Hoteliers from Greece and Turkey will be meeting in Istanbul in April to discuss cooperation as well as ways to address the challenges created by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) announced the news during the 4th Session of the Joint Tourism Committee and the 9th Greek-Turkish Forum on Tourism held in Izmir this week, where
Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias (left) on ANT1 TV. Tourism and health are directly linked, said Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias, stressing the importance of covering lost ground and achieving tourism success in 2022. Greece demonstrated the importance it placed on health while keeping the country open to travelers when most of the Mediterranean was closed […]
Members of the participating hiking associations during their trek along the Nestos Rodopi Trail to the Livaditis Waterfall. Photo @ City of Xanthi. Hiking associations in Greece met in the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region last week to lay the groundwork for the development of hiking – up until now a form of recreation – […]
Travel New Market 2021, Stockholm The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) recently began promoting new Greek destinations to tourism professionals in the Scandinavian countries, The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. As part of its communication strategy for 2021 and 2022, the organization’s service in Scandinavia participated as a partner in the Travel New Market
Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki Western Macedonia, its wineries and wines are spearheading a far-reaching tourism ministry campaign to establish Greece as a leading wine tourism destination, said Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki during the 2nd Western Macedonia Wine Tourism Conference held over the weekend. Zacharaki said synergies would be
Photo Source: Municipality of Heraklion The Municipality of Heraklion on Crete, studied the profile and satisfaction rates of its visitors through two studies conducted during the months of August and September by Kapa Research. According to their main conclusions, the majority of Heraklion’s visitors appear satisfied by the city’s hotels, restaurants and sites of
Photo source: Chios Hoteliers Association The Chios Hoteliers Association has announced its new Board of Directors following elections that took place recently with the participation of a large number of its members. Antigoni Maistrali was re-elected president for a second term. “The confidence of my colleagues who elected me for a second consecutive term as […]
Greece’s investor visa scheme, which grants five-year residency rights to investors who purchase property valued at a minimum of 250,000 euros, is reviving the property market, which was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the migration and asylum ministry, 747 new permits have been granted from the beginning of 2021 to October. So far in […]
Turkish Culture Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy and Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. Photo source: @Mehmet Nuri Ersoy Greece and neighbor Turkey agreed to cooperate on issues of tourism after the two countries signed a Memorandum of Cooperation during a trip to Izmir this week by Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias for the 4th Session of the […]
The Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum .Photo source: The British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles In a slight shift of approach, Downing Street said this week that the decision to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece was up to the British Museum and not the government. The statement was made prior to a […]


















