Strong to severe weather could develop across Greece starting late on Thur. with downpours, damaging winds, and the possibility of flooding.

Greece hopes to enrich its tourism offering by adding a medical visa for short-term healthcare-related visits.

Last year, the Daleela Cyprus - Greece ferry service transported over 7,400 passengers and more than 2,400 vehicles from May to September.

HCAA Director George Saounatsos lauded the HCCA staff calling them the “main driving force behind the rising aviation metrics” in the rise in Air traffic in Greece

Beyond the traditional 'stars' of Greek tourism, such as Crete, Rhodes, Mykonos and Santorini, other Greek islands' occupancy rates near 100%, like Naxos, Ios, Samos, Skopelos, Lipsi, Andros and Astypalia. Surprisingly, destinations accessible by car underperformed.

It it the second most popular travel destination in mainland Greece for visitors from around the world

An Airbnb report highlights that in countries such as Norway, Sweden, and Greece, the annual decline in ADR coincides with a consistent drop in occupancy rates

Media reports claim massive project - an entire tourist village - pending on picturesque Astypalaia, a still laid-back and traditional Aegean isle

ELSTAT released provisional monthly statistics that revealed the upward trend in various sectors linked to Greek tourism

Specifically, the number of passengers between January and July 2024 totaled 42,538,219, up from 38,833,074 in the corresponding period of 2023.

According to the BoG figures, travel revenues in the first six months of 2024 reached €6.9 billion, compared to €6.1 billion in the same period of 2023, generating an additional €754 million in 2024 compared to 2023.

Some of the sites will also allow access to the tower

According to the German media outlet Rheinische Post, this has negatively affected popular Turkish coastal destinations like Bodrum and Cecme, which are almost empty

Feast day of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary is commemorated on Aug. 15 by the Orthodox Church, signaling an exodus towards the islands, seaside, provinces

Vacation period peaks on Aug. 15 which marks the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, a national holiday for the Greek Orthodox.

According to ELSTAT, revenues in the two sectors increased overall, but Mykonos and Santorini reported a steep decline

Specifically, 1,915,673 passengers traveled from the three ports in July, compared to 2,011,587 passengers in July 2023 (a decrease of 4.76%).

Greece remains the top choice for Albanian tourists, with 23% expressing a preference to the neighboring country to the south

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The results are based on 8,000 travelers from seven European countries and reflect optimism for the travel year of 2024.