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Trainose’s five “Silver Arrow” trains, as of next year will be offering passengers high-speed transport services from Athens to Thessaloniki.

A tender for the 30-year license to operate an integrated resort and casino in Hellinikon, has run into another glitch, with one of the two bidders claiming it has been excluded …

The City of Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB) recently held a fam trip in the Greek capital for 15 Chinese MICE professionals.

The Tourism Ministry and Greece’s trade bodies are seeking ways to link tourism with trade for the benefit of the greater economy.

Greece has announced a non-dom program that foresees offering foreign nationals the chance – by investing in Greece – to avoid paying taxes in their own country.

“ReBrain Greece”, an online platform offering incentives to Greeks to return to Greece, is set to open as part of a pilot program.

Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni recently visited a number of sites across Greece, including the Museum of Vergina and the Amphipolis site, to inspect the progress of restoration and upgrade …

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis invited American entrepreneurs to invest in Greece during this year’s Capital Link Forum held in New York.

An unclear framework governing short-term rentals in Greece, has led dozens of home owners to take legal action against Airbnb-style activity.

The Greek government is planning to introduce incentives for the support of environmentally-friendly investments.

Trainose will add two extra itineraries to serve the Athens – Thessaloniki route for the Christmas season.

The GNTO introduced 14 Swiss and Austrian travel agents to some of Attica’s landmark sites and city break destinations.

Greece’s short-term rentals may have saved many struggling Greeks during the economic crisis years, but the practice needs immediate regulation, says INSETE.

Greece’s year-on-year turnover index in accommodation and food service in the third quarter of 2019 increased by 6.1% against the same period in 2018.

Greece has been elected as a member of UNESCO’s Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, for the 2020-2023 period.

The historic single-arch bridge of Plaka in the northern Greece region of Epirus, is up and standing after extensive restoration and reinforcement works.

GNTO presented Greece’s health and wellness tourism options during the Greek Health Tourism Forum held in Moscow.

Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis will present the Greek tourism sector’s investment opportunities at the 21st Annual Capital Link Invest in Greece Forum in New York.

Safety is the most strongest tourism advantage that Greece has compared to other East Med destinations, says UHC President Konstantinos Mihalos.

Boosting Greece’s home port potential to support the country’s cruise tourism is one of the Greek Tourism Ministry’s main priorities.