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Six countries, including Albania, Serbia and Japan, have been removed from the list of safe third countries for non-essential travel into the EU.

The Greek Labor Ministry and the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels have announced new joint initiatives for social welfare, aiming to support vulnerable groups in Greece.

Greek authorities have extended emergency Covid-19 restrictions for five areas in Greece, including Heraklion on Crete and Ikaria.

The mayors of Thessaloniki and Skiathos are requesting for the seasonal ferry service connecting the two Greek destinations and other Sporades islands to resume next year.

Local authorities in Athens and Thessaloniki have put forward requests to rename streets in the two cities after late Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis.

The Greek islands of Milos, Folegandros and Santorini are among the best in world as voted by the discerning readers of Travel + Leisure (T+L).

British best-selling author Victoria Hislop recently visited the archaeological site of the Lasithi Plateau, an area of great historic significance on Crete.

Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias had his first meeting with the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) and discussed a number of key issues involving the sector.

Greece’s economy took a turn for the better in the second quarter of the year, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Although still affected by the Covid-19 impact on air travel, Athens Airport in August handled some 2.11 million passengers, an increase of 75.3% compared to 2020.

After one year of absence, Greece’s Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) is returning as the first major European Covid-free event.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) sees the Acropolis Rally as a ‘great opportunity’ to promote Greece abroad.

Athens is among the European cities with the most beautiful homes, according to an analysis released by Uswitch.com.

Greece is among nine countries that will be part of a cross-European bike route running along the Adriatic and Ionian Sea under the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region (EUSAIR).

Greece was the stand-out tourism destination in Europe this summer as it achieved some 86% of July and August 2019 arrivals.

While a number of EU countries are imposing additional Covid-19 travel restrictions on US visitors, Greece is making it clear that it has no intention of excluding American arrivals.

Tourism in the South Aegean stayed on pace in August and topped the two million mark for visitor arrivals to the region this summer.

Grigoris Tasios, the president of the Hellenic Hoteliers Federation, says that he expects Greece to achieve 50 percent of 2019 tourism levels.

The kick off of the EKO Acropolis Rally is expected to be seen by over 500 million TV viewers from all over the world, making the event a significant promotional …

Greek authorities have approved an urban plan for the creation of a metropolitan park in the area of the historic ‘Pavlos Melas’ army camp in Thessaloniki.