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  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 …

It’s great to see so many positive articles highlighting the island this spring, and we have another one that highlights a different kind of accommodation, Villas. Travel Weekly has published a piece listing the best villas in the Mediterranean. Six villas make up their list, with two located in Greece …

Today, Tuesday, May 3rd, the intermediate discounts in the shops starts, with the traders keeping a “small basket”, on the interest of the consumers, due to the crisis and the “cutting” of their income. It is well known, as the merchants themselves say throughout the territory, that the intermediate discounts …

The trade association of Zakynthos in a last effort to stimulate the market of Zakynthos, especially in the summer months when the traffic is increased, during its recent meeting decided to ask the Municipality to close both Alexandros Roma and the 21st of May and for the area to be …

These days those who move around the city will have noticed that there is chaos when it comes to traffic, let alone finding a parking space, it is basically like Russian roulette. The reason for this is the interventions made either by the Municipality or by OTE.  According to the …