Corfu, Old town. Photo Source: Visit Greece / M. Mitzithropoulos Internet users will soon have the opportunity to explore the historic monuments and hidden gems of the old town of Corfu through a new augmented reality (AR) tourism guide. A UNESCO world heritage site, the old town of Corfu has its roots in the 8th […]
Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias Airlines have increased the number of seats to Greek destinations for 2022 from 30 percent to 50 percent of pre-Covid 2019 levels, said Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, expressing his confidence that 2022 will be a good year for the industry. In an interview to Ethnos, Kikilias said the ministry was […]
Greece is among the top 10 international destinations that US travelers over 50 want to visit in 2022, according to a survey recently released by online travel magazine TravelAwaits. TravelAwaits surveyed 1,615 people aged 50 and up about their 2022 travel plans. According to the survey’s results, over a third of US travelers plan to […]
Photo source: EC – Audiovisual Service / Photographer: Lukasz Kobus A total of 60,950 Europeans aged 18-20 will receive a free travel pass under the “DiscoverEU is back” round that took place in October, the European Commission announced last week. According to the Commission, 333,728 young people applied for a travel pass. “This shows the great […]
Photo source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Greek Deputy Finance Minister Theodoros Skylakakis approved 55 projects, including key tourism investments, budgeted at 3.35 billion euros to be funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0”. In total, 103 projects budgeted at 6.11 billion euros have so far been included in the Greece 2.0 […]
The Greek culture and climate change ministries moved one step closer to hands-on actions that will protect the country’s archaeological sites and monuments from the impact of climate change with a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC). Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and Climate Change and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides signed the MoC which finalizes the working
More and more shipping companies are choosing to base their operations in Greece, which saw the number of ships registered on its national cadastre increase in 2021. At the same time, Greek shipowners managed in 2021 to maintain their leading position. In an interview to Greek daily Naftemporiki, Ted Petropoulos, head of Petrofin Research, said […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Source: primeminister.gr In efforts to alleviate the increasing cost of energy, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged on Friday to extend relief and grant 400 million euros in aid this month to impacted households and businesses. The financial support to be distributed in January to households and businesses now faced
Photo © Greek Travel Pages (GTP) Greece’s central bank said recently that the country can achieve pre-pandemic 2019 tourism levels in 2022 provided the sector diversifies its product and attracts more investments. According to the Bank of Greece (BoG) Interim Report on Monetary Policy, “tourism industry performance in 2021 creates favorable expectations for travel flows
The Parthenon fragment will be on display at the Acropolis Museum. The Acropolis Museum in Athens, will soon receive a fragment of the Parthenon frieze from the Museo Archeologico Antonio Salinas located in Palermo, Italy, the Culture Ministry announced on Wednesday. It is an excerpt from stone VI of the eastern frieze of the Parthenon, […]


















