Destinations

Chios, one of the biggest islands in the North-eastern Aegean Sea, is a destination to visit all year around as every month and every season something different can be showed to holidymakers.

Halkidiki recovered somewhat from a setback in 2011 to 2012 as this year the destination saw a 10 percent increase in overnight stays and a growth of seven percent in tourism revenue, according to the president of the Halkidiki Tourism Organization, Grigoris Tassios.

Thessaloniki will participate in over 19 international tourism exhibitions next year, according to the president of the Thessaloniki Tourism Organization, Yiorgos Tsamaslis.

The promotional video of the Municipality of Chania’s tourism campaign was once again honored as it won three awards at this year’s ART & TUR International Tourism Film Festival that took place recently in Barcelos, Portugal.

The Lefkes Village Hotel on the Greek island of Paros is included on a list compiled by CNN on affordable island hotels that span the globe.

Ryanair recently announced it will add more routes next year, including one from Dublin, Ireland, to Chania on Crete, Greece.

Representatives of the Greek Government, agencies, regions and executives of the international and domestic market will speak on key issues of the tourism industry at the Capital + Vision multi-conference to be held in Thessaloniki, Greece.

In an effort to showcase Athens as a modern European city with strong cultural elements and artistic flair, the private marketing company for Greek tourism Marketing Greece is sponsoring the “Fashion Workshop by Vicky Kaya,” the first fashion film festival held in the country.

UK carrier British Airways is set to launch flights from Heathrow to Mykonos and Santorini in Greece in summer 2014.

Thousands of runners created an amazing image of Athens on Sunday 10 November and placed the Greek capital in the international limelight.