The “International Tour of Hellas”, a significant global cycling event, will return to Greece in 2022 after a decade of absence, Deputy Culture and Sports Minister Lefteris Avgenakis announced on Tuesday. “After more than 10 years, Greece will again welcome the creme-de-la-creme of international cycling during a significant event for the revival of the International
Executives of the Halkidiki Tourism Organization (HTO) had the opportunity to meet with German tour operators, travel agents and journalists during the German Travel Association’s (DRV) annual conference that took place recently at Costa Navarino in Messinia. A significant annual event for the German travel industry, the physical conference was attended by over 400
Photo source: @Virgin Atlantic Following the opening of the United States to European travelers, Discover the World and Virgin Atlantic have decided to extend their partnership with the aim to develop sales via travel agency partners in France, Germany, Benelux, Italy, Cyprus, Greece, and Russia. “We are delighted that Virgin Atlantic has reappointed the Discover […]
Photo source: European Union / Photographer: Claudio Centonze Eighty one percent of Greeks have been vaccinated or have set an appointment and will definitely get the jab, a nationwide survey by Focus Bari | YouGov shows. The survey, which was conducted in October among 635 Greeks aged 18-74, also reveals that one in ten (11 […]
Lesante Cape Resort & Villas The Greek island of Zakynthos in 2022 will welcome the Lesante Cape Resort & Villas, a new complex of luxury villas and suites located in Akrotiri near the island’s capital. Set to open in May, Lesante Cape is the latest addition to the Lesante Collection, a hospitality group offering high-end hospitality […]
Serifos island, Greece. Photo source: @Aegean Islands The South Aegean Region for the second consecutive year was honored at the Greek Hospitality Awards (GHA) for its ongoing efforts to upgrade Greece’s tourism product. Held recently in Athens by Ethos Events, the event celebrated excellence and innovation among enterprises and organizations of Greece’s hospitality
The Destination Wedding Planners (DWP) platform has listed five reasons for couples to pick Greece as the ideal destination to tie the knot. According to DWP, Greece is perfectly located between Asia and Europe, offering the best of both worlds and a fusion of classic and exotic. “Greece is making destination wedding dreams come true […]
Greece is among the Top 5 destinations of choice for Europeans hoping to take a holiday by March, according to the latest survey released this week by the European Travel Commission (ETC). The ETC’s latest survey conducted in September: “Monitoring Sentiment for Domestic and Intra-European Travel – Wave 9”, reveals that a total of 6.8 […]
The Metaxa Hospitality Group was named “Greece’s Leading Hotel Group” for 2021 at the recent World Travel Awards (WTA). The Greek hospitality group also received another five honors at the WTA 2021 for the prime hospitality services of its two luxury resorts Creta Maris Beach Resort and Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites & Spa. “We […]
Photo source: Ministry of Culture Greece is slowly strengthening the connection between culture and tourism, managing this way to create “brands” for its tourism product as well as competitive advantages compared to other neighboring countries, according to Culture Minister Lina Mendoni. Speaking during the Olympia Forum II session that took place recently in Ancient


















