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The island of Limnos will make an effort to improve ferry connections in order to attract more visitors from Northern Greece, the island’s mayor, Antonis Hatzidiamantis, said at a press …

Extending Chalkidiki’s tourism season to 150 days from 120 days is the Chalkidiki Tourism Organization’s goal for 2013, the organization’s president, Grigoris Tasios, said during a press conference during the …

“Strategic alliances and the joining of forces significantly enhance the effort to reposition Athens on the international tourism map,” the president of the Athens-Attica Hotel Association, Alexandros Vasilikos, said recently …

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) will soon sign a Memorandum Of Understanding with the Thessaloniki Hotels Association to redefine the Northern Greek city’s place in the global tourism market …

“Turkish Airlines aims to promote all of Northern Greece,” the director of Turkish Airlines in Thessaloniki, Utku Yazan, said recently after holding talks with key tourism figures in Kozani, Northern …

The unique name of “Greece” will be the tool to redefine the country in the global tourism market, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said on Wednesday, 31 October, during the presentation …

Goldair Group was one of the main sponsors of a restoration project recently completed at the traditional settlement Prasses of the Municipality of Rethymno, Crete.

Three Greek destinations were included on the list of “101 Places Every Traveler Should Know” published in the November issue of renowned US magazine Travel & Leisure.

A series of annual B2B workshops that will bring Greek tourism professionals and local businesses of Athens together with tour operators and conference organizers from abroad will kick off in …

Tourism and trade cooperation were among the main topics during the first meeting of the network of chambers of twin towns and sister cities Lesvos, Lamia, Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Kerkyra, Preveza …

The unique natural setting of Messinia in the Peloponnese will be screened around the world as the Costa Navarino resort recently “starred” as a filming destination for two international film …

Patmos, one of the northernmost islands of the Dodecanese complex, ranked first on a list of “Europe’s 10 Most Idyllic Places To Live” compiled by US magazine Forbes.

  The second Spetses Mini Marathon will be held on the island of Spetses on 14 October 2012 at 11:00 am. This mass sporting event is being held in Spetses …

Fourteen tour operators from the UK that plan to expand activities in Greece were introduced to the southern Greece region of the Peloponnese during a familiarization trip organized 30 September …

The Municipality of Thira recently launched a new travel web site and aims to promote the island of Santorini, Greece, as an ideal tourism destination.

Kalymnos Island, leading Greek and European rock climbing destination, recently wrapped up its annual climbing festival in late September, organized this year by Swiss climbing equipment company North Face in …

Greek Cycladic island Santorini appealed to most experts and travelers and ranked first in U.S. News Travel’s 2012-2013 Best Honeymoons rankings.

Thessaloniki will host its first International Night Half-Marathon and 5000-km run, organized by athletic association Μ.Ε.Α.S TRITON and the Municipality of Thessaloniki, on Sunday 21 October 2012 at 6:40pm to …

For the second time in the history of Red Bull Art of Motion the world’s most catlike free runners gathered on the Greek island of Santorini . The immaculate white …