Destinations news

Air France has announced six medium-haul routes from Paris to popular Greek destinations including Santorini, Heraklion, and Mykonos for summer 2023.

Holders of a Disability Card will be able to gain free access to museums and archaeological sites in Greece.

The Thessaloniki Tourism Organization promoted Thessaloniki as a top cruise destination at the Seatrade Cruise Global 2023, the leading annual cruise industry event.

The Athens City Festival is back for its second year, featuring over 200 cultural events taking place throughout May in the Greek capital.

AEGEAN Airlines supports NGOs by giving festive candles to children on Greek Orthodox Good Friday and Easter Saturday flights, among other Easter offerings.

Airports, ports, and major highways are packed as Greeks leave the cities in droves ahead of the extended Orthodox Easter weekend.

A group of German high school students won an educational trip to Athens and had the chance to learn more on Greek culture and history.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he expected tourism this year to maintain its upward trend.

Greeks continue to trust travel agents when it comes to planning organized trips.

National carrier AEGEAN announced that it will be increasing its flights to Thessaloniki this summer.

Athens International Airport inaugurated its new 16-megawatt photovoltaic park for self-production – self consumption purposes.

The benefits of cruising for the local community of Thessaloniki will be unveiled at the upcoming Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum 2023.

Marketing Greece and AEGEAN airlines promote the Argo-Saronic Islands with 1-minute videos exploring local history, gastronomy and culture.

AEGEAN Airlines will transport the Holy Light from Jerusalem to Greece ahead of Holy Saturday’s midnight Easter ceremony.

During Easter, Athens’ public transport will operate on reduced schedules, according to the Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA).

Four Greek ministries have decided to ban access by land and sea to Zakynthos’ most famous beach: Navagio.

Works at the multi-billion-euro Ellinikon project on the Athenian Riviera are moving ahead as scheduled.

Greece is counting on Melbourne’s new GNTO office to boost traveler flows and to meet the demands of the growing Australian market.

Greek museums and archaeological sites saw a 122% increase in ticket revenue and an 111.8% increase in visitors from Jan-Dec 2022 compared to 2021.

Greek tourism professionals are expecting a record-breaking Easter this year set to exceed pre-Covid 2019 levels.