Santorini

For the fifth year in a row, the island of Paros is first in the Cyclades in the number of new building permits, according to data from Greece's statistics agency published a week ago.

MSC Cruises announced in Piraeus on Sunday that it is basing a new ship in Greece's main port for this summer season.

MSC Musica will for the first time homeport in Greece and operate 26 seven-night voyages between May and October from Piraeus to Santorini, Kusadasi, Haifa, Limassol, Cyprus and Mykonos.

Greece's 14 largest regional airports, managed by Fraport Greece, reported a million more passengers last year than in 2019. In total, passenger traffic reached 31 million passengers, or 3.4% from the record year of 2019, sources have told Kathimerini, though uncertainty is clouding the new year.

The number of visitors to the South Aegean exceeded 4 million, while the increase in arrivals to South Aegean islands, in the first twenty days of August, reached 16%.

This year is going to be a record year for weddings in Greece, and the Greek islands, starring Santorini, seem to be gaining a significant share of the pie.

Now more than ever, brides and grooms from around the world are flocking to the Caldera for vows of eternal love…

The Prime Minister's Advisor for Latin American Affairs, Iason Pipinis, spoke to Mega television about the opening of Greek tourism in Latin American countries.

Mr. Pipinis stated that in order to promote tourism in Latin America, EOT opened an office in Madrid with the aim of also approaching the Latin American market.

The Independent Public Revenue Authority - AADE will be landing on 12 islands and 5 tourist land destinations in view of the tourist season to reduce tax evasion mainly of VAT and to increase tax revenues. In fact, for this purpose, it is strengthening the staff in the respective Tax Bureaus for the months of July, August and September.

Heavy traffic in Greece. The ferry tickets are over. Greeks and foreigners "take over" the islands for Easter.

Santorini and Mykonos seem to be the protagonists in the arrivals of tourists in the nine months of 2021, presenting the largest percentage increase of all Greek destinations.

The Independent Power Transmission Operator announced the successful completion of the tender for the cable section of the Santorini-Naxos electrical interconnection. The temporary contractor for the project with an initial budget of 100 million euros was Hellenic Cables, which bid at a price of 79.5 million euros.