DRV Managing Director Dirk Inger and GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Frangakis. German travel and tourism stakeholders will be meeting in Greece on October 28-31 for their annual conference demonstrating their confidence in the country. The German Travel Association (DRV) event will be held at the Costa Navarino luxury resort in Messinia, Peloponnese,
GNTO President Angela Gerekou with the only student of Arki and Parmos Mayor Eleftherios Pentes Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou recently attended the beach cleanup initiatives of the Aquahelp Foundation on the Dodecanese islands of Patmos, Arki and Lipsi. Aquahelp is an environmental, educational foundation. Titled “Clean it Like Greek”,
Heraklion Mayor Vassilis Lambrinos and Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. Accelerating and expanding the reach of vaccination topped the agenda of talks between Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and Heraklion Mayor Vassilis Lambrinos on Thursday, in view of rising Covid-19 cases on the island of Crete. Theoharis referred to the importance of boosting vaccinations in the
Photo source: diaNEOsis Greece stands to gain 2.8 billion euros in the next decade if it taps into the potential of its marinas, revealed a study presented this week by research and policy institute diaNEOsis. The data echoes the findings of a Greek Marinas Association study released earlier this year. More specifically, the development of some […]
Photo source: UNWTO Between January and May, international tourist arrivals were 85 percent below 2019 levels (or a 65 percent drop on 2020) between January and May, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Wednesday. The latest UNWTO data shows that over the first five months of the year, world destinations recorded 147 million fewer […]
Technology has played a significant role in the development of Greek hotels during the last years, with the majority of hoteliers offering advanced – and even smart – technology features to its guests in efforts to upgrade the hospitality experience. According to a survey conducted by the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP), Greek […]
Hours after England said it would be allowing quarantine-free travel to amber list countries for the vaccinated, British travelers snapped up weekly tickets for Greece, which saw sales exceed pre-pandemic levels, said travel analytics firm ForwardKeys. More specifically, weekly ticket sales for Greece reached 211 percent of 2019 pre-pandemic levels, followed by tickets for
Navagio beach, Zakynthos island. Photo Source: Municipality of Zakynthos (archive photo) Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis announced this week that a bill open for public consultation would pave the way for the reopening to the public of the popular Navagio Beach on the Ionian island of Zakynthos. Access to the world famous beach and one of the […]
The Olympic Stadium of Athens will be revamped and converted into a metropolitan park, said Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday, during the presentation of the project’s master plan. Greece has set aside a budget of over 43.5 million euros for the ambitious overhaul of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens “Spyros Louis” known […]
Leading UK travel magazines and newspapers are shining the spotlight on Greek destinations as British travelers rush to book their holidays this summer after the easing of the Covid-19 restrictions by the UK government. The latest cover of Wanderlust, one of Britain’s oldest travel magazines, is dedicated to Greece. Following its collaboration with the office […]


















