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Intensive works are being carried out on Spinalonga, located in the Gulf of Elounda in north-eastern Crete, in Lasithi, prior to the island’s inclusion on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage …

Athens is among the 21 European cities that have emerged as final contenders in the 2013-2014 Mayors Challenge competition launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Twenty-seven airline companies expressed interest in establishing direct links to Thessaloniki International Airport “Macedonia,” during the Routes Europe 2014 event that recently took place in Marseille, France.

An Australian group of investors have announced plans to build a mega luxury resort on the southern shores of the Greek island of Ithaca.

Athens is bouncing back in the international tourism scene this year but there is still significant potential for further growth, Greek key tourism figures agreed recently.

Early bookings to the area of Mount Athos in Halkidiki for this year’s tourism season are already showing an impressive increase, data from travel agencies that have deals with local …

Greece’s capital city, Athens, has ambitious infrastructure projects in the works that are expected to give the destination’s tourism image a major boost once completed.

Athens is changing and is expected this year to accommodate an extra 700,000 tourists compared to 2013, the mayor of the Greek capital, Giorgos Kaminis, said on 14 April.

Hoteliers in Thessaloniki recently held meetings with British travel agencies that specialize in honeymoon tourism and discussed the possibility of promoting the Greek Northern city in the UK market as …

A new web portal is now available for travel agents, tour operators, schools, enterprises and individuals that are looking for private tailor-made guided tours by qualified tourist guides.

The Ypati thermal spring located in Fthiotida, Greece, will open as of Monday 14 April for the Easter holiday.

The Greek capital will attract the majority of tourists that choose to travel to Greece for the upcoming Easter holiday, according to a survey released recently.

The Municipality of Athens will launch a series of actions, in cooperation with the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) and the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, to upgrade the Greek …

The island of Rhodes continues to be the most popular Greek destination for Austrian travelers.

The Huffington Post news site has included the Greek island of Folegandros in its 15 picks for the best undiscovered European destinations.

A new tender for the construction and management of an airport on Crete in Kasteli, Heraklion, is expected to launch by the end of April.

A new and free Android application for smartphones and tablets for the Corfiot Easter has been released to give a little extra assistance to guests that plan to visit the …

Tourism is reviving in Greece and tourists are returning to the country, says travel expert Peggy Goldman in an extensive article on the Huffington Post news site.

The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) recently included the Greek islands of Mykonos and Lesvos among the top honeymoon spots for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) couples.

The holy Greek Island of Patmos will have a starring “role” in a new independent English-American film that is currently in production.