Destinations

The Region of the South Aegean will promote Rhodes as an ideal wedding destination, particularly for the Chinese market, an announcement read.

The readers of the online version of Sweden’s newspaper “Expressen” recently voted for their top 10 of the best Greek islands.

The Acropolis Museum in Athens will be open on Mondays from 1 April until 31 October to respond to the increased number of visitors Greece is expecting this tourism season.

The consortium led by Greek real estate firm Lamda Development has increased its initial offer by 25 percent for the 100 percent acquisition of Hellenikon, the former Athens Airport site.

Although early bookings from Russia to Halkidiki for this tourism season are currently down by 15 percent, the Halkidiki Tourism Organization appears optimistic following its participation in the Moscow International Exhibition Travel & Tourism (MITT) that took place 19-22 March.

“The sun-soaked island of Hydra has long inspired artists and intellectuals from Henry Miller to Leonard Cohen, and even today with the influx of art stars and yachting billionaires, its unspoiled charm remains intact.”

Rhodes, Greece, will be welcoming more tourists from Turkey this summer thanks to a new direct flight by Turkish airline Bora Jet starting in early June, according to an announcement.

The Peloponnese in southern Greece was promoted in London last month in a five-day exhibition hosted at the National Geographic store in Knightsbridge, London, UK. A video of the event was just released!

Greece’s mountains, beaches, family values and gastronomy are just some of the 49 reasons to love the country, according to BuzzFeed, an American social news and entertainment website.

The Tourism Ministry, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the Athens Festival have decided to launch a cooperation to promote Greece abroad through the Greek festival’s program of events.