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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.

Air and ferry travel in Greece will be disrupted on Thursday, March 16, due to a 24-hour nationwide strike.

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.

Greece’s tourism industry is set for another strong year on the back of a quick post-Covid recovery in 2022, say Alpha Bank analysts.

Greece is expected to see US investment activity in the property market rise through the country’s popular Greek golden visa program.

The redevelopment of the Faliro seaside zone, the coastal zone mainly in the Athens suburb of Faliro, has been approved.

Travel and tourism stakeholders have agreed on a code of conduct that will ensure conditions for harmonized and interoperable tools for tourism-related data exchange. 

Time Out magazine has included the island of Karpathos in Greece as one of the world’s most overlooked travel destinations.

Tourist satisfaction towards Athens’ tourism product increased in 2022 with visitors labeling the city as a “must-see destination”.

Athens International Airport is set to continue its positive performance and even exceed pre-Covid 2019 levels in 2023.

Air travel became safer in 2022 marking a reduction in the number of fatal accidents and in the fatality risk compared to 2021, according to data by IATA.