Northern Greece

Greek authorities have agreed on actions to safeguard and promote the forests of Seikh Su and Chortiatis in Thessaloniki, northern Greece.

Following its participation at the Salon des Vacances 2023 tourism expo, the Halkidiki Tourism Organization says it expects an increase of travelers from the Belgian market this year.

The Thessaloniki Tourism Organization’s 2022 report highlights the northern Greek city’s growth in cruise, food and film tourism.

Registrations have opened for Thessaloniki’s 6th “Olympic Day Run” Greece sports event scheduled to take place on April 2.

The tourism organizations of Thessaloniki and Halkidiki are working together to promote their destinations as a unified, single tourism product.

The Municipality of Thessaloniki will join the global Urban Vineyard Association and feature its own organic vineyard.

Travelers from Israel, US and Germany were back in Thessaloniki in 2022 boosting overnight stays.

The best that Thessaloniki and the surrounding areas of the Central Macedonia Region have to offer visitors was promoted to Italian media.

The new destination brand and logo of Kastoria will highlight the Greek city’s natural surroundings, history and culture while aiming to boost tourism numbers.

The Municipality of Thessaloniki has announced the creation of a virtual industrial museum in the last untended building of the city’s old slaughterhouse complex.

The Culture Ministry has released photorealistic images of a new museum in Thessaloniki that will host findings from the city’s metro excavations.

Tourism growth in Thessaloniki has led to a serious parking problem for the city’s residents and to noise pollution, according to local hoteliers.

Halkidiki in Northern Greece is recovering lost ground winning back Dutch travelers, according to feedback from the “Vakantiebeurs 2023” expo held in Utrecht, Holland.

A new video that promotes the traditional crafts and local products of Thassos has been released by Marketing Greece in the framework of its “Kavala–Thassos Tourism Partnership” initiative.

Increasing the number of international flights to Thessaloniki and Makedonia Airport and reaching out to new markets are top priorities for Greece.

Thessaloniki’s festive atmosphere during the Christmas season was the theme of the latest online campaign of the city’s tourism organization.

Thessaloniki, Northern Greece was chosen as one of the 23 best destinations to visit in 2023 by the CNN Travel editorial team.

Thessaloniki, Northern Greece was recently promoted as a culinary and alternative destination to the Polish tourism market during a B2B event in Warsaw.

Greek carrier AEGEAN and airport operator Fraport Greece have confirmed that the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki remains firmly at the core of their development plans.

Sustainable tourism and the labor shortage/skills gap in the industry were the main issues discussed at the European Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Associations’ recent semi-annual meeting in Thessaloniki.