Over 1 Million Tourists Chose South Aegean Islands So Far

By admin 9 Αυγούστου 2021 No comment

Santorini. Photo source: Visit Greece Over 1 million international tourists spent their holidays in the South Aegean Region in the last three months, including on such islands as Rhodes, Kos, Santorini, Mykonos and Karpathos, reaching nearly 92 percent of last year’s total. According to data released by the South Aegean Tourism Initiative, the

Greece Steps into a ‘Greener Future’ with Astypalea E-mobility Project

By admin 3 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Astypalea islands. Photo source: @VWGroup Greece took its first step toward a “greener future” on Wednesday, starting with the delivery by Volkswagen Group of eight electric vehicles to the South Aegean island of Astypalea. Greece joined forces with Volkswagen Group last year for the materialization of a pioneering pilot project aimed at transforming the Dodecanese […]

South Aegean Islands Want Individual Classification on ECDC Covid-19 Map

By admin 21 Μαΐου 2021 No comment

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The governor of the South Aegean, George Hatzimarkos, is calling for each of the region’s islands to be classified individually, depending on their Covid-19 load, on the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) map. The ECDC’s map aims to show the Covid-19 risk levels across the regions in Europe, based on local epidemiological […]

First International Flights of the Season Touch Down in Greece

By admin 13 Μαΐου 2021 No comment

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The Greek summer season unofficially took off on Thursday with dozens of flights touching down across the country as the official tourism season in Greece begins this week. The popular islands of Rhodes, Mykonos, and Zakynthos were among the first to welcome international travelers with traditional songs and dance and plenty of local treats. Dance […]

South Aegean Planning Safe 2021 Tourism Opening

By admin 8 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 No comment

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The parameters that will contribute to the safe opening of tourism for the Greek islands of the South Aegean in 2021 were examined during a recent meeting between Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and the region’s governor, George Hatzimarkos. During the meeting, special reference was made to the South Aegean’s tourism performance in the summer […]

Best of Aegean Islands’ Gastronomy Unveiled in New Video

By admin 6 Αυγούστου 2020 No comment

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A new video focusing on the rich gastronomy of the South Aegean islands was recently released to promote the Region as a top culinary tourism destination. “The incomparable special gastronomy wealth of each of the 52 islands of our region is a great advantage and supports our efforts to promote alternative forms of tourism, […]

South Aegean Islands Promoted as Sports Tourism Destinations – Video

By admin 28 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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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 […]

New Tourism Campaign Launches for South Aegean Islands

By admin 21 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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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, […]

Minister Aiming for All Greek Destinations to Welcome Tourists

By admin 15 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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The Tourism Ministry has been working closely with Greece’s regional authorities in order to come up with ways that will enable destinations to reopen and welcome tourists as soon as the COVID-19 travel restrictions are lifted. “Our aim is to reopen all destinations,” Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said on Thursday, during a video conference he […]