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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called a snap election following his party’s defeat to the New Democracy party in the European Parliament elections.

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has reiterated its call for government planning that will include tax cuts in transportation, among others.

Greeks appear to be wary of the EU, with the majority claiming it is “moving in the wrong direction”, according to a poll by MRB.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that she would be stepping down from her post in June, following inner-party pressure to reach a viable Brexit solution.

TUI fly has announced flights to European hotspots for the Summer 2020 season with a focus on destinations in Spain and Greece.

Some 30 million passengers are expected take cruises in 2019, a 5 percent increase from 2018, according to CLIA Europe.

Astir Palace is contributing 650,000 euros for works aimed to benefit the environment and local communities of Vari – Voula – Vouiliagmeni.

The majority of Chinese tourists choose to go on gastronomy holidays, with Western Europe evolving into a key culinary destination for them, says GlobalData.

The Greek port of Lavrio and the Turkish town of Cesme will get their own ferry service next month, according to an announcement by Aegean Seaways.

The Greek environment ministry has given the go-ahead to the country’s first diving park to be created in the Kynouria Province in the eastern Peloponnese.

Railway company OSE lifted a ban on train services along the popular “odontotos” rack railway, a major tourist attraction in the northern Peloponnese.

Zakynthos authorities have submitted a plan to the tourism ministry, for the overhaul of the area at the Navagio beach, in the aftermath of a landslide incident earlier this year.

The Mythos by Divani restaurant of the Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso hotel has opened its doors for the summer season, inviting guests to dine in luxury on the Athenian Riviera.

The team of the Hilton Park, Nicosia hotel, which is managed by Louis Hotels, has received the “Blue Energy” award by Hilton International.

The launch of the tourism season in Greece created additional new jobs in April, according to data from the Greek Labor Ministry’s Ergani system.

The changing trends in Greece’s source tourism markets and duration of stay appear to have changed the sector’s outcomes, according to INSETE.

Ikos Resorts’ new luxury hotel, Ikos Aria, has opened for business on Kos and is ready to offer visitors exclusive services and the finest hospitality.

Ways of developing gastronomy tourism in Greece will be discussed during the FoodTreX Regional Food Travel Summit, which will take place in October in Thessaloniki.

AKS Hotels introduced its MICE tourism options to a group of executives and decision makers during a three-day FAM trip in Porto Heli.

The Vigla Hotel, a family-run property on Amorgos, has completed its extensive renovation project and is ready to welcome its guests for the summer season.