Alonissos Mayor Petros Vafinis with the head of the GNTO service in the UK and Ireland Eleni Skarveli. The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) presented the islands of Alonissos and Astypalea to the UK market during a recent event for the promotion of Greece’s destinations that took place in the Greek Ambassador’s residence in London. […]
Naxos island, Greece. Photo source: @Visit Greece The Evening Standard, UK’s quality free daily newspaper, recently published a list featuring 20 of the most beautiful Greek islands that travelers should visit during the upcoming summer season. The newspaper searched among 227 inhabited islands and selected some of the most beautiful and lesser-known Greek destinations
©EIB All the more Greeks are taking climate change seriously with more than half taking it into consideration when planning where to travel, according to the findings of a European Investment Bank (EIB) study released this week. Part II of the 2021-2022 EIB Climate Survey found that nearly 80 percent of Greeks feel they are […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Chalki. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis launched on Friday the new national GR-eco Islands initiative aiming to kickstart the energy-saving transition of the country’s islands starting from Chalki. The government hopes through the pilot project to establish sustainable and energy efficient
Astypalea islands. Photo source: @VWGroup Greece took its first step toward a “greener future” on Wednesday, starting with the delivery by Volkswagen Group of eight electric vehicles to the South Aegean island of Astypalea. Greece joined forces with Volkswagen Group last year for the materialization of a pioneering pilot project aimed at transforming the Dodecanese […]
Andros Island. Photo Source: http://likenoother.aegeanislands.gr The Guardian recently announced its selection of 10 crowd-free Greek islands and coastlines that can offer travelers “a taste of true Greek culture”. According to the British newspaper, with the end of lockdown in sight, holiday bookings to Greece are surging. “Greece is the word on everyone’s lips and,
The Kallichoron Art Boutique Hotel, located on the Greek island of Astypalea, has received two distinctions at the Green Awards 2020. Honored for its ongoing sustainability program named “Kallichoron Goes Green”, the hotel received the platinum award in the “Green Services” category and the gold award in the “Green Accommodation Service” category. The Green Awards […]
Photo Source: @Municipality of Astypalea Aiming for sustainable growth and development that will transform the Greek island of Astypalea into an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable destination for residents and tourists is at the core of a strategic development plan developed pro-bono by Deloitte Greece within its corporate social
Greece has joined forces with Volkswagen Group for the materialization of a pioneering pilot project aimed at transforming the Astypalea into the first smart energy and green island in the Mediterranean and ensuring, at the same time, energy autonomy. The two parties signed a memorandum of cooperation in this direction on Wednesday. The ambitious project, […]
Astypalea’s Kallichoron Art Boutique Hotel on July 29 will present its sustainability practices at “Responsible Travel Makers”, a new live web series produced by the Wayaj travel app. The series brings together the best sustainable hotels worldwide and is aimed at travelers that are beginning to plan their next vacations. It focuses on what hotels […]

















