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Blue Air will fly to new Greek island destinations from three Romanian cities during the summer of 2022.

The Marin Hotel, located in Heraklion on the Greek island of Crete, has completed a large-scale renovation of its rooms and public areas.

AEGEAN has temporarily suspended its flights to and from Beirut, Rafic Hariri International Airport.

Greek authorities have set aside €80 million to support employees and businesses impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, including several tourism activities.

Greece last year managed to achieve €600 in spending per traveler, which reflects the tourism sector’s resilience, according to Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

Greece is the EU country that showed the most signs of recovery in terms of number of commercial flights in 2021 compared to 2019, according to data released by Eurostat.

PALLI S.A., a Greek hospitality company, has signed an agreement with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts to develop a new TRYP by Wyndham hotel on the island of Corfu in Greece.

The updated Visit Greece app, which is designed to assist tourists, attracted over 1.7 million new users in 2021.

In efforts to attract more hikers to Mt Hymettus, the Kaisariani municipality will soon present the Hymettus Trail, completed and up to par with international standards.

An exhibition dedicated to late Greek artist and politician Melina Merkouri will open at the Technopolis cultural complex in Athens on January 18.

Marriott International has signed an agreement with TEMES to debut the W Hotels Worldwide brand in Greece with the opening of W Costa Navarino.

The Greek Tourism Ministry has teamed up with Apollo Travel Group to promote sports tourism options to travelers visiting Greece.

Greece’s ministries of tourism and agricultural development have added the promotion of fishing tourism on their priority list for 2022.

Seniors over 60 in Greece who have not booked an appointment to get the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will have to pay a fine each month starting on …

Global air travel managed to recover some lost ground in November but appears to be slowing down after that due to the onset of the Omicron variant.

The Pelion Ski Center, a popular winter hotspot in Greece, will be open to visitors as of January 14.

Air France is now providing its long-haul Business and Premium Economy customers with new eco-responsible comfort kits.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed his confidence that Greece and its tourism industry will emerge stronger from the pandemic crisis.

Athens and Attica have great potential to evolve into sustainable tourism destinations linking culture with travel, says Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

Greek travel agencies are calling on the government to extend relief measures to June 2022 citing lack of professional activity and losses due to Covid-19.