Emergency departure flights for tourists wishing to leave Rhodes continuing, ministry says
A total of 17 emergency outbound flights were carried out at Rhodes International Airport as of Sunday to 15:00 on Monday, carrying 2,115 passengers...
Greek foreign ministry contributed decisively to safe evacuation of 19,000 people in Rhodes
The safe and untroubled evacuation of at least 19,000 people, many of them foreign nationals, away from the burning wildfires at the island of...
A huge wave of solidarity from Rhodes citizens to tourists
Thousands of tourists who were forced to evacuate from the hotels where they were staying on the island of Rhodes due to the fires...
CELESTYAL APPOINTS JANET PARTON TO VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT – UK, EUROPE & AUSTRALIA
ATHENS, GREECE -Celestyal, the award-winning, number one choice for travelers to the Greek Islands and the Eastern Mediterranean, continues to invest and expand in...
Hotel arrivals and overnight stays up 74.4% and 79.7%, respectively, in 2022
Hotel arrivals grew 74.4% in 2022 compared with the previous year, while overnight stays grew 79.7%, Hellenic Statistical Authority said in a report on...
Lipsi make significant step towards sustainable tourism
The Lipsi island chain took another significant step towards sustainable tourism, aiming at the correct use of water resources produced via water desalination.
In the...
Passenger traffic in Athens airport up 19.8% in June
Passenger traffic in the Athens International Airport grew 19.8% in June compared with the same month last year, totaling 2.92 million. Passenger traffic was...
A strong, competitive & sustainable Greek tourism is the goal, says new Tourism Minister Kefalogianni
The aim of the new government is to see Greek tourism industry becoming 'strong, competitive and sustainable," noted the new Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni,...
Travel receipts up 38% in Jan-April
The balance of travel services in April showed a surplus of 498.2 million euros, based on provisional data, up from a surplus of 429.2...
Aegean Airlines’ CEO names three preconditions for development of tourism and air transport
Infrastructures, human resources and expanding the tourist season are the necessary preconditions for a sustainable development of tourism and of air transport in Greece,...
Karpathos among 8 top islands off the beaten track
Blick, Switzerland's largest newspaper, urges Swiss and German-speaking travelers to change habits and prefer different islands without mass tourism, such as Karpathos.
For this purpose,...
Greek tourism has established itself as a pillar of stability and growth, Retsos says
Greek tourism has been established as a pillar of stability and growth over the last years, despite the turmoil and difficulties it faced from...
Tourism Min Kikilias meets with Hyatt president; discusses further investments in Greece
Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias on Thursday met with the Hyatt Group President Europe, Africa and Middle East, Aguila Javier.
The meeting took place in...
Thessaloniki: a strong gastronomy profile, but rated low on traffic, cleanliness, report says
Although nearly all visitors to Thessaloniki (95%) would visit the city again and 97% would recommend it to friends, they rated it low in...
Kikilias estimates 2023 tourism performance will exceed last year by 10-20 pct
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) released on Sunday said that "we broke decades-old stereotypes and taboos...