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

Robust tourist flows to Greece in August increased turnover for accommodation and F&B services providers by 24.3%, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Athens Municipality is moving ahead with tenders for the planned 40,000-seat football stadium for the historic Panathinaikos sports club.

More than 9,500 tourists in August and September visited the revamped Isthmus Tourist Info Kiosk near the Corinth Canal in Greece.

Time Out magazine has included Pagrati in Athens on its list revealing the “51 Coolest Neighborhoods in the World”.

German tourist demand for Greece is going strong, according to holiday package sales which have increased by 22% this year compared to pre-pandemic 2019.

Passenger traffic through 14 Greek regional airports during the first nine months of the year exceeded pre-Covid 2019 levels by 3.1%.

Greek destinations, hotels and organizations have received more than 30 nominations at the prestigious World Travel Awards 2022.

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

A new video promoting the outdoor experiences one can enjoy in Athens has been released by Marketing Greece and AEGEAN Airlines.

Spanish hospitality group Melia Hotels International aims to double its portfolio of hotels in Greece by 2025.

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.

Greek airports saw passenger traffic in August exceed pre-Covid 2019 levels by 4.5%, according to data released by airport trade body ACI Europe.

Brown Hotels will be opening nine new design hotels in Greece expanding its collection of boutique hotels in the country.

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

The home of one of Greece’s greatest contemporary poets and thinkers, Yiannis Ritsos (1909–1990), will be turned into a municipal museum.

Greece is among the destinations for potential long-haul vacationers from 6 markets who are planning to travel by December 2022.

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.