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The Greek Summer is ‘Happening Now’. Spread the Word!

Greek tourism professionals and businesses are invited to take part in the country's new national communication campaign and spread the word that the unique Greek summer is "happening now".

Greece’s Financial Woes Are Not Keeping the Irish Away

Irish travellers still find Greece an attractive destination despite the country's financial troubles, according to the latest quarterly survey by the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA).

ECTAA Files Formal Complaint Against Lufthansa AG on 16-euro GDS Charge

The Group of national travel agents' and tour operators' associations within the EU (ECTAA) on Friday filed a formal complaint with the EU Commission - Directorate General for Mobility & Transport against Lufthansa Group concerning the announced new Distribution Cost Charge (DCC).

WEF Top Economist Says Greece Can Get Back on Track… As Long As…

Improving the quality of education, ensuring the broad-based participation of all its citizens in real employment, cutting red tape for new businesses and doing away with corruption, should be top priorities if Greece ever wants to recover from its current “economic malaise”,...

SETE: Incoming Traffic to Greece Soared in 2014

A total of 24,482,630 people visited Greece in 2014, broken down into 13,929,193 via plane, 9,103,546 by car and 1,449,891 by sea, according to data released Thursday, by the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) research unit.

Athens: Hotel Occupancy Up, Revenue Down in June 2015

Hotels in Athens, Greece, saw occupancy rise 3.2 percent to 90.5 percent last month, according to data released on Friday by STR Global on the European hotel industry for June 2015.

Spain’s Goldcar Expands Presence in Greece

Goldcar, one of Spain's leading car hire firms, is adding two more Greek destinations to its list of offices, with plans to invest some 19 million euros in the coming year in the local car rental market.

Sea Turtle NGO MEDASSET ‘Swears to Care for Clean Seas’

In efforts to safeguard Mediterranean marine and coastal habitats of the sea turtle, non-profit organization MEDASSET is launching its “Clean Seas: Swear to Care” campaign, inviting visitors and residents to respect the environment and take action to keep Greece’s beaches...