Showcasing the products of Crete, promoting the world-famous Cretan diet and uniting the island’s productive forces, are the top priorities of the newly formed cluster “Kriti to Nisi Mou” (Crete: My Island). Through the promotion of the Cretan diet and healthy eating habits, the new entity hopes to encourage wholesome production practices with a focus […]
Healthier tourist flows to Greece over the summer helped the Greek economy reclaim a significant part of Covid-19-induced losses, said the European Commission this week, forecasting overall real GDP to grow by 8.5 percent in 2021. In its European Economic Forecast Winter 2022, the Commission is also expecting the Greek economy to expand by 4.9 […]
Photo source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Attica Region Governor Giorgos Patoulis announced this week that plans were being considered for the creation in Athens and the wider Attica region of a “Health, Wellness and Greek Hospitality Village”. Addressing a meeting of Greece’s Regional Tourism Council under Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Wednesday, Patoulis, who […]
The regional governors of Greece said during a Regional Tourism Council this week that they were prepared to welcome the first tourists next month responding to the ministry’s call for the extension of the season. Presiding over the meeting in Athens, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias invited the country’s 13 regions, municipalities, hoteliers and tour operators
archive photo Greek health experts ruled against carnival activities this week, citing the persistently high number of incidents and deaths from Covid-19. The country’s Covid committee which convened on Wednesday recommended that restrictions at bars, cafes and restaurants remain in place, adding however that there would no longer be a cap on seated individuals at […]
Greece will be open and ready to welcome travelers earlier than ever this year, expecting the first visitors in March, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. In an interview to Action24, Kikilias said Greece was working hard to extend the tourism season in 2022 beyond the traditional summer months through to December. “I have asked everyone, […]
Little Venice on Mykonos island, Greece. Mykonos Mayor Konstantinos Koukas presented Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Tuesday with the findings of a study for the sustainable tourism development of the Greek island. More specifically, the report indicates 15 key areas where actions must be taken towards sustainable development that will protect the environment and the
Photo source: TUI Group Global leisure travel giant TUI Group said it was expecting a strong summer ahead in view of “very high” demand for holidays during the release of its first quarter (Q1) 2022 results on Tuesday. The company said there was a robust booking dynamic across all markets with new bookings for summer 2022 […]
Travelers from Germany, the UK and the US were the top spenders in pre-pandemic 2019, according to a SETE Intelligence (INSETE) report released this week which found that recovering economies in source markets are expected to boost incoming tourism to Greece in the 2022-2023 period. More specifically, according to the research department of the Greek Tourism […]
Tourism enterprises in Greece seeking to expand or diversify and investors with innovative project plans will be able to tap into a wide range of financial support tools foreseen in the new development law which was passed in parliament recently. The legislation includes many “firsts” such as funding for upgrades of non-central tourist facilities provided […]


















