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Five regions in Greece, including South Aegean and Crete, generated the strongest highest tourism revenue in the January-September 2019 period.

Special tourism campaigns will launch for the Greek islands that have been affected by migrant flows.

The Hellenic Confederation of Tourist Accommodation Entrepreneurs (SETKE) is calling on the government to ease taxation citing below par performance in 2019.

The Northeastern Greek town of Alexandroupolis emerged as a favorite travel destination for visitors from Turkey in 2019, marking an 11% rise.

Around 20,000 18-year-olds are set to receive a travel pass to Europe under the fourth and latest round of DiscoverEU, an initiative of the European Commission.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is looking to establish a partnership between Corfu’s “Achilleion” and Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace.

The priorities for Greek tourism in 2020 were set by Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis.

Now is the best time to invest in Greece, the country’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during the 30th Greek Economic Summit.

Greece’s investor visa program has channelled more than 2 billion euros of foreign capital into the local property market since its launch in 2014.

The history of Greece’s rebetiko genre of music and its link to the American blues will be taught in a new class at New York University (NYU) starting in spring.

The Greek destinations of Meteora, Volos and Pelion will be featured on Spain’s RTVE in February.

Traffic at Greek airports hit a new record in 2019, with the number of passengers reaching 65.4 million.

Achieving increasing numbers of arrivals and revenues for the fourth consecutive year, the South Aegean Region said that 2019 was its best year yet.

Santorini authorities have teamed up with the EBRD to create a destination management plan that will keep the inflow of tourists at sustainable levels.

Tourism-related businesses and taxi services were among the top tax evaders in Greece in 2019, according to data published by AADE.

An incident of credit card fraud by an online travel services company has forced Greek banks to cancel and replace some 15,000 credit or debit cards.

The potential of new partnerships between Greek and Chinese museums was recently discussed during a meeting of Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni with Chinese art experts.

The Greek Tourism Ministry is looking to establish a National Observatory for Sustainable Tourism Development.

Distributing tourist traffic evenly across Greece should be a top priority for 2020, says Hellenic Chamber of Hotels President Alexandros Vassilikos.

Greece may soon be offering third country nationals wishing to participate in conferences and events, a new business visa.