Photo © GTP Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias on Wednesday announced plans for the launch of a communication campaign to promote winter tourism destinations in Greece. The new campaign will focus on mainland Greece and the country’s mountainous areas in an aim to increase occupancy numbers of hotels that operate all year round. Kikilias made […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presents the country’s National Strategic Extroversion Plan. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Greece’s attractiveness as an investor destination and stronger export activity are two crucial indicators of a robust economy as well as priority targets under the country’s National Strategic Extroversion Plan, presented on Tuesday by Prime
Photo source: UNWTO “We need to work urgently together… I encourage tourism stakeholders to subscribe to the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism.” – UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili A collaborative group of leading travel and tourism organizations on Tuesday unveiled the Glasgow Declaration, which defines a clear and consistent sector-wide approach
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu with Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis In efforts to initiate actions for improved relations between Greece and Turkey, Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis invited his Turkish counterpart Ekrem İmamoğlu to the Greek capital this week. Bakoyannis and İmamoğlu met at Athens City Hall to discuss mutual actions that will “build bridges of peace” […]
Thessaloniki’s 15 World Heritage Sites are highlighted in a special advertisement published by the Thessaloniki Tourism Organization (TTO) in the April issue of “World Heritage”, an official UNESCO publication. The quarterly printed and online review features in-depth articles on cultural and natural World Heritage sites. It is published in English, French and Spanish.
Greece is aiming to keep tourist flows steady into autumn, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, adding that maintaining incoming flights from the US will contribute greatly to boosting tourism in October and November. In an interview to public broadcaster ERT on Tuesday, Kikilias confirmed news that Greece was expecting tourism-related revenue this year to reach
National Reconstruction Committee Chief Stavros Benos and Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias announced on Monday that funding allocated for the promotion of Evia in 2022 will be increased from 1.5 million euros to 2 million euros. The news came after he met with Stavros Benos, appointed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis […]
Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni presents an honorary plaque in honor of China National Art Museum Director Wu Weishan. “Greece aims to receive more of its Chinese friends next year, more than ever before,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during the recent launch ceremony for the Greece-China Year of Culture and Tourism 2021 at […]
In an unprecedented turn post-Covid-19, July tourism revenues in Greece recorded a welcome increase generated by a rise in tourist flows, which also drove the services surplus up, the Bank of Greece (BoG) said on Monday. According to the BoG, the services surplus rose primarily as a result of an improvement in the travel balance. […]
Fira, Santorini. On the back of estimated tourism revenues to the tune of 12 billion euros in 2021, Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias recently announced a four-pronged tourism strategy aimed at boosting the economy and stimulating growth. In an interview to Proto Thema, Kikilias said the plan to be implemented in the immediate future focuses […]


















