The 2014 arrival forecast for Greece is still set at 19 million tourists, despite a drop in arrivals of Russian and Ukrainian visitors, the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) said in an announcement on 12 August.
As the Greek public holiday of 15 August is near, more and more Athenians are leaving the city and heading to the islands. August is the month that most Greeks take their summer vacation.
The airports in Athens and Mykonos are among the European airports that had the highest increase in passenger traffic in June this year, according to data released recently by European airport trade body Airports Council International (ACI) Europe.
For the fourth consecutive year Swiss International Air Lines has captured the award of Europe’s Leading Airline Business Class at the 21st World Travel Awards, an annual ranking conducted by travel industry experts.
In the framework of the City Pair campaign Perhaψ you’re an Aθenian too, launched by Athens International Aiport (AIA), the Greek capital is "hosted" at eight airports in Russia.
The recent edition of High Life, the inflight magazine of British Airways, suggests Athens as a nearby destination that offers history combined with modern touches.
For the fourth time in a row, Lufthansa German Airlines was voted Europe’s leading Airline at the World Travel Awards 2014 on 2 August in Athens, Greece, following a voting process that involved 230,000 travel tourism and hospitality professionals worldwide.
The Acropolis in Athens won the title of Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction at the World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony 2014 held on 2 August in the Greek capital.
A new and interactive experience that includes Greek hospitality, authentic Mediterranean cuisine, bread-making, the ancient art of weaving and the traditional Greek folk custom of plate smashing, awaits visitors in the verdant Attiko Alsos park in Athens.
World Travel Awards (WTA) has arrived at Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso in Athens, Greece, to complete final preparations ahead of the Europe Gala Ceremony 2014 to be held on 2 August.
Hotel room occupancy in Athens, Greece, during the January-June period, increased from 55.2 percent last year to 68.3 percent this year, according to the Athens-Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association.
As of 24 July, the visitors of the Acropolis in Athens will be able to seek emergency medical assistance if needed during their tour of the archaeological site.
Hotel occupancy in Athens, Greece, last month rose by 19.9 percent, compared to last year, to 88.2 percent and reported the largest increase in Europe, according to STR Global.
The Greek restaurants GB Roof Garden of the Hotel Grande Bretagne and the Tudor Hall of the King George hotel, both located in Athens, were recently honored through the Wine Spectator magazine’s annual Restaurant Wine List Awards program.
