Demand for European short-term rentals is returning to high levels, despite the challenges of the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, a recent analysis by AirDNA found. The company tracked more than 42.3 million nights sold in August 2021, which was the highest number of listing nights sold since the start of the pandemic. Still though, it […]
Photo source: @EuroVelo Greece is taking action to promote bike tourism through the establishment of a National EuroVelo Coordination Center. A memorandum of cooperation recently signed between the ministries of transport and tourism, the Central Union of Municipalities in Greece (KEDE) and the “Cities for Cycling” NGO foresees that the center will see to the […]
Air France recently received four honors at the World Airline Awards 2021 organized by Skytrax, an international air transport rating organisation. The national carrier of France was named “Best Airline in Europe, Western Europe and France”. It also climbed to 10th place in the global ranking for the first time, gaining 13 places compared to 2019. […]
Photo source: Municipality of Patra The city of Patra in the Peloponnese is inviting residents and visitors to explore some of its landmark sites and lesser-known destinations through a new online platform and mobile application that offers information in both English and Greek. The “Explore Patras” online platform – https://explore.patras.gr – offers information on
Photo source: Municipality of Ancient Olympia The Culture Ministry, the Region of Western Greece and the Municipality of Ancient Olympia have announced an action plan for the cultural promotion of Ancient Olympia through a new partnership agreement. Budgeted at 329.840 euros, the three-year agreement includes the development of permanent or temporary cultural and
Celestyal Cruises has announced its return to year-round cruising to the Greek Islands and the Eastern Mediterranean as of March 14, 2022. The company will start the 2022 cruise season with three- and four-night cruises followed by seven-night sailings starting on April 30. Celestyal is among the few cruise lines to consistently call upon Ancient […]
The main trends that will define travel in the post-Covid-19 era will be discussed among tourism professionals from Greece and abroad during the 5th International Hospitality Forum that will take place at the Metropolitan Expo in Athens, on November 27. The forum is organized by the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) and powered by Phocuswright, […]
Photo source: Municipality of Larissa The Greek city of Larissa is ready to host the Major Cities of Europe online conference, scheduled to take place during October 13-15. Major Cities of Europe is a European network of cities and regions committed to identifying key and emerging trends in city innovation. Titled “From here to where? […]
Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki and Lithuania’s Deputy Minister of Economy and Innovation Jovita Neliupšienė. Ways of jointly promoting thematic tourism products in Greece and Lithuania were discussed between Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki and Lithuania’s Deputy Minister of Economy and Innovation Jovita Neliupšienė during a recent meeting in
The Municipality of Athens recently added a new green area to its growing network of “pocket parks” which can be found in neighborhoods in the Greek capital. The city’s sixth pocket park is located on the Dimitris Pavilidis pedestrian street of the Petralona district and covers an area of 160sqm. “This is one more step closer […]


















