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Three Greek hotels were honored at the World Spa Awards 2023 for excellence in the spa and wellness sector.

The Region of Ionian Islands is seeking for Corfu to be recognized as the island with the most musicians and philharmonic bands per capita.

LATAM and Sabre are actively working on the launch of the airline’s NDC offers in the Sabre travel marketplace.

Emirates received the coveted 2024 APEX World Class Airline title and was also honored with the Economy Class Amenity Kit Award.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ensures that the Greeks who are still in Israel will return immediately and safely.

Eligible Greek island residents and businesses can claim higher fuel discounts as part of this year’s transport equivalent measure.

Greece and Turkey discussed ways to increase tourist flows by enhancing connectivity between the two countries.

Renovations and upgrades to cultural sites in Western Greece will take place under a 5.89-million-euro budget of NSRF funds.

Greece will allocate 29.5 million euros to actions aimed at enhancing the visitor experience at Greek museums, sites and monuments.

As a result of the ongoing situation in Israel, TUS Airways has announced additional Tel Aviv-Larnaca flights and Tel Aviv-Athens flights, over the coming days.

Cyprus Airways will waive ticket reissue fees for passengers to/from Tel Aviv until November 15.

The Nieuw Statendam vessel of Holland America Line was presented to a group of Greek travel agents and tourism professionals while it was docked in the port of Piraeus.

Crete’s Creta Maris Resort, a member of Metaxa Hospitality Group, recently conducted its annual fire drill successfully.

Conde Nast Traveller readers voted THE DOLLI by Grecotel as one of Europe’s 50 best hotels and the second best in Greece for 2023.

Greece’s ruling ND party won six out of 13 regions, including Attica, in the first round of regional elections on Sunday.

Greece’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched procedures for the safe repatriation of Greeks from Israel amid the Hamas-Israeli conflict.

AEGEAN is cancelling all flights to and from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv due to the recent developments between Israel and Hamas.

Tourism best practices and culture topped the agenda of meetings during Greece’s participation at the IFTM Top Resa 2023 expo in Paris.

Israel’s Fattal Hotel Group will open more hotels in Greece in 2024 and explore further tourism investment opportunities in the Greek market.

Thessaloniki will finally get its own new metro set to launch operations next year.