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Boosting the tourism appeal of the region of Central Greece through upgrade works at the Parnassos ski center were discussed during a recent meeting held at the Tourism Ministry in …

Astra Airlines, Olympic Air and Sky Express will service a number of state-subsidized air routes to remote Greek destinations, according to an announcement by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.

Greece was the number one destination for TUI Austria this summer, according to the Austrian tour operator. TUI is confident that Greece’s success as a destination will continue in 2017.

Between January and June 2016, destinations worldwide received 561 million international tourists, 21 million more than in 2015, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. For the remainder of …

A new cruise terminal at Agios Nikolaos in Piraeus Port will be inaugurated on Monday, October 3.

The president of the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers, Yiannis Retsos, expects no increase in tourism revenue for Greece this year, despite the rise in arrivals to the country.

Greece dropped five places in the rankings of 138 countries from 81st place to 86th in the Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017, released by the World Economic Forum.

On the occasion of World Tourism Day on September 27, Greek tourism figures give their messages to mark the importance of Accessible Tourism and the creation of environments that can …

David Scowsill, the president and CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), has called for the tourism sector to be more accessible, during a speech at World Tourism …

In his official message to the global tourism community for World Tourism Day 2016, UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai underlines the importance of accessibility in tourism.

In her official message on the occasion of World Tourism Day on September 27, Greek Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura focuses on the goals and priorities of the Tourism Ministry, …

On the occasion of World Tourism Day on September 27, the Tourism Ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organization will celebrate and share images of Greece with foreign travelers and …

Although tourist arrivals to Greece this year are showing an upward trend – very close to the original target of 25 million – revenue seems to be falling below forecasts.

Greece’s airline market is seeing steady growth thanks in large part to the improvement of the country’s airport infrastructure and to the expansion of the tourist season, business services group …

In efforts to ensure fair play, Greek finance ministry officials are examining measures to tackle a growing shadow hospitality sector resulting from unregistered short-term rentals which cost the economy some …

Chinese shipping giant Cosco has big plans for Piraeus aiming after its expansion to boost container volume by 35 percent by 2018.

Aiming to attract more tourists from India to Greece, the secretary general of the Greek National Tourism Organization, Dimitris Tryfonopoulos, held a meeting with Karnataka’s Tourism Minister Priyank Kharge.

An eight-billion-euro project to develop Hellenikon, Athens’ former airport complex, into a multi-purpose hub, was given the green light by majority vote in Greek parliament.

The average spending of tourists in Greece dropped by 8.9 percent at 597.9 euros per trip in July, according to data released by the Bank of Greece.

“In order for Aegean and other operators to continue their expansion, errors hindering competitiveness must be rectified,” Eftihis Vassilakis, the vice president of Greece’s largest carrier, Aegean, said on Wednesday.