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Turkey’s High Court has ruled that the former Greek Orthodox church of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul cannot be used as a mosque and will remain a museum.

Greece’s Piraeus Port Authority recently signed an MoU with China’s Guangzhou Port, one of the 10 largest commercial ports in the world.

The Elyros ferry, of Cretan passenger shipping company ANEK Lines, is now serving the Piraeus-Chania route with daily departures from both destinations.

The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) has rebranded to the “American Society of Travel Advisors” and launched a new marketing campaign — “We’ll take you there”.

Train operator Trainose recently presented its new high-speed passenger train that is planned to run the Athens-Thessaloniki route in less than four hours.

The Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers (POX) is calling on the government to re-examine the legal framework covering short-term vacation rentals.

Following a rockfall, access to the world famous Navagio Beach on the Greek island of Zakynthos has been prohibited until further notice.

A business owner who sold over 1,000 fake reviews to restaurants and hotels in Italy to boost their rankings in TripAdvisor, has been sentenced to nine months in prison.

The Region of Western Greece will launch a new tourism promotion plan for the period of 2019-2021, which will focus on the use of new technologies.

The WTTC has called for action to maintain Europe’s travel and tourism competitiveness, during its first Europe Leaders Forum in Lisbon, Portugal.

The turnover index in Greece’s accommodation and food service activities sector increased by 11.5 percent during the second quarter of 2018, according to ELSTAT.

Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura presented Greece’s tourism policy to over 150 European leaders in tourism, during the WTTC’s first Europe Leaders Forum in Lisbon, Portugal.

Passenger traffic in all Greek airports recorded an upward trend during the first eight months of the year, according to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) shined the spotlight on the island of Naxos, the host destination of its 16th regional meeting, and the nearby Small Cyclades.

The Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) recently announced a number of improvements and new planned services at railway stops in Greece.

Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) President Grigoris Tasios recently brought specific issues of the Greek hotel sector to the attention of Labor Minister Efi Achtsioglou.

As part of its summer 2019 schedule, Ryanair will launch a new service connecting Thessaloniki and Malta, which will run in April.

Crete, Rhodes and Kos were among the ten most popular last-minute tourism destinations for German travelers in summer 2018, according to TUI.

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has called for wine tourism to be made part of national tourism and rural development policies.

An increase of 16.6 percent was recorded in the turnover of the Greek travel agency sector in the second quarter of 2018, according to data by ELSTAT.