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Everywhere you go in Greece you will see iconic blue and white Greek flags. They’re an important symbol to Greek the world over and come in many sizes. Did you know however that the world’s largest Greek flag can be found in Zakynthos? Thanks to the Liveris family, the world’s …

In the last few weeks, there have been lots of announcements from the Greek Government, relating to a new “door to door” campaign where Greece has been promoted across several countries including Germany, Romania Scandinavia, and Serbia. The campaign was to try and attract more tourists to visit Greece, most …

The Greek tourism sector will be given a boost this season by taking on Ukrainian refugees as employees. It’s been confirmed that approximately 10,000 residence permits have been given to Ukrainians, and approximately 25,000 of them have also received permits to work in Greece too. This year there has been …

It’s been announced that Goldman Sachs will invest more money in Greece by buying and updating three hotels belonging to the GHotels group, which is currently run by the Grigoriadis family. The hotel deal includes two four-star properties and one five-star hotel in Halkidiki. It’s estimated that the three properties …

  This week the Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said that Greece hopes to extend the Greek tourism season to December. Mr Kikilias noted that the start of 2022 had started positively, showing signs that Greek tourism was returning to good levels, with a good start to the season. Mr …

Zakynthos Airport Zakynthos Airport is an international airport serving hundreds of thousands of tourists each year but it wasn’t always an international hub for holiday travel. Originally the site was an old lake in part of the Zakynthos plains, used for farming, with no plane in sight. Located to the …

http:// Kantathes and Arekia, known to every Zakynthian., and often sung throughout the streets all around the Island. The music is more urban in contrast to the more formal music and are considered popular forms of music. Given that Zakynthos was under Venetian occupation for a considerable period, the Italian …

In the last week the Greek Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias met with his Romanian counterpart to discuss welcoming more Romanian tourists to Greece this summer. This meeting was part of a wider tour to discuss promoting Greece to specific countries in the hope of welcoming new tourists. Greece has …

This week Thomas Cook’s CEO, Alan French announced that Greece is not only selling well, but the sales currently make up 30% of their bookings for 2022. Speaking to the press Mr French said “Currently 30 per cent of our bookings are for Greece, while bookings for some popular Greek …

In a recent article, the website The Travel suggests that Mykonos isn’t the only Greek island to visit this summer, however popular it may be. They recommend ten other Greek islands that aren’t to be missed, noting the major highlights for potential visitors. The locations are: Anafi Ikaria Kalmynos Kefalonia …