US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt and Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias sign the Memorandum of Understanding. Greece and the US are expanding their ties in tourism ahead of the season after Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, at the Acropolis Museum in Athens on […]
Photo source: ANA-MPA/Alexandros Beltes Greece welcomed the first direct flight from the United States on Monday, when a Delta flight from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport touched down at Athens International Airport (AIA), officially kick-starting direct seasonal flights from eight American airports for the season. After lifting mandatory Covid-19
Demand for Greece is gaining momentum based on available data for 2022, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias this week confirming a considerable increase in bookings for the months ahead. In an interview to SKAI radio, Kikilias said prebooking levels for Greece in January were up 30 percent over the same month in pre-pandemic 2019, a […]
US airline companies in 2022 will start direct flights to Greece earlier than in any other year, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Monday. Following a meeting with US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt at the ministry in Athens, Kikilias said that American airline companies this summer will operate 14 direct flights every week between eight […]
The City of Athens has installed 62 smart signs on the streets of the Greek capital to honor the Philhellenic movement and mark the 200th anniversary since the 1821 Greek Revolution. Titled “Walking with the Philhellenes”, the project was initiated by ELLET – The Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage and carried out in […]
US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt and Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni sign the renewed MoU between the two countries. Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt on Wednesday signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding that renews protections for Greek cultural property. According to an announcement, the renewal marks
Glenn Close. Photo source: @glennclose, Instagram Hollywood star and eight times Oscar nominee Glenn Close recently arrived in Athens to film for season 2 of Israeli espionage thriller “Tehran”. After the completion of its first season, which was almost exclusively shot in Athens, the show of Apple TV+ once again “disguises” the Greek capital as […]
Stephen Miller stands in front of the Temple of Nemean Zeus, southwest of Athens, September 25, 2013. Photo: AP / Source: US Embassy Stephen G Miller, the archaeologist who unearthed the ancient stadium of Nemea in the Peloponnese, and devoted his life to the revival of the Nemean Games, passed away on Wednesday at the […]
Athens International Airport (AIA) on Saturday welcomed a full flight from New York operated by Delta Air Lines, the first carrier to restart flights between the United States and Greece since the onset of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The first flight took off from New York International John F. Kennedy International Airport on May 28 […]
American Airlines on Wednesday announced that it will return to Greece with up to three daily flights, connecting Athens, Greece, with New York, Chicago and Philadelphia in the United States. Starting June 5, American Airlines will launch its new summer flight connecting Athens with New York, JFK airport, on a Boeing 777-200 aircraft. American’s new […]

















