Destinations news

Tourist arrivals and revenue in Athens picked up in 2013 after six years of downward trend, according to data released by the Athens-Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association.

Naxos, Milos, Kefalonia, Santorini and Paros have been named among the 10 best islands in Europe for 2014 by TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel review site.

The romantic comedy “Beijing Love Story,” which was filmed in Greece, took a fantastic opening with 2,500,000 Chinese viewers and grossed $33.15 million in its first four days after opening …

Thessaloniki and Chalkidiki will launch joint tourism packages to increase both Greek destinations’ potential to attract more tourists from the Scandinavian market.

The licensing procedures for four major tourism investments on the islands of Kea, Milos and Ios and mainland Messinia (Peloponnese) are near completion, Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni informed on …

The Municipality of Athens recently announced a program to support entrepreneurship in the Greek capital under the development plan The Athens Project.

The strong unitary character of the recently launched Peloponnese Tourism Organization was presented to a room full of Greek hoteliers during the 3rd General Assembly of the Hellenic Chamber of …

The City of Athens Culture, Youth and Sports Organization and the Association of Licensed Tourist Guides are offering the Greek capital’s residents the chance to meet the cultural richness and …

Grace Hotels recently announced plans for a new hotel development including residential villas just outside the historic city of Kalamata, in the south western part of the Peloponnese in Greece.

Destination “Athens-Attica” will be promoted to international markets through a series of joint actions based on a protocol of cooperation, signed between the Athens-Attica & Argosaronikos Hotel Association and the …

International and Greek tourism professionals have expressed a high interest to participate in the second edition of the annual Travel Trade Athens event to be held 14-15 April 2014 at …

The Loutraki Tourism Organization recently held a familiarization trip for 35 American travel agents and tour operators earlier this month to promote the Greek tourist product of Loutraki.

Top executives from American TV station Travel Channel recently visited the regional governor of Attica, Yiannis Sgouros, and discussed expanding their existing cooperation with the region.

A special editorial on the northern Greek island of Thassos was featured in a recent issue of Air France Magazine.

It’s “business as usual” for Kefalonia, the Greek island that was rocked recently by two strong earthquakes, according to the president of the island’s hotel association, Spyros Galiatsatos.

Agia Irini square is the “Hot spot in Athens” according to the editorial team of High Life, in-flight magazine of British Airways.

2014 may be considered a “year of recovery” for Athens International Airport (AIA) in terms of passenger traffic since 150 new weekly flights are scheduled to connect the Greek capital …

The Region of the South Aegean and the Cyclades Cultural Network FORUM20.21 have launched a three-year cooperation aiming for the Greek island of Syros to be named European Capital of …

Aeroflot Premium, the luxury in-flight magazine of Aeroflot Airlines, published a special editorial in its January issue dedicated to the island of Crete.

This carnival season (Apokries) the Greek capital promises to come to life with lots of rhythm and color!