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The Tourism Ministry is looking to introduce new fields of study to Greece’s tourism education system, according to Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Manos Konsolas.

Holiday packages to a number of Greek destinations account for 30 percent of Swiss tour operator Hotelplan’s summer 2020 program.

Two Greek museums – the Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth and Lefkada’s Angelos Sikelianos Museum – have been nominated for the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) for 2020.

Short-term rentals for hospitality purposes generated €1.15 billion in revenues in Greece over the June 2018-May 2019 period according to INSETE

Greece’s main goal is to move towards a more human-centered tourism development model, according to Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis.

Τhe Greek government is looking to address the increased demand for traveler visas to Greece, mainly from Russia and China.

The Greek government said that it would be taking measures so that the procedures for the privatization of 10 state-owned regional ports would begin in 2020.

A multipurpose tourism and cultural complex budgeted at 117 million euros is set to upgrade the industrial neighbourhood of Eleonas in Athens.

Looking ahead to the new year, Greece’s tourism minister, Harry Theoharis, said he expects to see positive signs for the country’s tourism sector.

Three Greek hotels managed to reduce waste by up to 25 percent in four months by participating in the WWF Greece – Unilever Food Solutions initiative.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has set an ambition for the travel and tourism sector to be climate neutral by 2050.

Greek hoteliers will show extra attention to the rights of tourists with special needs, in order for them to have an unforgettable stay in Greece.

More than 7,000 refugees and migrants made their way into Greece in November, with the North Aegean islands shouldering the weight.

Ways to strengthen cultural ties between Greece and China were explored by Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni during her recent trip to Beijing.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is promoting Greece as a silver tourism destination to tour operators in Scandinavia.

“Greece is a safe destination,” said US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt, following a US embassy travel warning concerning the Christmas holidays.

Greece is among the top five “outperforming destinations” in the first eight months of 2019, according to ITB Berlin and IPK International.

Austrian Airlines will add more Greek holiday destinations to its flight schedule for summer 2020, which will take effect on March 29.

A Committee for the Return of the Parthenon Marbles is being set up by Greek lawyers, with the aim to offer legal support in Greece’s efforts to bring the sculptures …

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is getting ready to begin its new tourism marketing campaign in early January 2020.