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Sustainable tourism development can create added value for local communities and destinations in Greece, says Tourism Ministry’s secretary general, Olympia Anastasopoulou.

GBR Consulting has identified 10+1 types of people that visit Athens, the historic city and capital of Greece.

Demand for luxury villa rentals in Greece is on the rise all year round, according to property experts.

The global travel and tourism industry is back on track with arrivals expected to reach 80 to 95% of 2019 levels this year, according to the UNWTO.

Greece vies to include Crete’s Minoan palatial centers on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

Tourism businesses in Greece will be able to hire employees from third countries to meet staffing demands.

The Patra Waterway, to connect mainland Greece with the Ionian and Saronic islands via seaplane flights, enters next stage.

New partnership between the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels and Marketing Greece aims to promote the ‘Greek Breakfast’ initiative abroad.

The loss of the Russian market and fewer cruise passenger arrivals kept Greek tourism revenues below 2019 levels in 2022.

The Greek island of Chios has secured half a million euros in funding for international tourism promotion.

Miami-based premium cruise line Royal Caribbean has announced plans to homeport in Piraeus, Greece, during 2023 and 2024.

Greek authorities have unveiled plans for the new Athens Archaeological Museum at Plato’s Academy.

Hellenic Train has announced that a number of routes carried out by its trains will be handled by buses.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has opened nominations for its annual awards program that recognizes excellence in diversity and inclusion in the aviation value chain.

Greece was the only EU country to see 2022 flight activity exceed pre-Covid 2019 levels, according to Eurostat.

Rafina Port, the second largest in the Attica Region, is soon to be upgraded in order to safely meet increasing tourism demands.

The use of face masks will soon stop to be mandatory on public transport in Greece, bringing to an end one of the few anti-Covid measures in the country.

A new metropolitan park at Faliro Delta is expected to be one of Europe’s largest and a major project towards Attica’s green transition.

The Region of Crete agreed with UNESCO and Google to further promote Crete’s four UNESCO sites during a meeting at the ITB Berlin 2023 travel expo.

Top executives and leaders from the international cruise sector will come together at the 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum to discuss the industry’s challenges and potential.