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The in[n]Athens hotel, an urban ‘destination’ right in the center of Athens, has added 16 new rooms to the property.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has invested in “thoughtful technology” and now offers its guests the opportunity to seamlessly plan their travel through its mobile app.

Travel experts from all around the world will gather in Thessaloniki in October for the FoodTreX Regional Food Travel Summit and discuss the benefits of gastronomy tourism.

Simplifying all sorts of procedures that will facilitate entrepreneurship and attract investor interest in Greece, is at the core of a new development bill.

Greece by the end of 2019 is expected to have welcomed over 5.2 million cruise passengers, a year-on-year increase of some 10 percent.

Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and Greek Archbishop Ieronymos are looking to highlight Greece’s religious tourism treasures.

Thomas Cook will invest 6 million euros to renovate its Sunwing Kallithea family hotel complex on the Greek island of Rhodes.

Greece’s year-round alternative tourism products were presented at Germany’s TourNatur 2019 expo by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO).

The Creta Maris Beach Resort throughout the year organizes a number of activities for its guests, aiming to promote sustainable tourism and Crete’s traditions.

Selina, a fast growing hotel brand, has signed a strategic distribution agreement with Hotelbeds, a leading international bedbank.

BBT Air, a new company offering airline representation services, has opened in Athens, aiming to serve the Greek and international aviation market.

The Greek Tourism Ministry has announced that it intends to make changes to the institutional framework that concerns diving tourism in Greece.

Thessaloniki will soon welcome its own innovation and technology park where fresh ideas will be able to find support and evolve into the new technologies of tomorrow.

The major challenges that Greek tourism is up against – competitiveness, infrastructure and Brexit – were discussed between the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels and Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis.

The Greek National Tourism Organization has entered a “new era” and will support tourism startups, innovation and new ideas, says GNTO President Angela Gerekou.

The culprits behind a massive oil spill off the coast of Salamina, near Athens, caused by a sunken tanker two years ago, have still not faced any penalties, according to WWF Greece.

Works are moving full speed ahead so that the Amphipolis site, where the largest ancient Macedonian tomb was discovered, can open to the public.

The tourism product of Northern Greece was on the meeting agenda of Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and Central Macedonia Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas.

The Greek Shipping Ministry is looking into ways to boost funding for remote island ferry services and ship lease, following problems on the Samothrace – Alexandroupolis route.

There is a lack of adequate consumer protection against airline failures, according to the European Travel Agents and Tour Operators Association (ECTAA).