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Hotels in Thessaloniki are almost fully booked ahead of the upcoming 82nd Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) to run on September 9-17.

Tourism to the South Aegean Region is on the right track with the positive trend expected to continue into September and October.

Greek tourism is set to play a leading role in the recovery of the Greek economy estimated at boosting the GDP by 20% in 2018, Alpha Bank analysts said.

Fire fighters continued efforts on Monday to put out a wildfire near Maries on Zakynthos, while one man suspected of arson is being questioned.

Private sector deposits at Greek banks picked up pace in the summer months on back of improved tourism figures and following the third bailout deal.

Hotels in Athens reported positive results in terms of occupancy, average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR), according to recent data by STR Global.

The number of travelers from neighboring Turkey to the Greek islands hit a record high in the first half of 2017 up by 50 percent.

Ditching the imminent stayover tax is among the measures proposed by Deputy Kos Mayor Euterpe Papachristou to support the island’s economy.

Executives of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission and the Athens Stock Exchange will visit Beijing to present the advantages of the golden visa program to Chinese investors.

Greek cruise body EEKFN is looking to include new destinations on itineraries and for Greek-owned cruise ships to return to the national register.

Already home to some of the country’s finest hotels, recreational and cultural spaces, the Athenian Riviera is set to see impressive growth in the coming years.

Russian, US and German holidaymakers spent more on their vacation in Greece in June, according to data by the Bank of Greece.

Ten years after the start of the crisis, Greece is the only EU member state out of eight still receiving financial assistance, the European Commission said.

The British government appears to be considering allowing EU nationals to travel to Britain without a visa, following UK’s exit from the European Union.

The Greek government is readying for French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Athens on September 7-8, aiming to attract French investments.

Greece in June saw an increase in foreign arrivals and tourism revenue by 13 and 14.2 percent respectively compared to the same month last year.

Athens is among the cheapest European cities to spend a weekend, according to the Post Office Travel Money City Costs Barometer 2017.

Luxembourgish residents spent the most per holiday trip in 2015, followed by residents of Austria and Malta, according to data released by Eurostat.

The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) have strongly condemned the attacks in Spain on August 17.

Demand for travel is back on track, according to IATA, as demand in June increased by 7.8% against the same period last year.