The South Aegean Region is inviting local small- and medium-sized businesses to take part in the World Food Gift Challenge 2022, an international competition scheduled to take place in Menorca, Spain, on April 7. Organized by the International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT), the event aims to award high-quality artisanal food and […]
Some of the UK’s leading travel magazines and newspapers promoted Greece this year as a top destination for summer and autumn holidays through a number of printed features and online articles. A total of 27 articles were published during the summer, with the contribution of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) service in the UK […]
Kos Island. Photo Source: Muncipality of Kos (Official Tourist Guide) Zeus International, a fast growing consulting, management and development services hospitality group in Southern Europe, has expanded its activity to the Dodecanese region by taking over the management of the former Philippion Hotel & Apartments on the island of Kos. According to an announcement, the
Grecian Air Seaplanes, a new seaplane operator, is entering the Greek market and aiming to launch its first flights in September from the Ionian islands. According to an announcement, the company plans to cover the growing demand for the interconnection of the Greek islands and lakeside areas on the mainland. It will start its operation […]
Photo source: Ministry of Culture A shipwreck of the Roman period and its cargo are among the significant finds of an underwater excavation that was carried out by archaeologists off the Greek island of Kasos in the Dodecanese. According to the Culture Ministry, the shipwreck dates between the 2nd and 3rd century AD. Its cargo […]
Manos Konsolas Manos Konsolas, a Member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Dodecanese, was recently appointed as Professor at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of the Aegean. The Greek MP had served as Greece’s Deputy Tourism Minister from July 2019 until the government reshuffle that took place in early January 2021. Konsolas has […]
Over half of the hotels on the Greek islands in the South Aegean Region are operating under health protocols, aiming to provide Greece’s guests with safe holidays amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey has found. According to the data, 64 percent – 6 out 10 – of the hotels operating in the Cyclades and […]
The South Aegean Region recently released a new video promoting the islands of the Cyclades and the Dodecanese as prime sports tourism destinations. The video is part of a broader tourism campaign and features audiovisual material from international and regional sports events hosted by the South Aegean islands during the last four years. “Due to […]
Despite Covid-19 and a constantly changing travel landscape, tourists are giving the Greek islands thumbs up opting to mainly visit five islands in the Cyclades and Dodecanese, according to data released recently by Greece’s civil aviation authority and regional airport manager Fraport Greece and provided by the Region of the South Aegean. More specifically, the […]
The South Aegean Region recently launched a new digital campaign to promote the Greek islands of the Cyclades and the Dodecanese to European source tourism markets. Under the motto “The Aegean Islands. Your real summer. Like no other”, the campaign is currently running in 12 countries, namely Germany, the UK, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Poland, […]

















