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The Athens Flair, a boutique hotel in the upscale Kolonaki district, has been nominated for three prestigious 2023 World Luxury Hotel Awards.

Hotels in Athens and Thessaloniki during January-June welcomed higher RevPAR and higher room rates both compared to 2022 and 2019 levels.

Greece’s coastal shipping operators handled a total of 17.5 million passengers and 3.7 million vehicles in 2022.

Tourism stakeholders in Ioannina and Heraklion are urging the government to restore the remote air route between the two cities.

The Greek Culture Ministry is planning to upgrade the Archaeological Site of Ancient Corinth in the Peloponnese.

Crete’s Diktaean Cave, believed to be the birthplace of Zeus, will be equipped with a cable car to make it fully accessible.

Having renewed its NatTour Bike Friendly certification, the Aristotle Municipality in Halkidiki will look to attract tourists from cycling tourism markets in central European countries.

Greek Environment Ministry launches photo competition to recognize and promote Greek landscapes.

The Greek Police will increase traffic measures during the August 15 holiday week to ensure road safety.

Visa has installed automated ticket points at the Acropolis, Ancient Olympia, Epidaurus and the Archaeological Museum of Delphi.

Greece’s coastal shipping fleet is getting old and companies are now faced with one of the greatest challenges: renewal.

Air traffic worldwide in June showed robust growth, recouping 94.2% of pre-Covid 2019 levels, according to IATA.

Protests over shoreline use violations, which have seen thousands of umbrellas and seaside bars cover Greek beaches, are increasing.

Greece’s Thessaloniki Port Authority and Israel’s Ashdod Port Company have entered into a cooperation considered pioneering for the international port industry.

Greek film producers invited to submit movies for Oscar nomination, deadline August 31.

Cyprus Airways recently operated its first commercial flight with its new flagship aircraft, the Airbus A220, to Athens, the most popular destination on its network.

A new campaign promoting Rhodes as an attractive tourism destination has gone live.

The US State Department considers investment prospects in Greece as being positive, according to its latest Investment Climate Statement.

The Greek ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio handled more than 2 million passengers this July, recording a 7.85% increase.

Special visitor zones aimed at easing tourist traffic to the Acropolis in Athens are set to go into effect on September 4.