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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.

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 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.

Discounts for island residents, under the so-called “transport equivalent” program – known as “metaforiko isodynamo” (MI) – have now been extended to air travel.

Greek Tourism Minister Thanasis Theocharopoulos will table an updated legal framework to regulate the development of spa tourism in Greece.

Aiming to increase tourism flows from the US to destinations in the Dodecanese and the Cyclades, the South Aegean Region recently hosted the ASTA International Showcase event on Rhodes.

Greece’s car rental companies association STEEA is up in arms over a recent government decision to define a minimum rate for car rental with driver.

More than 200 municipalities across Greece have secured a total of 3 million euros for wireless broadband infrastructure, provided through EU’s WiFi4EU initiative.

As the European parliamentary elections draw near, EU voters appear to be concerned about the viability of the Union, with the majority fearing its collapse.

The Greek Tourism Ministry announced that it would be introducing 10 new tourism studies programs for the 2019-2020 period.

The Blue Flag program fosters environmental awareness and promotes Greek tourism, according to Greece’s new Tourism Minister Thanasis Theocharopoulos.

SETKE has welcomed a one-year collective labor agreement covering wages and rights of employees working in non-hotel accommodation facilities.

Airbnb-style rentals account for 5.3 percent of Attica’s home rental market, or 12,000 of the 150,000 properties up for rent, according to recent findings.

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) is calling for reduced taxation on transport, after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced a series of tax relief measures.

Italian journalists and bloggers are taking part in a press trip, organized by the GNTO, to explore Greece’s tourism offerings.

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels has tabled the urgent tourism issues that need to go high on the EU agenda ahead of European elections on May 26.

In efforts to facilitate business transactions, the Greek government is reportedly considering easing capital controls by the end of May.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced a series of new relief measures to take effect in 2019-2021 including the reduction of value-added tax (VAT) on restaurants and hotel accommodation.