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At the invitation of Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura, the Secretary General of the UNWTO Taleb Rifai will pay an official visit to Greece.

SETE and HAPCO will work closely to boost Greece’s image as an ideal MICE destination and attract more international events to the country all year round.

With only two weeks to go until the opening of ITB Berlin 2017, leading German tour operators have informed that travel demand to Greece is on the up.

Investors from China benefited most from Greece’s golden visa program which offers 5-year residency rights in return for investments over 250,000 euros.

NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo is turning into Greece’s best tourism ‘marketeer’ achieving with every slam dunk to send US travelers to his homeland.

Austrian Airlines will increase frequencies to Rhodes, Heraklion, Zakynthos, Chania, Athens and Kos this summer, in response to stronger demand.

Traveler reviews and ratings for 343 beaches on TripAdvisor have brought five Greek beaches in the spotlight for 2017.

Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura promoted Greece as a popular destination for Saudi Arabian tourists, during her recent visit to Riyadh.

Greece is making its debut at the Outbound Travel Mart (OTM) 2017, India’s biggest travel trade show that is held every year in Mumbai.

Two new Spanish stamps, commemorating the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017 (IY2017), were recently presented in Madrid.

Revenue from Greece’s travel receipts dropped by 6.4 percent in 2016 despite a 5.1 percent increase in arrivals, according to data released by the Bank of Greece.

Employees of the Athens metro, ISAP railway and tram will be holding 24-hour strikes on Thursday, February 23; Wednesday, March 1; and Friday, March 3.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) will be handed over to the Greek government on Thursday, February 23.

Major Greek carnival destinations are expected to mark the beginning of a strong tourism season with increasing bookings for the 3-day Clean Monday holiday.

European airports broke all records in 2016 handling some 2 billion passengers up by 5.1 percent compared to a year before.

Aiming to boost Romania-Greece tourism cooperation, GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Tryfonopoulos had a full agenda during the ΤΤR – Romexpo in Bucharest.

EU citizens and third country nationals entering or exiting the European Union will be required to undergo extensive checks against EU-wide databases following new regulation.

Greece wants to get a share of the more that 10 million Chinese tourists who came to Europe last year with authorities aiming to tap into an ever-growing tourist market.

The South Aegean Region is laying the groundwork ahead of its “tenure” as “European Region of Gastronomy 2019”.

Russia’s Aeroflot has been named the most powerful airline brand in the world by leading valuation and strategy consultancy, Brand Finance.