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Three Cycladic islands are among the 11 most threatened heritage sites in Europe shortlisted for the “7 Most Endangered” program of Europa Nostra for 2024.

Over 1 million German travelers visited Crete in 2023, according to Germany’s ambassador to Greece, Andreas Kindl.

The European Parliament recently adopted its mandate for negotiations with the Council of the European Union on the EU disability card and the parking card for persons with disabilities.

Decarbonisation of shipping and the introduction of new technologies will be on the agenda of the Posidonia 2024 shipping exhibition in Athens this June.

The Greek hospitality sector saw major hotel transaction activity in January with deals worth several billions of euros recorded.

The Greek Tourism Ministry will be launching procedures for the certification of cheese factories so that they can open to tourists.

A shoreline use bill in Greece which foresees stricter penalties and e-auctions for beach use is now open for public comment.

Greek opposition party leader Stefanos Kasselakis met with tourism stakeholders to discuss the priorities for sector development.

European travel associations are wary of a growing number of airline mergers, which they say, will impact the competitiveness of the market.

Two illegally removed Greek artefacts were repatriated recently to Greece from Bern, Switzerland.

The partnership between Air Serbia and Etihad Airways aims to enhance connectivity for customers of both airlines across a range of destinations, including Athens and Thessaloniki.

Athens Airport was among those in its size group in Europe to report the best passenger traffic performance in 2023.

Total air traffic in 2023 managed to recoup 94.1% of pre-pandemic 2019 levels and surpass 2022 by 36.9%.

The Thessaloniki Tourism Organization further expands into education after partnering with the Institute of Vocational Tourism Training of Macedonia.

Making Greece known all over the world as the ideal location for hosting luxury weddings, remains the main aim of the Greek Destination Planners Association (GDPA).

Jet2 has announced more services to the Greek island of Santorini from Manchester Airport in summer 2024.

The visitor facilities surrounding Greece’s renowned gorge “Panta Vrehei” (Always Raining) in the regional unit of Evrytania recently received an upgrade.

OTA Insight, a leader in cloud-based market intelligence for the travel and hospitality industry, has rebranded as Lighthouse to illuminate new capabilities.

Emirates has become the first international airline to join “The Solent Cluster”, a UK initiative focused on reducing CO2 emissions from industry, transport and households.

Greece is looking to open to new markets this year, including China and India, following a record year of tourist arrivals and revenue in 2023.