Greece

How to spend 24 hours in Athens

With its mixture of historical attractions, great food and trendy nightlife, Athens has plenty of appeal as a city break destination. Charlotte Flach looks at how to maximise 24 hours in the city

Six tourists killed after storm batters Greek holiday hotspot

Halkidiki region hit by gale-force winds and heavy rain on Wednesday (10 July)

Jet2 champions Crete with extended summer 2020 season

Airline and operator’s summer 2020 Crete programme to start in early April with additional flights from five of its nine UK bases

Five-year-old boy dies on Tui holiday in Kos

Investigation under way after Theo Treharne-Jones from South Wales was reportedly found dead in a swimming pool

Thomas Cook to debut new activities at Cook’s Club hotels this summer

Virtual reality gaming and private karaoke and disco party rooms coming to operator’s millennial-focused hotel brand this summer

Tui grows Greek hotel portfolio with first Santorini property

The new-build in Perissa features 96 rooms and is aimed at couples

Thomas Cook to open first family-focused Casa Cook property

The ‘village-like’ resort in Chania, Crete, will open on Saturday (25 May)

Four Seasons makes debut in Greece with hotel on Athenian Riviera

Mark the Astir Peninsula down as one of this year’s hottest places to be as the global luxury brand arrives in the destination

EasyJet announces four new summer routes from Manchester airport

No frills carrier to base five new aircraft at Manchester this summer, allowing it to add Jerez, Kalamata, Bari and Nice to its network

The latest Greece and Cyprus hotel openings

From family-friendly options to resorts that are ideal for couples, TTG rounds up the latest hotel openings in Greece and Cyprus

All-inclusives and package breaks soar as Britons seek pre-Brexit deals

Resurgent Turkey climbs to On the Beach’s third most popular destinations, with Brits also more readily considering long-haul for summer sun

Family-friendly fun at Corfu's Ikos Dassia resort

Ikos Dassia opened in Corfu last summer, offering plenty of facilities while promoting wider exploration. Cathy Winston visits with her six-year-old and finds it’s a win-win result

Game of Thrones finale to spark Croatia ’set-jetting’ rush

Broadway Travel has unveiled its 2019 travel trends and is predicting further increases in British tourists heading to Croatia’s Adriatic coast where the show was shot

Minoan targets share placing to boost Crete resort ambitions

The group will place 31 million new shares to raise more than £500,000 to support the development of its proposed luxury resort in Crete

WTM 2018: Greece hails 2018 ‘best ever year’

Following a tumultuous 2016 and recovery in 2017, Greece has gone on to report a record year for tourism in 2018

Thomas Cook firms up plans for own-brand hotel expansion

Cook will open 20 new Casa Cook and Cook’s Club own-brand hotels by the end of 2019

Wizz Air launches rescue fares for stranded Cobalt Air passengers

Cobalt passengers have been advised to take an economy fare home and claim a refund from the airline

Thomas Cook reveals major growth plans for Cook’s Club brand

The operator, which opened its first youth-focused Cook’s Club hotel in June, hopes to launch another 10 next year

British Airways switches Kos route from Heathrow to Gatwick

The route will be operated three times weekly from Gatwick’s south terminal

Spanish stranglehold on UK broken by resurgent eastern Med

The number of UK tourists visiting Spain in the key summer month of July declined more than 5% this year as holidaymakers returned to Turkey and Tunisia

Greek island hopping in Kefalonia and Ithaca

Abigail Healy goes in search of authentic Greece with Sunvil and finds ancient history, traditional flavours and musical goats

Mark Warner to launch new Greece beach resort next year

Paleros Beach Resort on Greece’s Ionian coast will open in May 2019 featuring 130 rooms furnished to five-star standard

Cobalt Air offers agents 3% commission on all new 2018 bookings

Agents booking through the GDS using UK BSP will automatically benefit from the airline’s new rate until the end of the year

Greece plays out a classic revival

The Greek tourism industry’s resilience when confronted with crises underlines the country’s continuing appeal to visitors, writes Dave Richardson