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Corfu International Airport will suspend operations this month and again in January for the second phase of construction works on its runway.

Greece has a new tourism strategy and will focus on achieving four goals, according to Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni.

Occupancy levels in September at Athens hotels were still below pre-Covid 2019 levels.

The GNTO, Greece’s tourism board, announced that it had teamed up with MasterCard to promote Greece through joint initiatives.

The recent Israel-Hamas conflict is slowing the recovery of air travel worldwide, according to a recent report by ForwardKeys.

Host cities for sporting events such as the Olympics need to consider the long-term legacy of hosting, rather than concentrate on an immediate boost to visitor numbers.

Thessaloniki aims to increase traveler flows from the UK with targeted promotional campaigns.

Greece’s Metaxa Hospitality Group has invested in regenerative agriculture in efforts to achieve sustainable food production in tourism.

Runners and visitors from across the globe are in Greece for the 40th anniversary of the historic Athens Marathon this weekend.

Greek tourism experts are forecasting that 2023 will end in record tourist arrivals and revenues paving the way for a stronger 2024.

Safaris and outdoor activities are attracting more Europeans to Africa, according to travel intelligence firm ForwardKeys.

Booking.com advises where people should travel this year based on their zodiac sign.

Travelers from the UK and Germany account for 44% of total spending and overnight stays in the sea & sun segment in Greece.

The Greek tourism board will focus its marketing activities on the ‘human dimension’ of travel and on Greek hospitality.

Works on the first project of Elounda Hills, a high-end tourism and real estate project on Crete, are underway.

Nations wanting to attract Chinese visitors should remove visa requirements, according to CBN Travel Chief Operating Officer Adam Wu.

The queer travel market is set to reach more than double its pre-pandemic levels by 2030 with spending from LGBTQ+ travelers expected to reach $568.5 billion.

Tourism and hospitality professionals from Greece and the world will be in Thessaloniki for the 38th Philoxenia International Tourism Exhibition.

The TUI Care Foundation will launch a TUI Forest with native, fire-tolerant trees, on the Greek island of Rhodes in 2024.

Greece is so far one of the top countries in terms of international tourist arrivals, driving Europe’s tourism recovery.