The Yarem band. Photo source: @Rebetiko Festival The Greek island of Syros is ready to host the 5th Rebetiko Festival 2021, an annual event dedicated to Greece’s rebetiko music, also known as the Greek blues. Set to open on August 25, the four-day festival will pay tribute to Greek rebetiko musician and composer Markos Vamvakaris, […]
Photo source: Visit Greece / All you want is Greece The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and low-cost carrier Ryanair will run a joint communication campaign with the aim to strengthen Greece’s position as a tourism destination in the British, German and Italian markets. According to an announcement, the country’s “All you want is Greece” […]
Photo source: BER – Berlin Brandenburg Airport Germany has announced that it will move Crete and the South Aegean Islands on its Covid-19 “high risk” travel list as of midnight, Tuesday, August 24. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases, Crete and the Aegean islands will be classified as “areas with a […]
Photo source: Visit Greece / E. Fili Corfu is Europe’s best destination for a wellness-inspired city break, according to a study by Radical Storage, a company offering luggage services to holidaymakers, backpackers and business travelers. Radical Storage analyzed some of the most popular weekend and short-stay city destinations in and around Europe, ranking cities based
ANEK Lines CEO Giorgos Archontakis, Chania Voluntary Blood Donor Association President Despina Rodousaki and Tzina Bouzala from the Blood Donation Department of the Chania General Hospital with blood donors. Greek passenger shipping company ANEK Lines recently held its 17th blood donation drive at its headquarters in Chania on the island of Crete. Organized in
Greek passenger shipping company Minoan Lines has announced its support to the victims of the recent wildfires that ravaged large parts of Greece earlier in August. The company recently transferred trucks with essential goods to the fire-hit areas of Varybobi in Attica, and Evia, in collaboration with local authorities in Chania and Rethymnon and private […]
Photo source: advertising.expedia.com/ Continued search growth and shifting traveler behavior and attitudes are some of the key findings of the Q2 Trend Report for Travel Recovery that was recently released by Expedia Group Media Solutions. “Throughout Q2, we continued to see strong global search growth, rising international searches and lengthening search windows, among
Mount Olympus National Park. Photo source: @Visit Greece The Greek government is reportedly examining the possibility of introducing a fee for admission to Mount Olympus National Park, where Greece’s tallest mountain is located. The news was revealed through a leaked document according to which the environment and finance ministries are looking to impose a 6-euro […]
Photo source: @Aeschylia Festival The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has announced its support to a number of cultural events scheduled to take place in August and September in various locations around Greece. Aiming to support events and activities that enrich Greece’s tourism product and highlight its alternative forms of tourism and comparative
Photo credits: Ilias Georgouleas The Athens International Airport (AIA) and the Benaki Museum present an exhibition dedicated to the official Greek costumes introduced by Greece’s first King Otto and Queen Amalia after the launch of the 1821 Greek War of Independence. Large banners with photos from the archives of the Benaki Museum are on display […]


















