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The Greek Tourism Ministry is aiming to establish Crete as a destination of sustainable tourism development.

Emirates and AEGEAN have announced the expansion of their codeshare agreement, by adding the Athens-New York (Newark) route.

The Celestyal Journey, Celestyal Cruises’ newest ship, set sail on its maiden voyage around the Aegean, following an extensive multimillion refurbishment and technical overhaul.

The Grand Hotel Palace in Thessaloniki has partnered with the We4all environmental organization to plant 120 trees in the city.

Air France will celebrate its 90th anniversary with a fashion exhibition at the Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann in Paris.

Cruise activity in Piraeus showed a dynamic return to pre-pandemic levels in the first half of the year.

The Athens Chamber of Tradesmen (EEA) has plans to increase tourist arrivals in the Greek capital to boost sales in the city’s shops.

Greek museums and archaeological sites in the January-April period saw record revenue of 23.6 million euros, up 38 percent from 2019.

The Ancient Theater of Larissa has opened to the public, following 21 years of restoration works.

The Municipality of Athens has added 100 parking spaces at the Klafthmonos Square car park, aiming to ease traffic and parking problems in the city center.

The 2nd Tripolis Street Food Festival will take place during September 8-10 and present unique and special tastes from every corner of the world.

Star Alliance’s Los Angeles lounge was named North America’s Leading Airport Lounge at the World Travel Awards 2023.

Greece and Japan agreed to strengthen cooperation in tourism ahead of the “Greece-Japan Year of Culture and Tourism” in 2024.

Strong flight activity into fall indicates that the Greek Tourism Ministry’s strategy to extend the season is paying off.

Greece’s PM announced fire prevention measures in a heated debate in parliament as blazes continue to burn Evros for weeks.

Greece and Bulgaria are aiming to further strengthen cooperation in tourism in the next two years.

A system with visitor zones at the Acropolis begins on September 4 to tackle the problem of long queues and overcrowding.

Occupancy levels at hotels in Athens and Attica reached 75.4 percent in the first seven months of the year.

In July and August, Attica’s three largest ports handled a total of 4 million passengers.

Travel and aviation experts are warning that the ETIAS EU-border entry system to take effect in 2024 may lead to problems.