Photo source: @Develop Athens Aiming to promote Athens as a MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) destination, the Athens Development and Destination Management Agency in 2020 participated in leading international tourism trade exhibitions and forums. More specifically, the agency – known as EATA in Greek – participated in the virtual WTM London,
Sifnos island, Cyclades The Evening Standard, the UK’s free daily newspaper, recently included Sifnos, an island of the Cyclades complex, in its section of Dream Destinations. “…while most tourists descend on Mykonos to party or to Santorini to watch its famous sunset, those in the know are heading to its lesser known Cycladic neighbour, Sifnos, […]
Naoussa, Paros. Kanava Hotels & Resorts, a Greek hospitality group operating five luxury hotels in the Cyclades, has announced the launch of a new luxury hospitality project on the popular island of Paros for the summer of 2021. The new five-star property will be named “Cosme” and part of an international hotel brand. It will […]
Some of the most prestigious tourism professionals from Greece and abroad will gather on the island of Crete in October to participate in the “Meet The Best Greece”, a B2B tourism event devoted to the Greek hospitality and travel scene. Organized by NEBE, an Italy-based specialist of luxury travel trade events, Meet The Best Greece […]
Source: UNWTO The year 2020 will go down in history as the worst year on record for the tourism sector with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) expecting international arrivals hit by Covid-19 restrictions to plummet by 70 to 75 percent. Based on this forecast, global tourism will have returned to levels recorded 30 years ago, down […]
The Lufthansa Group airlines and technology company Sabre Corporation have signed a new, mutually flexible distribution agreement that enables modern airline retailing as well as technology innovation. Under the agreement, which covers the carriers Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS, Air Dolomiti and Brussels Airlines, Sabre will continue to distribute Lufthansa Group
Photo source: Almiriki Hotel Apartments Almiriki Hotel Apartments, a hospitality property located on the island of Chios, is among the winners of the 2021 European Travel Awards program, launched by the Travel & Hospitality Awards. An annual celebration of excellence across all sectors of travel, the Travel & Hospitality Awards recognize the best hotels, spas, […]
The INSPIRE Athens project INSPIRE Athens, Greece’s first Integrated Resort and Casino (IRC) to be constructed in Hellinikon, is expected to increase international tourism arrivals to Attica by 10 percent, said Mario Kontomerkos, CEO of US-based Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE). MGE and Greece’s GEK TERNA are moving on with their plan to construct INSPIRE […]
Rhodes, Greece Greek authorities have given the green light for a 25-million-euro tourism investment project to be carried out on Rhodes, which is expected to contribute to the development of health tourism on the island. According to an announcement by the Tourism Ministry, works will soon begin for the construction of a five-star hotel, a recovery and […]
The Peristera shipwreck. Photo source: @Municipality of Alonissos The Region of Thessaly has received the first prize at the European Cultural Tourism Network (ECTN) competition for the development and operation of Greece’s first underwater museum in the area of Peristera off the coast of Alonissos in the Sporades group. The Region of Thessaly was awarded […]


















