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A decision that foresees the transfer of 2,330 Greek sites to the Public Properties Company SA for their exploitation has been upheld.

Technical Olympic Group of Companies is looking to sell the historic resort of Porto Carras in Halkidiki, as well as other assets of its portfolio.

Zeus International has been named preferred bidder for the former 4-star Kaningos 21 hotel, located in central Athens, on Kaningos Square.

Following a successful tourism season in 2018, Athina Street Apartments is ready to welcome its guests for 2019 with prime hospitality services.

Property owners are now able to proceed with the connection of their property to Airbnb via HotelAvailabilities and manage their inventory and rates.

Short-term home-sharing for tourism purposes is set to decline, according the president of the Greek Property Price Observatory, Kostas Georgakos.

Cruise ship arrivals at the Piraeus Port for 2019 are expected to grow by 15.8 percent, according to the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA).

Tourism and food experts discussed ways to effectively tap into gastronomy tourism in Greece during a food tourism forum held in Athens.

ANEK Lines has received the “We do Local” quality certification seal for its ferries, after successfully adopting the initiative’s proposed standards that aim to promote Greek tourism.

The Ekies All Senses Resort in Halkidiki is among the finalists of the AHEAD Global Awards grand final, which will be held on January 28.

Greece increased its share in the South Europe tourism market to 10.8 percent in 2016 compared to 8.7 percent in 2012, according to data released by INSETE.

Travel receipts for the nine months to September 2018 increased by 8.4 percent compared to the same period in 2017, according to final data released by the Bank of Greece.

Travel may be affected after UK lawmakers turned down Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit agreement, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Camping, hiking and special forms of tourism are winning over travelers from Austria and Holland, who are choosing Halkidiki as their holiday destination.

The impact of the short-term rental market on property owners will be presented during the BnB Guest Conference in Athens on January 24.

The unique features and special character of the Greek city of Thessaloniki recently went viral on social media through the “Wanderlust Greece” digital travel campaign.

As part of its tourism promotional activities for 2019, the Municipality of Karpathos has published a new tourism/travel brochure with information on the island’s beauties, traditions and gastronomy in six …

Aiming to provide its customers with even more quality and choice, British Airways reveals 19 great reasons to look forward to flying with its aircraft in 2019.

Alitalia ranked second on FlightStats’ list of the most punctual airlines in Europe and eighth in the world for 2018.

Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura held talks with Juneyao Air’s head, aiming to establish a direct Shanghai-Athens air link to increase Chinese arrivals to Greece.