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Halkidiki will be promoted as the ideal destination for newlyweds through a popular reality TV show that will air on Belgium’s RTL-TVi in 2022.

Greece will aim to boost its bilateral tourism relations with China and promote actions to introduce new Greek destinations to Chinese visitors.

Greece’s participation in the 2021 Russian Culinary Olympiad attracted the interest of Russian gastronomy professionals and the public.

Greece’s wine tourism strategy was presented to a wide range of experts by Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki at the 5th UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism in Portugal.

Greece’s aim for the next six years is to change its production model and achieve growth, according to Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis.

The European Travel Commission (ETC) has published a new handbook to encourage tourism stakeholders to build sustainable practices into their everyday operations.

“Thessaloniki is changing,” Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis recently said when referring to development projects that will be key to the city’s economic growth.

Greece’s tourism revenue this year has already reached half of 2019 earnings, which is a ‘pleasant surprise’, says HHF President Grigoris Tasios.

Five travel agency trade associations are calling on government leaders to make the opening of borders a priority for the restart of international travel.

Greece has launched an online service for the official translation of documents from a foreign language to Greek and vice versa.

A number of antiquities unearthed during works for the construction of the Aghia Sofia metro station in Thessaloniki have returned to their original location.

Greece is expected to have a very good tourism year in 2022, judging by this season’s performance, according to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The new Thessaloniki ConfEx Park, once completed, will be Europe’s greenest exhibition and conference center, according to Greece’s national exhibition body TIF-Helexpo.

The Municipality of Chania will conduct a survey on the behavior and preferences of travelers that prefer to visit the city during the off-season.

Greece’s economic growth forecast for 2021 has been revised upwards from 3.6% to 5.9%, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced.

The Greek Tourism Ministry will aim to transform the northern city of Thessaloniki into a home port and hub for cruise ships.

Soufli in Greece is aiming to be among the “Best Tourism Villages”, an initiative of the UNWTO to identify villages of member states that offer to tourism in rural areas.

Greece’s tourism unions have informed Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on what the sector needs while it is recovering from the unprecedented Covid-19 crisis.

The Greek Labor Ministry and the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels have announced new joint initiatives for social welfare, aiming to support vulnerable groups in Greece.

Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias had his first meeting with the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) and discussed a number of key issues involving the sector.