Photo source: www.eurobank.gr Demand for hotel bookings in Greece is expected to hit a 20-year high in 2022, according to Eurobank Deputy CEO and Head of Corporate & Investment Banking Konstantinos Vassiliou. Speaking to reporters during an online press conference on Tuesday, Vassiliou said that despite the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the performance of
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
Some of the UK’s leading travel magazines and newspapers promoted Greece this year as a top destination for summer and autumn holidays through a number of printed features and online articles. A total of 27 articles were published during the summer, with the contribution of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) service in the UK […]
Grecian Air Seaplanes, a new seaplane operator, is entering the Greek market and aiming to launch its first flights in September from the Ionian islands. According to an announcement, the company plans to cover the growing demand for the interconnection of the Greek islands and lakeside areas on the mainland. It will start its operation […]
Over half of the hotels on the Greek islands in the South Aegean Region are operating under health protocols, aiming to provide Greece’s guests with safe holidays amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey has found. According to the data, 64 percent – 6 out 10 – of the hotels operating in the Cyclades and […]
The South Aegean Region recently released a new video promoting the islands of the Cyclades and the Dodecanese as prime sports tourism destinations. The video is part of a broader tourism campaign and features audiovisual material from international and regional sports events hosted by the South Aegean islands during the last four years. “Due to […]
Despite Covid-19 and a constantly changing travel landscape, tourists are giving the Greek islands thumbs up opting to mainly visit five islands in the Cyclades and Dodecanese, according to data released recently by Greece’s civil aviation authority and regional airport manager Fraport Greece and provided by the Region of the South Aegean. More specifically, the […]
The South Aegean Region recently launched a new digital campaign to promote the Greek islands of the Cyclades and the Dodecanese to European source tourism markets. Under the motto “The Aegean Islands. Your real summer. Like no other”, the campaign is currently running in 12 countries, namely Germany, the UK, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Poland, […]
Passenger traffic on Greece’s ferries significantly decreased by 76.25 percent between March 16-22, following the preventative measures imposed by the government, urging citizens to stay indoors, to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Also, as of March 21, Greek authorities tightened restrictions specifically for ferry travel, allowing movement only for permanent
















