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Tourism stakeholders in Sparti, Greece, recently announced plans to incorporate gastronomy into the tourist experience and promote local food products.

Italian flag-carrier, ITA Airways, has recently announced that its two new flights to San Francisco and Washington have gone on sale.

Greek cuisine was voted as the World’s 2nd Best Cuisine for 2022, according to a list published by TasteAtlas.

Studies are underway ahead of restoration works on the Venetian Port of Heraklion on Crete, according to a recent Greek culture ministry announcement.

Greece may consider Covid measures for travelers from China if situation becomes critical, according to Greek Health Minister Thanos Plevris.

Greece’s tourism sector is off to a dynamic start expected to generate increased revenue in 2023, according to Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

The city of Athens welcomed 2023 with an audiovisual show full of music and fireworks that was broadcast through CNN around the world.

Greece welcomed the first direct flight from Shanghai last month, after the country’s flag carrier Air China announced the launch of routes to Athens Airport.

Countries around the world have reimposed or are considering of reintroducing curbs on travelers from China, following a recent Covid-19 surge there.

China is counting on Greece to further strengthen ties in areas such as tourism, education and trade, according to its Ambassador to Greece Xiao Junzheng.

The number of air travelers visiting Greece increased in the January-November period but spending dropped compared to 2019, according to INSETE.

Four Greek cities have moved up in this year’s Top 100 city destinations, according to a report released this week by Euromonitor International.

Plans to directly link Thessaloniki with New York have advanced with major US airlines expressing interest, according to the Central Macedonia Region.

Greece set to launch a tender for the extension of Athens Metro Line 2 Anthoupoli-Ilion segment, according to the country’s infrastructure ministry.

The Greek Culture Ministry is planning to nominate the Nicopolis archaeological site near Preveza, Epirus, for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.

A regulation proposal offering recognition of parenthood between EU member states, was recently adopted by the European Commission.

Greece’s Cultural Resources Management and Development Organization (ODAP) will get a new art replicas design and production house in Athens.

The Greek tourism ministry has released a video with actions taken over the year that helped the sector recover after Covid-19.

Greece’s shipping fleet remains a global leader in terms of size and number of active companies, according to the latest report released by Petrofin Research.

ForwardKeys has released a travel review of 2022, which paints a conflicting picture in which optimism following the Covid-19 pandemic is offset by pessimism regarding other threats.