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Hyatt Announces Plans for Magma Resort Santorini

Hyatt announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with Thera Island Suites S.A., owners of Magma Resort Santorini, and Athens-based SWOT Hospitality will operate the hotel. Expected…

Naxos Island

Get wonderfully lost in Naxos’ beauty

Naxos is by far one of my favorite islands. It’s undoubtedly an island that can easily seduce you and have you wanting to come back for more. The biggest Cycladic island has…

Athens Airport Greece COVID-19 test

Greece Drops Negative COVID-19 Test Requirement for Travellers

Travellers entering Greece with a European vaccination certificate will no longer be required to show a negative test for COVID-19 from 7 February, the tourism and health ministries said on Friday.

Viking Sky ship port of volos

Port of Volos: First cruise ship in Greece for 2022 docks

The first cruise ship of 2022 docked at the port of Volos on Friday morning. The Norwegian-flagged Viking Sky arrived at Volos port at 07:00 from the port of Piraeus. The luxurious…

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Hilton Announces Two Hotels for Athens, Greece

Pantelikon Athens, Curio Collection by Hilton, expected to open autumn 2024, and Hampton by Hilton Piraeus Mikrolimano, expected to open spring 2024 Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has today confirmed plans to open two…

Elpis Snowstorm Athens January 24, 2022.

COVID-19 travel restrictions: Greece

Can I enter Greece? Due to the COVID-19 situation, Greece is now open to a limited number of countries. Please take your time to learn the facts presented below to find out…

King Leonidas Statue military tourism

Greece’s new travel promotion – military tourism

The 300 movie series has immortalised Thermopylae and Marathon for the next generation to remember Greek history, albeit in a highly fictionalised way, but have ever thought of visiting the actual places…

Greek passport ranking

Greek passport among the most powerful in the world in 2022

Greece is in seventh place on the list of countries with the strongest passports in 2022. At the top of the Henley Passport Index, which does not take into account temporary restrictions…

Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias

Kikilias: Optimistic messages over tourism prospects

“The messages for the new year make us optimistic over the prospects of tourism amidst the unstable climate caused by the Omicron variant”, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Sunday in an…