TUI Moving Full Speed Ahead for Greek Summer

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Photo source: TUI Group (© Gregorschläger) Leisure travel giant TUI Group is moving full speed ahead with plans to bring more than 3 million visitors to Greece this year – much earlier than ever before and exceeding pre-Covid 2019 levels. Earlier this week on Crete, the company named a TUI fly Boeing 737-8 “Heraklion” after the island’s capital,

Cyclades Islands See Increase in Ferry Arrivals in 2021

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Ferry arrivals to the Cyclades islands showed signs of recovery during the third quarter of 2021, compared to the same period in both 2020 and 2019 – prior to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic – according to data by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). Covering the main summer months (July, August and September), Q3 is usually […]

South Aegean Region Greece’s Tourism Champ in 2021

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Santorini island, Greece. Photo source: @Aegean Islands One in four travelers chose to holiday on one of the South Aegean islands placing the region in the lead in terms of Greece’s arrivals, overnight stays and revenues in 2021, said Regional Governor Giorgos Hatzimarkos recently. Citing Bank of Greece data, Hatzimarkos said the region surpassed by […]

Culture Ministry has Plans to Boost Promotion of Ioannina Castle

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Culture Minister Lina Mendoni at the Ottoman bath in the castle of Ioannina. The Greek Culture Ministry has announced a strategic plan to restore and promote the landmark Ioannina castle in Western Greece. “A set of projects and studies carried out in the area, are expected to change both the castle and the city,” Culture Minister […]

EU Launches 2023 European Destination of Excellence Competition

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The European Commission recently launched the European Destinations of Excellence (EDEN) competition for 2023. EDEN recognises and awards smaller destinations applying successful strategies to boost sustainable tourism through green transition practices. The competition also promotes the development of sustainable tourism destinations that bring value to the economy, the

Nemea Peloponnese 3rd Stop for Greek Wine Tourism Roadshow

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Nemea, Peloponnese. Photo source: @Visit Greece After Santorini and Western Macedonia, the Greek Tourism Ministry is heading to the Peloponnese to Nemea, where the 3rd Wine Tourism Conference kicks off today.  On the initiative of Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki, the event is part of the ministry’s wine tourism road show series which kicked off […]

Fresh Support for Tourism Businesses in Fire-hit Northern Evia

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Aidipsos, Evia. Archive photo: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas A new measure that reduces leasing charges for seaside property is aimed at offering additional relief to tourism and F&B enterprises impacted by the deadly fires on Northern Evia last summer. The sum reduced by 10 percent was announced by Christos Triantopoulos, minister responsible for recovery […]

Kalamata Seaplane Port Gets Green Light

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Photo source: Kalamata Municipality Construction of a seaplane port in the town of Kalamata is set to begin after local government and relevant ministries approved licensing, Hellenic Seaplanes announced this week.  Once completed, the Kalamata port will be connected with a wider waterway network linking the Greek islands through seaplane transport. The project

Naxos Airport in Greece to Get Upgrade

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Naxos Airport. Photo source: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority A project to improve and expand the infrastructure at the airport on the Greek island of Naxos has secured funds of 23.07 million euros by the “Transport Infrastructure, Environment and Sustainable Development 2014-2020” operational program. According to an announcement by the Greek Investments Ministry, works

Thessaloniki: Behind-the-scenes Photos from ‘The Bricklayer’ Film

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Greece’s northern port city of Thessaloniki is among Central Macedonia’s filming locations of “The Bricklayer”, a new Hollywood production that began shooting in mid-March, starring Aaron Eckhart and Nina Dobrev. “The Bricklayer” is the third production of Millennium Media taking place in Thessaloniki after “The Enforcer (Barracuda)” and the “Expendables 4”. On the set in