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Three Greek hotels managed to reduce waste by up to 25 percent in four months by participating in the WWF Greece – Unilever Food Solutions initiative.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has set an ambition for the travel and tourism sector to be climate neutral by 2050.

Leisure airline Jet2.com and package holiday specialist Jet2holidays have announced Santorini as its sixth brand new Greek destination for summer 2020.

As part of the Athens Municipality’s “Adopt your city” program, Zeus International’s hotels will decorate Karaiskaki square for the Christmas holidays.

The Golden Age Hotel in Athens will present its high-end services to professionals attending the 6th Athens International Tourism Expo (AITE).

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has officially opened its completely renovated non-Schengen “Crown Lounge” at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.

Royal Caribbean’s “Oasis of the Seas” cruise ship has made a splash in its return to South Florida with a $165 million new look.

Greek hoteliers will show extra attention to the rights of tourists with special needs, in order for them to have an unforgettable stay in Greece.

More than 7,000 refugees and migrants made their way into Greece in November, with the North Aegean islands shouldering the weight.

Ways to strengthen cultural ties between Greece and China were explored by Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni during her recent trip to Beijing.

If the cards are played right, Latvia is bound to become a go-to destination in the coming years with airBaltic paving the way.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is promoting Greece as a silver tourism destination to tour operators in Scandinavia.

Aqua Vista Hotels has entered into a new lease agreement for a further property on Santorini, the Abelonas Retreat Sunset & Sunrise Lodgings that will be operational from spring 2020.

The Μonsieur Didot, a new boutique hotel in Athens’ posh Kolonaki district, is set to offer visitors the finest in Greek hospitality.

Astypalea’s Kallichoron Art Boutique Hotel presented its sustainable tourism model during the SASM Forum in Athens, held by the Alumni Association of Moraitis School.

The Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens recently welcomed the Christmas holiday season with its annual tree lighting event.

“Greece is a safe destination,” said US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt, following a US embassy travel warning concerning the Christmas holidays.

Austrian Airlines will add more Greek holiday destinations to its flight schedule for summer 2020, which will take effect on March 29.

A Committee for the Return of the Parthenon Marbles is being set up by Greek lawyers, with the aim to offer legal support in Greece’s efforts to bring the sculptures …

A digital campaign for Chania, Crete, is among the actions of Marketing Greece’s “tourism partnership” for the destination’s promotion.