Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni received the new ambassador of Japan, Koichi Ito, on Thursday.
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, currently on a campaign tour of Lesvos, on Friday met with Turkish tourists on the eastern Aegean island, which has seen a surge in visitors from the neighboring country following the implementation of the “visa-express” program.
First stop: “See that house at the end of the green slope? The man who owned it kept the area as it was, untouched, refusing to sell it no matter how much he was offered. Now it’s passed on to his son, who’s selling it for 1.5 million euros.
Travel receipts posted a remarkable 24.5% increase year-on-year in Greece in January and February.
Malta-based airline Universal Air is next month starting five weekly flights to Greece.
The drowning of a 60-year-old tourist in Hania on Crete on Sunday has brought to the fore the need for more lifesaver cover, as the annual average of such deaths in Greece stands at 359, either while swimming or participating in recreational activities.
As Greece prepares to welcome the highest number of foreign visitors in its history, basic public infrastructure remains woefully inadequate.
The Sun Princess, a cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, has notified its guests that it will not be making a stop at the Greek island of Santorini on upcoming voyages due to congestion issues.
One person was killed and seven injured Friday when a cable car pod in southern Turkey hit a pole and burst open, sending the passengers plummeting to the mountainside below, officials and local media said. Scores of other people were left stranded late into the night after the entire cable car system came to a standstill.
One in three euros that Greece earns each year comes from tourism, demonstrating the Greek economy’s dependence on the sector.
The Greek islands are reaping the rewards of the seven-day “visa express” granted to Turkish citizens, with arrivals in the first 10 days of April tripling compared to last year.
Turkish tourists are flocking to Lesvos on the occasion of the seker bayrami holiday in Turkey, with more than 1,700 visitors arriving on five ships from Ayvali on the opposite coast on Thursday.
Tourists who last July were forced to leave the hotels they were staying in on Rhodes when a wildfire broke out, are entitled to a week-long holiday on the Dodecanese island with free accommodation.
The 9th Mediterranean Yacht Show (MEDYS) will be held from April 27 to May 1 in Nafplio.
Less than 3 hours from Athens, Pavliani, a picturesque village in the heart of central Greece, is an ideal destination for families and nature lovers.
Leading Cyprus group Thanos Hotels & Resorts announced on Wednesday it is entering the Greek luxury hospitality market with a three-year investment plan aimed at opening 10 new hotels.
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