Travel in Greece

IHG Hotels & Resorts unveils InterContinental Crete, marking its first entry into the Greek Islands with a luxurious property that epitomizes modern Grecian hospitality and design.

The Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card offers new cardholders a welcome offer of 75,000 bonus miles after spending $4,000 within the first three months of account opening. Additionally, the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card offers 75,000 bonus miles after spending $4,000 on purchases within the first three months of account opening, plus a $250 Capital One Travel credit in the first cardholder year.

Paris is expected to welcome 11.3 million visitors during the Olympic Games, significantly increasing its population density. This surge in visitors is spurring travel demand to international destinations, such as Italy and the United States, that harness this desire to leave crowds behind, also benefiting United Kingdom, Spain, and Greece, as well as farther destinations, such as Thailand or Japan.

Turkish tourists are flocking to Greece as inflation makes it too expensive to travel within Turkey.

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easyJet expects to fly more passengers than ever before this summer operating 80,000 flights over the school holidays The airline will see its busiest day of the summer on 28 July expecting to fly over 300,000 customers on nearly 2000 flights across its European network

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The sweltering summer heat has caused an unexpected problem for flight attendants: exploding soda cans.

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Year after year, Europe is on the minds of countless travelers, from postgrad backpackers to culturally curious retirees to families on summer vacation. One country, however, remains under the radar despite occupying prime real estate in the Mediterranean: Albania. Located north of Greece and south of Montenegro, this majority-Muslim nation in the Balkans boasts age-old traditions, a charming coastline, and a cuisine driven by locally sourced ingredients.

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays advanced Bournemouth Airport’s launch to February 2025 due to strong demand, offering earlier Canary Islands winter sun flights.

In June, Brussels Airport recorded 2.1 million passengers, marking a 4% increase from June 2023. Throughout the first half of 2024, the airport saw nearly 11 million passengers, a 6% growth year-on-year.

The Municipality of Alexandroupolis is where the Mediterranean meets the Balkans and the East, offering a destination rich in history, hospitality, and natural beauty. It stands as one of the few places in Greece blessed by both nature and history.

Murmuration partners with Green Evolution, leveraging location intelligence for sustainable development in Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus, focusing on tourism, urbanization, and smart cities.

Join Isabella’s Secret Cooking Class at The Artist Hotel every Wednesday for an immersive Greek culinary experience in a charming cellar, followed by a rooftop dinner with Acropolis views.

Greek beaches covered in deckchairs are becoming a rarer sight as drones patrol to enforce new rules.

The city of Venice will plan to renew and even raise its day trip fee next year after successfully implementing it for the first time this summer.

Whenever our family goes on long car rides, we’ve found that the best way to placate our children is to listen to the podcast “Greeking Out” from National Geographic Kids. Narrated by Kenny Curtis and the all-knowing, snake-loving “Oracle of Wi-Fi,” the show retells stories from ancient Greek mythology in colorful ways. After 10 seasons, our two boys have become well-versed in the minutiae of mythos. Did you know that the blind seer Tiresias was turned into a woman by Hera for seven years? I did not.

Every year is an Olympics year in Lausanne, Switzerland, a city of stone buildings, tile roofs and historic church squares perched on a hillside overlooking Lake Geneva. As home to the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Museum, the city is involved year-round in championing the Games, long before and long after the official ceremonies take place. (This year, the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, mostly in and around Paris, run from July 26 to Sept. 8.)