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The Greek Tourism Ministry is appealing to Northern Europeans, mainly pensioners, to spend the winter in Greece where the weather is mild.

Investing in Greece’s strong reputation as a leading tourist destination is key for the future of the tourism sector into the new era, according to experts.

Greece once again has expressed interest on the possibility of Dubai-based Emirates Airline launching a new passenger service to New York via Thessaloniki.

Katikies Hotels has launched a video campaign to give foodies around the world a peek into its award-winning restaurants and culinary projects on Santorini.

The Olympic Yacht Show is returning to Lavrio in October for its second edition, which is expected to be bigger and more diverse.

Greece had the highest rise in the European Union in the number of commercial flights in August, compared to the pre-pandemic 2019, according to Eurostat.

Austrians opted to holiday in Greece this summer and data shows that they will continue to travel to Greek destinations in the following months.

Greece and Thailand are aiming to increase bilateral tourism flows and will renew a Memorandum of Understanding in tourism agreed upon 16 years ago.

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a new round of relief measures budgeted at 5.5 billion euros for 2022 and 2023 aimed at supporting Greeks.

Celestyal Cruises has appointed Inter-Connect as its official General Sales Agent (GSA) in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland).

The Greek government will approve funds for Greece’s further promotion abroad to extend the tourism season into the winter, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced.

The port of the Greek city of Thessaloniki is expected to close this year with a total of 60 cruise ship arrivals compared to just six calls in 2019, a …

The prestigious Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum will take place for the first time in the Greek port city of Thessaloniki in 2023.

Attica Group officially welcomed the delivery of its three new state-of-the-art vessels – AERO Highspeed 1, AERO Highspeed 2 and AERO Highspeed 3 – at the port of Piraeus.

The Commission has proposed to fully suspend the EU-Russia visa facilitation agreement and make it more difficult for Russians to get a visa to enter the EU.

The performance of airlines in July continued to be strong with some markets approaching pre-COVID levels, according to IATA.

The Greek Tourism Ministry is looking into ways to ensure Thessaloniki’s infrastructure, hotels and attractions are accessible to people with disabilities.

Athens International Airport (AIA) has achieved two major milestones of a European Commission co-funded project that concerns the EU’s priority for the creation of the “Single European Sky”.

Visitors to Greece were satisfied with the quality and services provided by Greek hotels in July, according to the latest data released by INSETE.

Passenger traffic at Athens International Airport (AIA) continued to rebound in August falling short of pre-pandemic 2019 levels by only 6.1 percent.