Destinations news

Jet2 will offer winter city breaks to Athens from London Stansted and Manchester, making it a year-round destination for Birmingham travelers.

More than half of all travelers to Western Crete this year visited for the first time while one in three said they would come back.

A City of Athens tender for the renovation of Maria Callas’ former house into the Academy of Lyric Art is open until September 12.

Thessaloniki will aim to claim the titles of European City of Sport 2024 and European Capital of Smart Tourism 2024.

Greek Culture Ministry to restore historic residence of Greek poet Kostis Palamas in Plaka.

Restaurants and hotels on Mykonos saw the smallest increase in turnover during April-June, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority.

The massive fire burning woodland for days in Northeastern Greece is the largest ever recorded in the EU, said Copernicus.

Greece’s tourism industry is booming thanks to a recent influx of celebrity visitors like George Clooney and Margot Robbie.

The Municipality of Skiathos has launched the “Gopa Project” to raise awareness of recycling and highlight the importance of protecting the environment.

Emirates marked one of its busiest summers ever, carrying over 14 million passengers across six continents, with average seat loads of over 80%.

Greece saw an increase in international arrivals during January-June which reflects an upward tourism dynamic.

Tourists are returning to Rhodes in numbers sending occupancy levels ‘back to normal’, according to the South Aegean Region.

Fires continue to burn across Greece, as firefighters and volunteers battle flames in the Evros region and near Athens.

A headless marble Kouros sculpture is among the most important findings unearthed during an excavation at the island of Despotiko.

The 10th anniversary of the Little Paris of Athens Festival will take place in October, featuring concerts, theater and art events.

The airports of Thessaloniki and Athens were ranked as the best in Greece by Google users in the first half of the year.

New Greek traditional dances, music and events, which reflect the diversity of Greece’s culture, have been added to the national intangible cultural heritage list.

The water park in Faliraki on the Greek island of Rhodes ranks among Europe’s Top 15 Water Parks to visit in 2023.

Extending the tourism season and rebranding are among the top priorities for Corfu tabled by Greece’s tourism board.

Greek authorities are warning of high risk of fires as one of Greece’s largest nature preserves, the Dadia Forest, is under threat.