British Author Victoria Hislop with Citizenship Secretary General Athanasios Balerbas British best-selling author Victoria Hislop was officially sworn-in as a Greek citizen during a ceremony in Athens on Thursday. The author in July had been granted the Greek citizenship by Hellenic Republic President Aikaterini Sakellaropoulou for her contribution to the promotion of
Photo Source: @KLM KLM customers can request a refundable voucher – free of charge and for whatever reason – for all tickets with a planned departure up and until 31 March 2021. Travelers then have the choice of buying a new ticket with the voucher or requesting a refund. “We’ve noticed that a lot of people […]
@ Glyfada Maritime Golf Event by Charis Akriviadis This article is brought to you by Active Media Group The organizers of the Glyfada Maritime Golf Event have decided to postpone the shipping community tournament scheduled to take place in Glyfada on September 19, due to a rare Mediterranean cyclone that is expected to affect Attica in […]
The green toad on Ithaki. Fraport Greece, the manager of 14 regional airports in Greece, is actively supporting the campaign for the rescue of the green toad (bufotes viridis), an endangered amphibian species living on the Greek island of Ithaki. Large populations of the green toad were reportedly located on Ithaki some decades ago, however, […]
Skopelos Island. Photo: © Corina de Kiviet / Shutterstock The prestigious Travel + Leisure magazine has included Skopelos on its list with the “30 Secret Islands to Visit for the Ultimate Secluded Vacation”. T+L’s list features unknown, secret islands hidden all around the globe, namely in Vietnam, Indonesia, Sweden, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Scotland and the United […]
Photo Source: @Thessaloniki Hotels Association Occupancy rates at hotels in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki reached only 20 percent in August and 32 percent in the first eight months of the year, according to Thessaloniki Hotels Association (THA) President Andreas Mandrinos. RevPar (revenue per available room) for the Northern city’s hotels during
Mykonos island, Greece Lufthansa has announced that it will expand its offering of flights from Frankfurt to a number of leisure destinations in Greece for the summer of 2021. “We are very happy that, despite the difficulties, we are able to announce an ambitious flight schedule for the summer of 2021… With these new flights, we […]
Ioannina in Epirus, Greece. The Ioannina Castle, the fortified old town of the city of Ioannina in northwestern Greece, is undergoing restoration works to open its doors to visitors as a cultural park. The project includes the restoration of the building that houses the Ottoman baths, which was declared a monument in 1925. It is […]
Emirates has partnered with Huawei, one of the world’s top smartphone brands, to promote the Emirates app to Huawei phone users and build a more convenient and rewarding experience for passengers in the post-pandemic era. Since January 2020, Emirates passengers have been downloading the Emirates app (Android version) at AppGallery and benefiting from its rich […]
The 6th edition of the Delphi Economic Forum, scheduled to take place in May 2021, will be dedicated to the bicentennial of Greek Independence. The Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1830. Greece plans to hold a number of events next year […]


















