Photo source: visitkythera.com The historic “Astikon” café on the Greek island of Kythira has joined the Historic Cafés Route, a cultural organization representing European cafés with a history of over 100 years. The members of the Historic Cafes Routes – previously known as European Historic Cafés Association (EHICA) – include historic venues that over the years […]
Kālesma Mykonos The Kālesma luxury hotel is inviting travelers to live the authentic Greek Easter experience on the island of Mykonos. “As of April 21, the hotel will welcome its guests for an unforgettable Easter experience with the aroma of the Cyclades,” the hotel’s management said in an announcement. After a successful first year of operation, […]
Easyjet on Tuesday announced that as of March 27 its customers and crew will no longer be required to wear masks on some of its flights. Following the removal of mandatory mask wearing in a number of countries, the carrier said it reviewed its mask policy onboard and took the decision to not mandate customers […]
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Minister Delegate for Tourism; Zurab Pololikashvili, UNWTO Secretary-General; and François Rebsamen, French politician. Photo source: French Presidency of the Council of the EU / Photo © Jonathan Sarago / MEAE The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) promoted the tourism sector as a pillar of peace and recovery during the Conference of Tourism
Photo source: @Aegean Airlines Air travel must be ‘reinvented’ as people discover travel again after more than two years of Covid-19, AEGEAN Airlines Corporate Affairs Manager Maria Spyridaki said during a hospitality and tourism conference in Athens on Thursday. Titled “Hospitality goes live Athens. The future is now”, the conference was part of the COCO-MAT […]
The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) recently released its financial results for 2021 and said its profitability last year reached its highest level ever. According to the results, PPA in 2021 saw an annual turnover of 154.2 million euros compared to 132.9 million euros in 2020, recording an increase of 21.3 million euros or 16 percent. […]
Elefsina, Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece The Municipality of Elefsina, near Athens, has been included on the list of the “Smart21 Communities of the Year” released recently by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). ICF is a global network of cities and regions with a think tank at its center. Its mission is to help communities […]
Greece’s Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP) has announced its new Board of Directors following its general assembly that took place on March 15. Konstantina Svinou has been re-elected as the institute’s president. An initiative of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, ITEP is a non-profit institute launched in 1996 to study the hospitality and tourism […]
A film by Ukrainian director Aleksandr Zaporoshchenko about the everyday life of monks in a monastery on Greece’s Mount Athos will start screening in Greek cinemas from April 14. Titled “Where are you Adam?”, the film takes a look inside the Docheiariou Monastery, one of the oldest monasteries on the Athos peninsula in northern Greece. […]
Photo source: WTM London The World Travel Market (WTM) is inviting destinations and businesses that wish to showcase their sustainable credentials to enter the WTM World Responsible Tourism Awards 2022. Launched in 2004, the awards recognize and reward businesses and destinations which are contributing to a more sustainable and responsible tourism industry. Winners are


















