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Thessaloniki is among the top 10 conference destinations that can host up to 2,000 attendees, according to Kongres, a leading meetings industry magazine in Europe.

RateHawk.com, an online booking tool for travel professionals, has introduced a fully localized version to the Greek market.

The Fino Restaurant & Cocktail Bar, located on the Greek island of Santorini, has won two prestigious awards for its creative Mediterranean cuisine and high-end services.

Athens in November will host the “Callas in Concert” event that will bring the beloved opera legend Maria Callas back to the stage via hologram.

Greece will lift its last remaining capital controls four years after cash restrictions were imposed to safeguard the country’s banking system from the economic crisis.

Smaller Greek shipping companies currently control 62 percent of all coastal transport needs, according to an XRTC Business Consultants report.

Investments and climate change topped the agenda of talks between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

The newly elected Mayor of Athens Kostas Bakoyannis was sworn in on Sunday, August 25, pledging to improve the standard of living for all city residents.

The Hellenic Trade Council has secured the promotion of Greece and the showcasing of Greek products in the city of Dongguan in South China.

Turkish Airlines has launched flights from Istanbul to Mexico City, the second biggest city of Latin America, and Cancun, a favorite holiday center of Central America.

Hard Rock International will invest over 1 billion euros in Athens’ former Hellinikon airport site, if it wins Greece’s tender for an integrated resort and casino license.

Cosco has revised the master plan for the Piraeus Port, which now also includes the construction of a cruise terminal service center with Duty Free Shops.

Brown Hotels, an Israel-based hotel chain, has an investment plan to convert properties in Athens, Greece, into boutique hotels for young travelers.

Greece’s Menalon Trail, was re-certified earlier this month, with plans underway for the first trail for people with disability.

For the first time, excavations on the Greek island of Evia have produced an inscription with the word “Amarynthos” found in Paleochoria, some 2km east of modern-day Amarynthos.

The luxury villas of “24 Estate Villas Paros” in Greece have entered the portfolio of “Homes & Villas”, a vacation rentals brand of Marriott International.

Greek hotels this season are seeing overnight stays down by 15 percent on the mainland and 10 percent on the islands, according to the president of the Hellenic Hoteliers Federation, …

The Atlantica Imperial Resort & Spa on Rhodes in September will highlight its South Aegean cuisine during a special event aimed to promote the region’s gastronomy.

Air France from 2020 will ensure baggage tracking at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport using tags equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips in cooperation with Paris Aéroport.

Croatia Airlines and Sabre Corporation have renewed of their long-standing partnership to increase the carrier’s revenue and yield.