Industry sectors

For the first time in the two years of Covid-19, island-bound traffic from the ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio soared with the Cyclades, Crete and Rhodes winning over a …

The General Panhellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises presented Finance Minister Christos Staikouras with 8 proposals during a recent working meeting, citing the challenges of Covid-19.

As the international cruise industry resumes operations, passenger volume is expected to recover and surpass 2019 levels by the end of 2023, CLIA President and CEO Kelly Craighead said.

Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni met with Australia’s national committees lobbying for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.

The Halkidiki Tourism Organization presented the area’s tourism offerings to Italian travel professionals during the BIT 2022 expo that took place recently in Milan.

The number of signatories to the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism has passed the 500-mark, just four months after the initiative was launched at the UN Climate Change …

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched its Hotel Sustainability Basics, a globally recognised set of criteria that all hotels should implement as a minimum to drive responsible …

Greece has a number of assets to be a destination of choice for tourism investments, leading industry experts highlighted during the 7th Delphi Economic Forum.

Ferries in Greece are to remain docked at ports for 24 hours on Sunday, May 1, as the Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) will hold a 24-hour strike to mark Labor …

UK tour operator Jet2 has announced that it will operate winter flights and city breaks to Athens, Greece, in November 2022 and February and March 2023.

SKY express’ schedule for summer 2022 sees Crete’s airports welcoming more than one million travelers from domestic destinations and at least seven European countries.

The Thessaloniki Tourism Organization is promoting the city’s food and wine offerings through foreign media and organizations.

Athens Airport is expecting a major increase in arrivals from the US as American carriers are starting direct flights to Greece earlier this year.

Greece’s airports recorded a surge in arrivals in the first quarter of the year welcoming a total of 4.49 million passengers on 56,323 flights.

Greek hospitality professionals are expressing concern as Greece’s tourism season is beginning and more than 50,000 jobs are said to be still open.

The cruise industry helped boost tourism to Greece in 2021 and is set to contribute to the country’s dynamic comeback this year, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) final data.

SAUDIA, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, will begin new direct flights from Riyadh to the Greek island of Mykonos starting July 1.

The new Airbus A350-900 of Italian national flag carrier ITA Airways recently performed its first flight in the company’s blue livery.

Greek airline SKY express announced that its summer 2022 flight program will include flights to 20 cities in 11 countries and the largest domestic network.

A new regulatory framework covering yachting operations in Greece has been approved in parliament, paving the way for the sector’s development, the Greek Shipping Ministry announced.