Greece has been honored for its unique destinations and tourism offerings by the digital edition of US travel magazine Global Traveler. Organized by FXExpress Publications, Inc., the Global Traveler Awards 2020 recognized the best in the world of leisure and lifestyle travel including goods, services, destinations, hotels, airlines and cruises.Santorini, for the seventh
Photo source: Katikies Santorini Katikies Santorini and Katikies Mykonos are among the first hotels in the world to become Sharecare Health Security Verified with Forbes Travel Guide. The Sharecare Health Security VERIFIED is a comprehensive facility verification that helps ensure that guests and travel planners can book with confidence at properties that have appropriate
The Selene Restaurant on Santorini has announced a new collaboration with Michelin-starred chef Ettore Botrini. The restaurant’s management expects the collaboration to boost the gastronomy selections of Santorini in 2021. “For 35 years, Selene has been associated with the discovery and elevation of Santorini’s gastronomic treasures. Today, from the premises of an old
The Creta Maris Beach Resort of Metaxa Hospitality Group. The hotels of the Metaxa Hospitality Group, located on Santorini and Crete, recently received a number of international awards for the prime hospitality services they are offering guests amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “During this difficult year, our group remains true to its principles by creating […]
Photo source: @Uncharted Escapes Uncharted Escapes, a Greek travel experience provider, is among the winners of the 2021 European Travel Awards program, launched by the Travel & Hospitality Awards. Based in Chania, Crete, Uncharted Escapes started offering all-year round premium safari adventures and speed boating tours in 2013. “The company has succeeded in turning
GNTO President Angela Gerekou, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis Greece’s Tourism Ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) have won the “World’s Leading Tourist Board” title at the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2020. The WTA event recognizes and rewards excellence in travel and tourism. The results follow a year-long
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continued to have a negative effect on air travel to Greece in October, according to recent data from Greek airports that shows a major drop in passenger traffic for that month. Athens International Airport (AIA) announced that its passenger traffic was below the respective 2019 levels by 68.8 percent, amounting to […]
The Greek National Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) office in China recently participated in a special photo campaign of US camera manufacturer Polaroid to promote Greece in the Chinese market. Polaroid is best known for the success of its instant film and cameras that were launched in the late 1950s. Titled “Polaroid Traveler”, the campaign had launched […]
To provide guests with additional peace of mind as they look towards to returning to cruising, Celestyal Cruises will provide complimentary travel insurance for new, individual bookings made through to November 30. The travel insurance will be valid for sailings during March-June 2021. The included policy is provided by Allianz Global Assistance and offers coverage of
Selene Restaurant, Katikies Garden, Santorini Santorini’s Selene Restaurant was the Platinum Sponsor of the “50 Great Greek Wines” competition, a phygital event that was recently held in Athens to award the best Greek wines. A total of 420 wines from 140 wineries and 74 varieties were evaluated during the process, of which 50 were honored and given […]


















