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The transfer of management of 14 Greek airports to Fraport has once again been delayed although March 15 had been announced as the day of the take over.

Crete is calling for the inclusion of Minoan Civilization and Spinalonga island on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.

The bulk of Airbnb’s US revenue appears to be coming from whole-unit rentals, an American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) report said recently.

The positive forecasts for the European economy has given the travel sector a boost, according to the organizers of the ITB Berlin exhibition.

The Greek economy is set to loose millions of euros due to a time-consuming procedure on the organization of medical congress events in Greece.

A total of 3.75 million passengers, up by 7.2%, compared to the same period in 2016, have gone through Greek airports in the first two months of the year.

Following the recent ITB Berlin expo, Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura states that Greece is among the top destinations of German travellers this year.

Emirates’ much-awaited first direct flight to New York from Athens took off from Athens International Airport on Sunday, March 12.

Ionian Islands Region Vice Governor Spyros Galiatsatos says that quality, authenticity and consistency will keep travelers coming to Greece.

Following two consecutive years of record-breaking results, 2017 is turning into another year of dynamic growth for Greece as a global attractive tourism destination, according to Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura.

“Greece is really the trend… Greece is experiencing a renaissance”, according to Thomas Ellerbeck, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the TUI Care Foundation.

It’s time for Greece to capitalise on its new strong point – security, Michalis Vamiedakis, Crete Tourism Commissioner told the Greek Travel Pages (GTP) during the ITB Berlin on Thursday.

The TUI Care Foundation and Futouris have launched a joint project on Crete that aims to link the most important economic factors of the Greek island – tourism and agriculture.

Bookings for travel packages to Greece are recording an increase of some 70 percent this year compared to 2016, according to the president of the German Travel Association (DRV), Norbert …

“The indications for Greece are optimistic, bookings are at a very positive rate at the moment,” the president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Andreas Andreadis, told the Greek Travel …

For Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) CEO Filip Boyen, Greece is excellent value for money, it has exactly what it takes to become a leading luxury destination.

Global outbound trips are expected to increase by robust 4 percent in 2017, according to the “IPK‘s World Travel Monitor: Global Travel Trends 2016/2017” survey revealed at ITB Berlin on …

Greece will be exhibiting at a new space at the ITB Berlin 2017 travel trade fair that opens its doors on Wednesday, March 8.

Greece and Kuwait have entered the next phase of bilateral cooperation in tourism after parliament ratified a relevant bill.

The Greek passport is the world’s 23rd most valuable travel document, according to an index released recently by the Nomad Capitalist company.