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The Greek city of Katerini will participate in the EU Smart Tourism Destinations program in an aim to promote its tourism offerings through collaboration with other European destinations.

The Porto Carras Grand Resort in Halkidiki, Northern Greece, will be offering its unique hospitality experiences to guests this season from April 21.

The European Tourism Manifesto alliance is proposing a series of amendments on the European Commission’s new EUDCC regulation.

Companies seeking to launch seaplane and waterway operations in Greece may soon be able to move forward after relevant legal framework was revised.

The Greek government has announced a set of relief measures including a fuel rebate and an electricity bill subsidy for some 1.4 million qualifying households.

As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen incoming tourism flows, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias met with the board of the Greece-France Parliamentary Friendship Group.

The ministers responsible for tourism in the European Union’s member states will meet in Dijon, France, to discuss achieving sector post-Covid recovery.

Air travel needs to undergo a ‘redesign’ as people start traveling again after more than two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, says a Greek industry expert.

The Greek city of Elefsina is on the list of the “Smart21 Communities of the Year” released by the Intelligent Community Forum.

The Divani hospitality group is ready to welcome guests to the renovated rooms and suites of its Divani Palace Acropolis hotel in Athens.

Greece and Saudi Arabia have agreed to work on further strengthening ties through mutual tourism initiatives.

Greece’s tourism minister, Vassilis Kikilias, is calling on hoteliers to offer discounts to Greeks after spring in order to ensure that everyone has a chance to holiday.

Visa is aiming to contribute to the recovery of the Greek tourism industry by providing data and trends as part of a new agreement with the Tourism Ministry.

Greece’s Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP) has re-elected Konstantina Svinou as its president.

A film by Ukrainian director Aleksandr Zaporoshchenko about the everyday life of monks in a Mount Athos monastery will soon start screening in Greece.

Wizz Air in June will launch new routes that will connect the island of Skiathos in Greece with three airports in Italy.

Lamway Hotel Management Group has added four hotels, located in Athens, Paros and Santorini, to its portfolio of properties.

Greek cruise operator Celestyal Cruises has announced the appointment of David Noyes as Non-Executive Chairman. 

Greece and China have agreed to work together on a two-year joint action plan which foresees among others targeted promotional activities and increasing tourist flows.

Greek hoteliers are waiting to see how Russia’s war on Ukraine will evolve and the inevitable repercussions it will have, including higher costs, on tourism.