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The Heraklion-Gastronomy Days 2023 event, which showcases Crete’s culinary legacy, will run until September 24.

Over 250 wine labels will be available at the “Thessaloniki Wine Selfie” event that opens this Sunday.

Ways to further enhance cooperation in tourism topped the agenda of talks this week between Greece and the UK.

Eight-month passenger traffic through Greece’s airports reflects a strong dynamic leading to a record year, according to aviation and airport experts.

Travel in Greece will be disrupted on Thursday, September 21, as air traffic controllers and ferry workers will participate in a general strike.

Greece’s short-term rentals managers welcome the government’s recognition of Airbnb-style activity as an equal hospitality market segment.

SETE’s former president, Yiannis Retsos, called for the enhanced promotion of Greek cultural heritage in tourism, during a recent Marketing Greece event in Athens.

Zagori in Epirus, northwestern Greece, has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens achieved the 35th place in the first edition of “The World’s 50 Best Hotels”.

The Municipality of Piraeus will hold its second “Piraeus Taste Festival: Seafood and More” event on World Tourism Day.

Home-sharing giants Airbnb, Booking.com and VRBO have agreed to work with Greek tax authorities.

Greek hoteliers are calling on the government to re-examine and redesign the stayover tax imposed on hotel customers.

Tourism worldwide is recouping losses incurred by Covid-19, as arrivals reach 84% of pre-pandemic levels in January-July.

Greek tourism faces challenges in capitalizing on Greece’s historical significance, according to research by INSETE.

The Archaeological Museum of Heraklion has joined the Iter Vitis Cultural Route that is designed to promote wine tourism.

Hotelising this year saw new partnerships as well as occupancy growth and an increase in the sales revenue of the hotels in its portfolio.

The Minadakis brothers have undertaken general management duties at the Porto Elounda and Elounda Peninsula hotels.

The announcement to tax Airbnb rental income in Greece has received mixed reactions from hospitality stakeholders and property owners.

Tourism enterprises in Thessaly, Greece, affected by Storm Daniel are calling for support measures to ensure viability.

The Greek government welcomed Moody’s decision to upgrade the country’s credit rating from Ba3 to Ba1 with a stable outlook.