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Seven major projects are set to give Athens a new image and improve the standard of living in and around the Greek capital.

The Posidonia International Shipping Exhibition will open its doors on June 6 at the Athens Metropolitan Expo, hosting a total of 1,929 companies from 88 countries.

Establishing Rhodes as a model destination of sustainable tourism development is at the heart of an agreement signed by the South Aegean Region, TUI Group and the TUI Care Foundation.

The Acropolis’ lighting project, unveiled last year, won the prestigious LIT Lighting Designer of the Year Award 2021.

People in Greece will still have to wear facemasks inside ferries and taxis, according to a decision by the country’s Covid-19 committee of experts.

The potential of cooperation in tourism with a focus on special interest products topped the agenda of the 5th Greek-Saudi joint ministerial meeting held in Athens.

Greece, a country with one of the longest coastlines in Europe and the largest number of fishing boats, is looking for ways to tap into fishing tourism.

The European Commissioner for Transport Adina Valean will attend this year’s Posidonia exhibition, the shipping industry’s most prestigious event, in Greece.

As technology is gradually becoming an essential tool in the hands of Greek hoteliers, tourism experts expect digital transformation to completely change the hotel guest experience in the future.

Award-winning gastronomy expert Anya von Bremzen recently visited the Greek northern port city of Thessaloniki to explore the culinary options the city offers to travelers.

Attracting holidaymakers who are willing to spend more is a key priority for Greece, according to Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

Greece’s new campaign “You Will Want to Stay Forever” goes beyond the depiction of the country’s popular destinations, telling a story.

The planned total seat capacity airlines to Greece expect to offer in the first 12 days of June has reached 1.5 million, according to data released by INSETE.

Over 100,000 tourists from Israel came to Greece in April, according to data released by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO).

Leisure travel giant TUI Group expects its tourism numbers in Greece to reach pre-pandemic 2019 levels by the end of the summer and further grow up to 13% in 2023.

Greece and France have agreed to work together on film productions and inked a deal on the sidelines of the 75th Cannes Film Festival.

During an Athens International Airport (AIA) workshop, tourism and travel stakeholders discussed ways to transition to more sustainable practices as part of the post-Covid-19 “new normal” for air travel.

The GNTO launched a new tourism campaign, which is based on the true story of an Austrian man, who visited Greece and decided to stay forever.

The sky is the limit for what Greece and Saudi Arabia can achieve if they work together, according to Saudi Investments Minister Khalid Al Falih.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts plans to further expand its portfolio in Greece and increase the number of its hotels from 10 to 25 over the next three years.