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Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias had his first meeting with the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) and discussed a number of key issues involving the sector.

Although still affected by the Covid-19 impact on air travel, Athens Airport in August handled some 2.11 million passengers, an increase of 75.3% compared to 2020.

Greece is among nine countries that will be part of a cross-European bike route running along the Adriatic and Ionian Sea under the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region (EUSAIR).

Austrian Airlines will carry out scheduled flights to the popular Greek island of Mykonos in the coming summer season.

Grigoris Tasios, the president of the Hellenic Hoteliers Federation, says that he expects Greece to achieve 50 percent of 2019 tourism levels.

The kick off of the EKO Acropolis Rally is expected to be seen by over 500 million TV viewers from all over the world, making the event a significant promotional …

Greek authorities have approved an urban plan for the creation of a metropolitan park in the area of the historic ‘Pavlos Melas’ army camp in Thessaloniki.

The unique nature and beaches of the Greek island of Milos will be promoted to 27 countries through Vogue magazine’s global editions.

JetClass, a private aviation company, has appointed APG Hellas as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Greece.

Greece during the last week of August had 2,042 flights on a daily basis, only 3% less compared to the same period in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to announce tax cuts and present a set of measures for vulnerable households at the 85th TIF in Thessaloniki.

Athens will be the host city to the Monocle Magazine’s ‘Quality of Life’ Conference 2021 during September 23-25.

A set of restoration procedures will take place at the Greek archaeological site of Delos to preserve its monuments and also upgrade the island’s tourism infrastructure.

The Municipality of Chania has turned one of the city’s old Turkish baths on Kasteli hill into an art gallery to host exhibitions and cultural events.

The Olympic Yacht Show 2021, scheduled to take place in Sounio during October 1-5, will promote Greece’s maritime tourism sector to the international market.

The Greek authorities have extended the Covid-19 rules for passengers traveling on domestic flights between the mainland and the islands.

Greece is among the European countries that have not followed an EU recommendation to curb nonessential travel for visitors from the US.

Greece is now allowing travelers from Chinese Taipei to cross its borders and also extended all Covid-19 travel rules for international arrivals.

A new guide for business owners to find all they need to know about EU funding for tourism is now available online.

The former Xenia Hotel in Kastoria will be transformed into a museum and house artifacts from the collection of the city’s Byzantine Museum.