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Disruptions at Greece’s Regional Airports Due to Friday Strike

Travelers flying across Greece will be forced to re-schedule as regional airports will be facing disruptions on Friday, January 8, due to 24-hour strike called by the Federation οf Associations οf Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.

Minister Kountoura: Three Airlines to Run Direct NY-Athens Flights

Delta, United and American airlines would be handling passenger traffic to Greece in the upcoming summer season.

Application Procedure for NSRF Funds to Kick off Soon

The Greek government is expected to launch the first round of NSRF funding (ESPA) amounting to 150 million euros in the coming weeks, with the second phase set for May. Interested parties will have two months to prepare their applications.

Greece’s Variety Cruises Vies for Best Boutique Cruise Line Award

A Greek owned company, Variety Cruises, is competing against 19 leading operators in the USA Today’s online readers’ choice contest for the Best Boutique Cruise Line.

Izmir Marks Epiphany 95 Years After Asia Minor Catastrophe

For the first time in almost a century, the ceremonial Orthodox Blessing of the Waters will take place tomorrow in Smyrna (modern-day Izmir, Turkey) for the Great Feast of Theophany (known as “Fota”) on January 6.

Thessaloniki Dance Festival 2016 to Hold Six Competitions in Two Days

Dance seminars, exciting parties and six competitions will be featured at the "TDF - Thessaloniki Dance Festival", the largest festival of competitive dancing in Greece, to be held for the second consecutive year in Thessaloniki on April 9-10, 2016.

Yahoo Lists Top Cruise Destinations, Greece a Favorite

Cruise travel is becoming a big business and all the more travelers are now keen on boarding a luxury liner and seeing the world.

Cvent: Athens among Top 25 Meeting Destinations in Europe

London, Barcelona and Paris are the top three cities to hold meetings in Europe, according to event management software firm Cvent, with Athens coming in 19th on the company’s list of the leading 25 destinations for meetings across the continent.

Rich Chinese Cash in on Crisis, Buy Art, Vineyards, Property

Whether its rare art works or dirt-cheap real-estate, China’s rich are keen on placing their money anywhere else but in China, where the global economic chaos was barely felt.

New Agreement for Sale of Astir Palace Signed

The new agreement for the concession of the Astir Palace Resort has been signed by main stakeholder National Bank, Greek state privatization fund TAIPED and the preferred bidder, Jermyn Street Real Estate Fund.

Greece’s Museums, Archaeological Sites Back to Normal on Weekends

Operations at the museums and archaeological sites in Greece are expected to be back to normal as of the first weekend of 2016.

ITB Says City Travel Still Popular Despite Paris Attacks

The world may be seeing an increase in the number of terror attacks in metropolitan areas, but this is not hindering travelers from including popular and populated cities in their itineraries, the ITB says.

World Wonder Colossus of Rhodes Back to Life?

In efforts to bring in much needed revenue and at the same time keep tourists flowing, Rhodes local authorities are taking a daring proposal by a group of young scientists seriously: bringing the mythical Colossus of Rhodes back to life.

Duo Exhibition Boat & Fishing Show-Sea & Tourism Expo to Kick Off in March 2016

Greece's marine tourism sector will be in the spotlight of this year's duo exhibition Boat & Fishing Show-Sea & Tourism Expo to take place in Athens in March 2016.

Global Travel in 2016: Travelers Keen to Spend More, Hoteliers Plan to Increase Room Rates

Travelers are open to spending more in 2016 than they have in the past while many accommodations plan to raise their room rates in the coming year, according to the results of the TripBarometer study released recently by TripAdvisor.

Gucci Social Media Campaign Slammed for ‘Artistic Vandalism’ of Parthenon Sculptures

The Club for UNESCO of Piraeus & Islands has slammed Gucci's Instagram project #Guccigram for "humiliating" the Parthenon sculptures.

Greek Startup ‘Visit Meteora’ Takes Off

When they discovered that visitors to Meteora stayed for a single night and still didn’t know what to do, the Kourelis brothers decided it was time to do something about it.

Linguist Sheds Light on the Mystery of Crete’s Phaistos Disc

A linguist may have unveiled the mystery behind the famed Phaistos Disc, a 15cm fired clay tablet uncovered in 1908 in the Minoan palace of Phaistos on the island of Crete, possibly dating to the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age.

In-flight Wi-Fi Adoption Boosted by Budget Airlines

The adoption of in-flight Wi-Fi by budget airlines will provide a boost to the connected IFE (in-flight entertainment) market, a recent study from Juniper Research has found.

NY’s ‘League of Kitchens’ Taps into Immigrant Cooking Secrets

For one Greek in New York, homemade cooking went from the kitchen to the world thanks to “League of Kitchens”, an online group of home cooks from New York’s immigrant communities offering classes on the cuisines of Lebanon, India, Japan, Argentina, Trinidad, Uzbekistan and more.