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The Kypseli Public Market in Athens is back in action with eight new shops, art activities, photography exhibits, concerts and book-sharing events.

The Region of Western Greece is in the lead in terms of tourism-related revenue due to increased visits and overnight stays in the second quarter of 2018.

Twenty-five new tram cars are expected to operate in Athens and Piraeus in two years time with plans to extend the network even further, according to Attiko Metro SA.

The official closing ceremony of the “Greece-Russia Year of Tourism 2017-2018” initiative will be held in Athens in November.

Tourism, one of the top four industries in Greece, generated revenue in the 2009-2016 period, contributing 52.3 billion euros to state coffers, according to INSETE.

The number of overnight stays at Thessaloniki’s hotels edged up in the first eight months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017, according to the Thessaloniki Hotels Association.

European Union citizens will no longer enjoy preferential immigration status after Brexit on 29 March 2019, while priority will be given to skilled workers.

Travel and tourism in 2017 contributed a total of 19.7% to Greece’s GDP and amounted to 35 billion euros generated in the Greek economy, according to WTTC data.

Antiparos, Messini and Kythira are considered the best places to invest in short-term rentals in Greece, according to data released by AirDNA.

The Council of the European Union has adopted a regulation aimed at improving controls on cash entering or leaving the EU.

AccorHotels is expanding its upscale MGallery brand to Athens, Greece, following an agreement with Lampsa Hellenic Hotels SA.

The Greek Tourism Ministry and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have agreed to strengthen cooperation in terms of know-how and best practices.

Greek tourism continued its upward trend in August this year with an increase in air arrivals compared to the same month in 2017, according to INSETE data.

Travel services are the top selling products of Greek e-shops, according to the PayPal Cross-Border Consumer Research Report 2018 carried out by Ipsos.

Welcoming more flights from France to Greece in 2019 was high on the agenda of Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura during recent discussions with French travel professionals.

Τhe travel industry is set to record strong growth with international arrivals reaching 2.4 billion by 2030, according to Euromonitor International.

Bank account holders in Greece are now free to withdraw any amount of cash from ATM machines and banks, following a Finance Ministry announcement.

EU lawmakers recently approved a revised version of a copyright law which will require websites to scan all posts for copyright violations via filter.

Greece is ranked 18th among 30 countries that have seen the largest growth in spending from international visitors in the past seven years, according to a report released by WTTC.

Weather experts are expecting a tropical-like cyclone to hit the southwest of Greece, which besides gale force winds may cause flash flooding.