Vigla Hotel, Amorgos The Vigla Hotel on the Greek island of Amorgos has announced that it will reopen its doors and welcome guests on April 10. Located in the village of Tholaria on the north part of the island, Vigla Hotel offers high quality services and authentic hospitality in its recently renovated rooms, as well as […]
Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias will travel to Israel on the invitation of his Israeli counterpart on the occasion of the International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) 2022 trade show. Held in Tel Aviv, IMTM will have its 28th edition during March 29-30. It is Israel’s largest annual professional trade show that aims to promote incoming, […]
The Katikies hotel group has announced the opening of its properties on the islands of Mykonos and Santorini for the 2022 season. Katikies’ hotels will open on March 25. “The iconic Katikies hotels are ready to welcome their esteemed guests in a totally refreshed and utterly renewed glorious setting,” the announcement said. The grand reopening finds […]
Photo source: HCAA International arrivals to Greece increased sharply in the first two months of 2022, recording a 261.6 percent rise over 2021 to 2.6 million passengers against 718,330 a year earlier, said the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Wednesday. The two-month figure is still 37.8 percent below pre-pandemic 2019, when Greece welcomed 4.17
The European Travel Commission (ETC) has announced the opening of applications for the Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism Awards 2022. The deadline of applications is on 1 June at 17.00 CET. For the fifth year in a row ETC continues its partnership with the European Cultural Tourism Network (ECTN), Europa Nostra and the Network of […]
Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias (archive photo). Greece will not a blind eye to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Monday. “Humanity and solidarity have not been lost in Greece,” Kikilias told SKAI radio, adding that the government will welcome Greek expats and Ukrainian refugees, “providing them with care, […]
Mabrian Technologies, a tourism intelligence platform, has included Greece on a map showing the top 20 countries that depend most on Russian tourism, from the point of view of air connectivity. According to Mabrian Technologies, the 20 countries are expected to see their tourism sector affected in the coming months if the crisis between Russia […]
Monastiraki Square. Photo source: Municipality of Athens The Athens city council approved this week the launch of an open competition for the redesign of the city’s commercial and tourist center around the popular Monastiraki and Plaka districts. The project dubbed “Agora Athens” is being carried out in collaboration with the Athens Chamber of Tradesmen (EEA) and […]
Photo source: HRADF The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF or TAIPED) recently launched an international tender process to develop a mega-yacht marina on the Greek island of Corfu. The licensed mega-yacht marina is located within the Corfu port, to the west of the cruise pier, near the passenger terminal. It can serve 98 yachts […]
The Katikies hotel group has announced its new collaboration with Michelin-starred Chef Ettore Botrini and his team, across its hotels on the islands of Santorini and Mykonos. “I am happy to welcome Ettore Botrini and his team on board,” said Vasileios Koumpis, general manager of Katikies SA. “In our over 35 years of presence, we […]