Tourism in Greece

The Greek coast guard and port police rescued dozens of migrants in six separate incidents over the course of less than 24 hours, the Athens-Macedonian New Agency reported on Tuesday.

By Stathis Kousounis

Greece?s hotel sector is presently witnessing plenty of action in terms of new acquisitions and the opening of luxury units, with the involvement of domestic firms as well as companies from the US, Russia, Germany and Cyprus.

By Nikos Roussanoglou

Commercial property activity has strengthened in Thessaloniki, the main reference point in the last few weeks being the one-month-old One Salonica mall replacing the old City Gate.

There has also been a rise in activity in the city?s main commercial streets, with new Attica and H&M stores opening on Tsimiski.

The “Dodekanisos Pride” high-speed ship on the new line, owned and operated by Dodekanisos Seaways, will link Samos with islands of the north Aegean and Dodecanese.

By Maria Petrakis

Londoner Eleni Kyriacou is building her fashion brand on the ruins of Greece's textile industry.

Christos Nikolaou, 61, a former rector of the University of Crete, died in the early hours of Thursday, following complications after undergoing an operation for an aortic aneurism.

A computer science professor, Nikolaou was the founder of the Transformation Services Laboratory.

He served as rector at the University of Crete from 2000 to 2004.

Artists from around the world were challenged to create images of Athens without ever having eyes on it. That was the challenge of “Strange Cities” created in collaboration with a team of curators from London’s Double Decker. Visual artists from around the world were carefully chosen… The only condition was that they should never have visited Athens.

By Prokopis Hatzinikolaou

Seven airplanes transported a total of 1,500 pensioners from Vienna, Innsbruck and Graz in Austria, to the Greek island of Rhodes.

The specific program was completed due to the efforts of Rhodes Tourism Directorate, Tourism services on the island, and Austrian carriers. The aim was to extend the high-season of the island.

Besides popular Mykonos which offers its visitors amenities like never before, and Santorini which has become world famous with its romantic sunsets and beautiful vistas, Greece has many different destinations for all visitors, straight or gay.