced interest in the …