Researchers have confirmed that record temperatures were recorded in the summer of 2024 in the seas around Greece, making it the hottest in forty years. The researchers, studying data from satellite observations from 1982 onwards, found that during the summer of 2024, the warmest conditions in the last forty years occurred across the entire Aegean, […]
We pride ourselves on the range and detail of information we offer our readers for their holiday on the Greek islands. Not only is there an extensive range of tips and advice in our printed guides, but our website also contains the member’s section ‘Tips and Advice’ for each island, containing over 40 in-depth articles […]
Fraport, the German company that operates fourteen of the regional airports in Greece, has announced that “Rhodes International Airport”, which services the island will be commencing the third stage of the redevelopment of the airport in late December. This means that the airport will be closed to flights for 48 hours on Tuesdays at 18:00 […]
Due to the continuing threat to shipping using the Suez Canal and the conflicts in the region, cruise companies that until now included Middle Eastern countries including those bordering the Red Sea in their itineraries, are assessing the situation and may be forced to modify the destinations they offer, opting for greater safety in focusing […]
In Greece, it is the law that at designated times during the day, excessive noise is prohibited. From October 1, the times for the ‘quiet hours’ change to 15:30 to 17:30 and from 22:00 to 07:30. From April 1, the times revert to 15:00 to 17:30 and 23:00 to 07:00 until September 30. The rules […]
The Greek government has confirmed the disembarkation fees at Greek ports for 2025. At the major cruise ship destination islands of Mykonos and Santorini, for the period from June 1 to September 30, passengers going ashore will be charged a fee of 20 euros per person. For the months of April, May and October, the […]
The Port of Rhodes will see a total of 410 cruise ships dock at the island’s port by the end of this year, compared to 357 in 2023. October saw the highest number in a single month, with 60 scheduled arrivals. However, not only has the number of arrivals increased, but so has the size […]
A study by the Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development of the National Observatory of Athens, supported by data from the European Copernicus climate change service, has confirmed that the average temperature in Greece has increased by about 1.5°C in the last 30 years, with a greater increase mainly in northern Greece, in areas […]
Arrivals at Greek airports from January to July 2024 totalled 42,538,219 passengers, an increase of 9.5% on the 2023 figures, making the country one of the top European holiday destinations. Regarding land border crossings, from June to August 2024, 5,210,000 visitors passed through the customs checkpoint of Promachonas, the main border crossing between Greece and […]
Air travellers should be aware that from September 8, 2024, all airports in the European Union returned to the ban on any liquids above 100ml in volume being carried in hand luggage and the need for laptops to be independently inspected. In mid-June 2024, the UK government also announced that the ban including liquids above […]
