Photo source: Booking.com Booking.com’s predictions reveal how people will be reigniting the travel sparkin the upcoming year. The year 2022 will be one to make the most of unpredictability and start making up for lost vacation time in a big way, with the number of travelers who feel they need to do so having increased […]
Santorini, Greece. Photo Source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Is overtourism one of Greece’s greatest challenges or is it poor management that creates endless overcrowding and congestion at highly visited Greek destinations? After the halt of tourism operations in 2020 due to the outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, tourism traffic to Greece started picking
GNTO UK & Ireland Director Eleni Skarveli with World of Cruising Managing Editor Vicky Mayer and Wave Awards Host Debra Stephenson. Greece one the title of “Favorite Cruise Destination” at the Wave Awards 2021, the premier awards of the UK cruise industry. The announcement was made during the awards ceremony that took place in London […]
Oia, Santorini Island Cyclades Greece – © Little_Desire / Shutterstock Oia, a popular destination on the Greek island of Santorini, has emerged as the world’s most beautiful village, with over 1.6 million posts on Instagram, according to recent analysis by Uswitch.com. Uswitch is an online telephone and switching service comparing prices of products and services. […]
Almost 10 percent of the companies registered in Elevate Greece, the official platform for the Greek startup ecosystem, are involved in the tourism sector, according to Michael Dritsas, chief of staff of Deputy Development and Investments Minister Christos Dimas. Speaking during a recent online tourism conference organized by Skywalker.gr, Dritsas said the platform
A new promotional video of Ancient Olympia and its tourism offerings recently aired in Greece for the first time and impressed thousands of TV viewers. The video was shown on public broadcaster ERT before and after the Olympic flame lighting ceremony that took place in Ancient Olympia on Monday. “This is the first time […]
Tourism leaders from around the world will come together at the UNWTO, WTTC & WTM Ministers’ Summit at WTM London 2021 in November and commit to invest in the sector’s sustainable future. The largest annual gathering of tourism ministers, the summit will take place on 2 November during WTM London – the leading global event […]
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced the appointment of Marie-Caroline Laurent as Director General for CLIA in Europe, effective as of 15 November. Marie-Caroline Laurent Marie-Caroline is a transport policy expert who has worked in leadership roles at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for nearly a decade, including serving as
Technology and innovation will be key in building traveler confidence and industry recovery in the next 12 months, according to a recent study by Amadeus, a leading provider of cutting-edge technology solutions for the travel and tourism industry. The research is the third in a series of surveys, where Amadeus takes a regular checkpoint on […]
The sense of “wellbeing” appears to be a strong incentive for digital nomads to move to Greece, according to an HSBC survey released recently. More specifically, reported by Forbes, the annual HSBC “Expat Explorer” study conducted on over 20,000 expats around the world ranked Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, the UAE and Channel Islands, Guernsey and […]


















