Destinations

Pierre Yves Cousteau, world-famous diver and son of legendary undersea explorer Jacques Yves Cousteau, recently referred to his aim to create a Marine Protected Area (marine park) in Santorini, while speaking in Thessaloniki.

Initial signs for cruise tourism in Heraklion, Crete, are very positive as the port authority recently announced that it expects cruise passenger arrivals to increase by 10 percent this year.

Visitors at the ITB Berlin international tourism exhibition this year were informed that Halkidiki has joined Thessaloniki and is part of the “Via Egnatia” project.

This year’s ITB Berlin sent out very positive signals for Athens and the city is expected to attract a larger number of German tourists this year, especially independent travelers.

The Thessaloniki Hotels Association examined the potential for increasing visitor numbers to the Greek Northern city this year during the ITB Berlin international tourism exhibition that took place 5-9 March.

The expenditure per capita of gay tourists is 57 percent higher than those of straight travelers, while the overall development of gay tourism is on the up, according to data released at the ITB Berlin international tourism exhibition.

As of 1 April, the lifts of the Parnassos Ski Center will undergo a 29.52 million euros renovation.

The Mount Athos Area Organization introduced 16 pilgrimage routes located on Halkidiki’s “third leg,” to Serbian travel agencies and tour operators during the ITTFA International Fair of Tourism that recently took place in Belgrade.

Athens, Greece, has been chosen as the host destination for TBEX Europe 2014, the world’s largest gathering of travel bloggers, writers, new media content creators, and social media savvy travel industry professionals.

New York Times Journalist Jennifer Gilmore has included the Greek island of Naxos in her column of “favorite places” and gives her readers an article that has it all: the Greek sun, gastronomy, picturesque villages, beaches, the country’s economic situation and even a reference to the Parthenon marbles.