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Greece needs a strategy in order to tap into the potential of marine tourism, said Economic and Social Council of Greece President George Vernicos.

The United States will be the honored country at the upcoming 83rd Thessaloniki International Fair to be held in the northern port city between September 8-16.

The European Commission invites municipal authorities across Europe to apply for funding to build free wireless Internet hotspots in public spaces under its WiFi4EU program.

Crete ranked fifth on the list of the Top 10 Destinations in the World for 2018, according to Tripadvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards for Destinations.

Greece’s airports welcomed 3.85 million passengers during the first two months of 2018, a 3.2 percent increase year-on-year, according to HCAA data.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras inaugurated the first phase of a 245-million-euro underwater power cable link project, initially connecting five Cycladic islands to the mainland.

The sale of a 67 percent stake in the Thessaloniki Port Authority to South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki (SEGT) Limited is in the final stage.

Pre-bookings for Halkidiki from Russia are on the rise according to insight gathered by the Halkidiki Tourism Organization (HTO) during the MITT fair.

Russians are adding Greece to the top of their holiday agenda this summer, with Russian tour operators pointing to a 17 percent rise in the number of visitors for 2018.

German tour operators are concerned about a shortage of rooms at Greek destinations in view of an increase in summer sales from Germany.

Five Greek nature conservation projects have been shortlisted by the European Commission in the running for the 2018 European Natura 2000 Award.

Coastal shipping is a lifeline for many of Greece’s island communities, says Greek Shipowners Association for Passenger Ships (SEEN) President Michalis Sakellis.

The revamp of the Faliro Delta is set to move to the next phase after the Attica Region council said it would be allocating 90 million euros for project works.

The Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced the activities and actions to be undertaken by its newly set-up Trade and Tourism Committee.

Thessaloniki has what it takes to be a host destination for international conferences and sports events, says the head of the city’s tourism organization, Voula Patoulidou.

Greece is ranked 10th among 49 other countries with the largest number of tourism arrivals in 2016, according to the OECD annual report.

An e-ticket system offering admission to a number of Greek museums and sites will undergo test runs with officials looking to set it into force in June.

Halkidiki will be the host destination for a Greek-Russian Tourism Business Forum in June, within the framework of the Greece-Russia Year of Tourism 2017-2018 initiative.

The European Commission has tabled a new proposal on visa procedures, ahead of a plan to update the Visa Information System (VIS).

German, UK and Ireland markets are driving European cruise travel growth up by 2.5 percent compared to 2016, according to the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA).