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Hellenic Chamber of Hotels President Alexandros Vassilikos has been elected president of HOTREC, the umbrella association for Hotels, Restaurants, & Cafes in Europe.

Culture and sustainability are at the center of Greece’s tourism strategy for the next day, according to Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

Traveling for cultural experiences is expected to grow rapidly in the next decade, , according to insights based on a report by Future Market Insights.

Latvian airline airBaltic has added new routes to Greek destinations on next year’s summer program, which will begin at the end of March 2023.

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) expects Greece’s tourism revenues in 2022 to exceed pre-pandemic 2019 levels and reach 19 billion euros.

Super yacht charters in Greece increased by 20% over the summer placing the country in the lead compared to rival destinations, according to recent data.

Greek lawmakers approved an air travel agreement between Greece and Qatar which is part of a previous deal between the European Union and Qatar.

Coastal shipping company Levante Ferries will connect Thessaloniki in northern Greece with Izmir in Turkey through a new ferry service as of October 10.

Qatar Airways celebrated its 25-year anniversary of operations during an event in Greece held in cooperation with Athens International Airport (AIA).

The film ‘Magnetic Fields’ will be Greece’s official entry in the Best International Feature Film category at the 95th Academy Awards.

Aria Hotels, a privately-owned boutique hotel and villas company, has opened the 360° Residences complex on the Greek island of Kefalonia.

Greece’s post-Covid recovery is going strong according to planned seats on incoming flights for October, as indicated by INSETE’s recovery tracker.

Athens International Airport handled 17.3 million passengers in the first nine months of the year, falling 13.6% short of its total for January-September 2019.

In response to the escalating Russo-Ukrainian War, the European Commission has updated its guidelines on visa procedures and border controls for Russian citizens.

The Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens, located on the chic Athens Riviera, has appointed two of the industry’s finest talents to helm its dining outlets.

Air New Zealand, the flag carrier of New Zealand, has extended its partnership with Discover the World for general sales agent (GSA) services in Europe.

The Adriatic is expected to welcome some 3.3 million cruise passengers by the end of the year, according to the latest Adriatic Sea Tourism Report by Risposte Turismo.

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis told The Sunday Times that the time has come for the repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece and that he will raise the issue during …

Canada’s leisure carrier Air Transat was voted North America’s Best Leisure Airline at the World Airline Awards 2022 by Skytrax.

Almost 80 percent of Greeks in a new poll said the government was doing a good job in strengthening the tourism sector.