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Celestyal Cruises will remove its Covid-19 vaccination, proof of Covid recovery and pre-departure testing requirements for all guests on sailings commencing on or after 2 March 2023.

Talks are underway between the Greek Tourism Ministry and US airlines to secure direct flights from America to Greece for the fall and winter season.

Air transport seat capacity and passenger totals globally have reached an estimated 80 percent of pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest analysis of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Greece is among the best countries in the world for a wellness retreat, according to the results of a survey that used data from TripAdvisor.

Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias will meet with leading airlines and tour operators in Paris and Stockholm in an aim to attract more visitors to Greece in the autumn and …

The annual global trade show of Airports Council International (ACI) is returning in a new format after a two-year hiatus.

The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group’s post-Covid performance and its confidence in the Greek market were the main issues touched by company representatives during a media briefing in Athens.

In view of what many expect to be a hard winter ahead, the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) proposed a set of measures to help sector businesses deal with soaring energy costs.

ACI Europe is calling for the reinstatement of standard airport slot rules which would see airlines operating at least 80% of every planned slot sequence this winter.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has acquired the European “Vienna House” brand for 44 million euros adding approximately 40 hotels and more than 6,000 rooms to its portfolio.

Greece is ready to extend the tourist season this year with strong bookings all the way to the end of October, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said in an interview to …

Over the next 25 years, some 161 Greek antiquities belonging to an American billionaire will gradually be returned to Greece but first will go on show at New York’s Metropolitan …

Emirates and United Airlines have announced a new partnership, which will include a codeshare agreement and interlining activities.

AEGEAN saw a profitable second quarter following a significant increase in flight activity and a 171% rise in passenger traffic.

The Acropolis Museum in Athens will hold an international meeting under the title “Parthenon and Democracy”, which will focus on the repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles back to Greece.

Traffic through 14 regional airports in Greece surpassed pre-pandemic 2019 levels in August by 9.4% to 5.99 million passengers compared to 5.48 million in the same month in 2019.

The construction of a seaplane port southeast of Athens at Lavrio, set to handle hydroplane flights, has received the go-ahead from Greek authorities paving the way for the region of …

The Aristotle Municipality in Eastern Halkidiki held a tourism roadshow in Sicily aiming to strengthen tourism and cultural ties with local officials and travel professionals.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has opened the “Ethiopian Skylight In-Terminal Hotel” for passengers and crew in transit at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.

Sustainable tourism development focusing on environmental protection is among the government’s top priorities, according to Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis.