Destinations

An Australian group of investors have announced plans to build a mega luxury resort on the southern shores of the Greek island of Ithaca.

Athens is bouncing back in the international tourism scene this year but there is still significant potential for further growth, Greek key tourism figures agreed recently.

Early bookings to the area of Mount Athos in Halkidiki for this year’s tourism season are already showing an impressive increase, data from travel agencies that have deals with local hotels has revealed.

Greece’s capital city, Athens, has ambitious infrastructure projects in the works that are expected to give the destination’s tourism image a major boost once completed.

Athens is changing and is expected this year to accommodate an extra 700,000 tourists compared to 2013, the mayor of the Greek capital, Giorgos Kaminis, said on 14 April.

Hoteliers in Thessaloniki recently held meetings with British travel agencies that specialize in honeymoon tourism and discussed the possibility of promoting the Greek Northern city in the UK market as a wedding destination for British couples.

A new web portal is now available for travel agents, tour operators, schools, enterprises and individuals that are looking for private tailor-made guided tours by qualified tourist guides.

The Ypati thermal spring located in Fthiotida, Greece, will open as of Monday 14 April for the Easter holiday.

The Greek capital will attract the majority of tourists that choose to travel to Greece for the upcoming Easter holiday, according to a survey released recently.

The Municipality of Athens will launch a series of actions, in cooperation with the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) and the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, to upgrade the Greek capital’s tourism product and promote the city’s services.