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Greece ranks 2nd in terms of per capita travel surplus and 5th for per capita international tourist receipts, according to the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.

Reinforcing passenger rights, changes to the scheduling of hydrofoils and high-speed sea craft are among the amendments of a ministry bill tabled in parliament.

A Greek committee that oversees “strategic investments” has approved a foreign direct investment worth 408 million euros planned for Agios Nikolaos on Crete.

TUI Group has acquired Stella Polaris Creta S.A., a subsidiary of the Greek Karatzis Group and owner of land on Crete, to open a new Robinson Club.

Over-taxation, no capital controls and upgrading infrastructure are vital to ensuring a healthy future for Greek tourism, says SETE chief Yiannis Retsos.

Passengers visiting Santorini on a cruise ship will have to pay as of March 2018 a one-euro levy, according to the Port Authority plans.

Account holders can as of Sept. 1 withdraw a monthly total of 1,800 euros in cash following a Greek finance ministry decision to ease capital restrictions.

The Greek tourism sector is showing healthy signs of recovery but for growth to continue infrastructure should be upgraded immediately, according to SEV.

Greece is expecting 3.2 million visitors this month breaking all records and demonstrating the sector’s robust growth.

The Greek Ministry of Infrastructure has started restoration work at the main port of Kos, which was damaged in an earthquake in July.

Thessaloniki hotels are seeing a rise in the number of overnight stays for the first half of 2017, according to the city’s hotels association.

Tourist arrivals to Greece showed encouraging signs in June, giving positive figures for the first half of 2017, according to recent data.

Increased passenger traffic is expected at the ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrion as August is the month that most Greeks take their summer vacation.

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) is calling for spatial planning framework that will ensure Greece remains a competitive destination in the future. 

The National Bank of Greece says that a competitive tourism product, new destinations, extended season and investments for upgrades or new hotels are necessary to boost travel revenue by 40%.

Hotels in Athens recorded an overall positive performance during the first six months of the year, according to the Athens – Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association.

The Golden Visa program for real estate purchases in Greece has seen 1,725 issued visas to foreign investors in the period 2013 – June 2017.

Everyone from A-rated Hollywood actors and popular athletes to fun-loving fashionistas and sexy models are taking in a bit of sea and sun in Greece.

Exploring the causes of seasonality in Greek tourism and finding ways to effectively deal with the issue are the focus of a GSEE report.

The robust performance of Greece’s tourism sector is giving the country’s property market a much-needed boost, according to German daily Handelsblatt.