Destinations

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) office in Romania expects more media exposure and visitors for the Eastern Macedonia-Thrace destination following a familiarization trip (fam trip) held there in mid-April.

Albanian travel agencies Jona Travel & Key Tours Agency will launch a weekly charter flight connecting Tirana to Rhodes from late May until October 10.

The Greek islands of Lesvos and Corfu, and the Halkidiki peninsula, are at the centre of a comprehensive promotional campaign organized by Eurobank and Marketing Greece.

Some 3,000 individual business meetings between 88 hosted buyers from abroad and 190 Greek tourism professionals took place on Monday at the third Travel Trade Athens event held at the Megaron Athens International Conference Center.

Finding ways to restore and tap into the potential of Lake Karla, in central Greece, as a primary ecotourism destination will top the agenda of a day event on May 23, at the Rooftile and Brickworks Museum N & S Tsalapatas in the city of Volos.

Useful tips on the Cyclades islands in Greece and how to reach them by ferry.

The Municipality of Agios Nikolaos, Crete, is inviting interested parties to submit proposals for the design of a new logo for the destination’s tourism promotion.

Crete will once again take the international spotlight when the docudrama Creta Divina hits the screens in September, starring British actor Robert Powell, known for his role as Jesus in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1977 film Jesus of Nazareth.

Elia Beach, located on Greece’s gay-friendly island of Mykonos, is included among the eight most stunning “gay beaches” in the world, according to Destsetters, a Greek company that focuses on niche travel markets.

Santorini, one of Greece’s most popular destinations, has been honored this year as part of the 2015 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Islands, ranking as the fourth on the list of top 10 islands in the world and top island in Europe for 2015.