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The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has an ambitious plan to further develop tourism in Athens and in the wider area of the capital (Athenian Riviera and Argosaronic islands).

The highly-anticipated, 8-billion-euro The Ellinikon project to go up at the former Athens airport has entered implementation phase.

The Greek Health Ministry is concerned about a new wave of Covid-19 expected in the coming months.

A Greek digital mobile museum focused on the 1821 Greek War of Independence won a bronze award in the Tourism/Culture category of the Impact BITE Awards 2022.

October is an “incredible month” for Greek tourism as a number of destinations are seeing high occupancy rates, according to Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

Aiming to create new opportunities for the future, the Greek Culture Ministry has renewed its cultural ties with Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Andorra.

Small and medium-sized enterprises in Greece are benefitting from the country’s increasing tourist activity this year, gaining support after two years of Covid-19 slowdown.

The European Commission is expected to present rules for Airbnb-style rentals in Europe by the end of 2022.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has launched a new platform for the UK market, promoting sustainability initiatives and best practices taking place in Greece.

ICAO, the UN body overseeing the global civil air transport sector, succeeded in setting net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 as the worldwide climate goal for aviation.

As of October 30, airlines will have to use 75% of their planned take-off and landing slots in order to keep them the following season, EU lawmakers have decided.

The GNTO’s video “Greece DOES Have a Winter” is one of the nominees for the Word’s Best Tourism Film 2022 in CIFFT’s “People’s Choice” Awards competition.

Culture and sustainability are at the center of Greece’s tourism strategy for the next day, according to Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) expects Greece’s tourism revenues in 2022 to exceed pre-pandemic 2019 levels and reach 19 billion euros.

Almost 80 percent of Greeks in a new poll said the government was doing a good job in strengthening the tourism sector.

The importance of tapping into Greek heritage and culture to create meaningful tourist experiences is a new goal for the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO).

Greece’s GNTO was honored with the “Tourism Award Marco Polo 2022” as a leading national and regional tourism organization by the China-CEEC’s Tourism Coordination Center.

Representing Europe’s hotels, HOTREC is urging EU lawmakers to take action and reduce energy prices so that hotels do not go bankrupt.

Technology giant Google’s plans to invest 2.2 billion euros in its first cloud services in Greece are expected to create 20,000 new jobs.

The need to “rethink tourism” in Greece was highlighted by the country’s key tourism figures on World Tourism Day 2022.