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Ryanair has announced plans to stop serving Athens International Airport, Greece’s largest and busiest airport, for the winter season, due to ‘dysfunctional’ charges.

EU foreign ministers have agreed to suspend the visa facilitation agreement that makes it significantly easier for Russian citizens to obtain Schengen visas.

Some 49,000 vouchers for subsidized vacations in Greece were used for hotel stays in August, according to the Public Employment Service (DYPA).

Kolokotroni Street in Athens is among the world’s coolest streets for 2022, according to a survey carried out by Time Out media group.

Corfu has welcomed the opening of the five-star Dreams Corfu Resort & Spa, the first ‘Dreams’ branded hotel in Greece.

Celestyal Cruises has announced the further relaxation of its Covid-19 health protocols for all its sailings.

Athens’ hotels in July saw a ‘remarkable’ rise in occupancy but data for the first seven months of the year has sparked worry among hoteliers.

Athens made a strong tourism comeback this season despite the challenges of 2022, according to Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

Athens’ retail market saw a better performance during this year’s summer sales period than in 2021 due to increased tourist flows.

Aiming to build a more sustainable city, the Municipality of Athens in August carried out 19 green upgrade projects in neighborhoods around the city center.

The Greek city of Thessaloniki will be presented to Israelis through an episode of ‘Holy Land Uncovered’, a popular TV show on i24 News.

Greece will probably break records in terms of tourism revenue this summer, Alpha Bank said in its latest economic developments report.

Three Greek destinations are among European cities that are ‘overflowing’ with tourists during the summer, according to a list by Holidu.

Scheduled air capacity for Greece is expected to grow by some 2 million seats in the forthcoming incoming flight schedules for the country.

Greece made its debut at the IBTM Americas 2022, a leading international trade show in Mexico that connects professionals of the meetings and events industry.

Greece’s first underwater wedding ceremony recently took place in the waters of Alonissos island of the Sporades group.

2022 may just be the best tourism year for the islands in the South Aegean, according to data released for this August.

Following the high increase of American tourists in Athens this summer, the Greek city’s mayor is looking for ways to secure the rise and even attract more US travelers in …

The Greek passport remains among the strongest in the world ranking eighth on the Henley Passport Index, offering its holders visa-free access to 185 countries.

Covid-19 vaccination certificates will most likely not be needed again in Greece, according to Greek Deputy Health Minister Mina Gaga.