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German-Greek consortium Fraport Greece on Monday announced that it is ready to take over the management of the 14 Greek regional airports.

The major way of transforming Greece into a year round destination is to transform the mindsets, UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai told GTP.

Greece has the potential to be a frontrunner in sustainable tourism development in the coming years, according to UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai.

The UNWTO will send a mission of experts to Greece to examine the discrepancy between the country’s international arrivals and tourism earnings in 2016.

“The vision is for Greece to emerge as the best tourism destination worldwide”, SETE President Andreas Andreadis said during the 2nd Delphi Economic Forum.

European lawmakers recently pushed for the imposition of visas on US citizens traveling to Europe in a move towards resolving a transatlantic dispute running since 2014 which does not allow …

Art, innovation and fresh ideas are the focus of National Geographic Traveller’s latest feature story on Greece to be released in its April edition.

UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai says he is by far much more optimistic and full of hope for the future of tourism in Greece.

The culture ministry in Greece has allocated 2.5 million euros for restoration works at Kasta Hill, the excavation site of the Amphipolis tomb.

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has added a consumer confidence index to its monthly report to identify key markets as well as travel trends.

Greece is making excellent progress in tourism, UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai said to the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Wednesday in Athens.

The shipping and tourism industries are concerned over a proposed charge for recreational vessels as discussed in a draft bill tabled in parliament.

The European Commission on Wednesday presented a White Paper that outlines five possible paths for the EU to take in the coming years.

Scoot, a subsidiary of the Singapore Airlines Group, will expand into Europe from June 20 with four flights a week between Singapore and Athens.

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has informed UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai that “year by year Greece is breaking records” in tourist arrivals.

Greece may see its revenue rise by as much as 1 billion euros in 2017, according to Andreas Andreadis, the president of the country’s tourism body, SETE.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is seeking to cooperate with Bollywood for potential filming projects to be run in Greece.

Georgia nationals can travel throughout the EU for 90 days without a visa, after the European Commission ratified the country’s visa liberalization.

An Air Services Agreement signed between India and Greece, paves the way for further cooperation in trade and tourism by enhancing air connectivity.

One of the country’s foremost cultural projects, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), is now in the hands of the Greek state.