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 […]
Tuesday, August 27 – The latest data on average sea temperatures in the Mediterranean show that a new record level was set in mid-August of 28.9°C. According to research, the highest temperatures have been found in the central and eastern regions of the Mediterranean basin. The sea surface temperature in these regions increased to 29°C […]
The European Union will be introducing a visa waiver for residents of most non-EU countries entering the EU from early next year, planned from May 2025. The need for a visa waiver includes UK residents holidaying in the union and will cost €7 per person. The fee will apply to anyone between the ages of […]
On October 20, 2017, the Greek Shipping Minister, Panagiotis Kouroumblis, ordered that the wreck of the cruise ship ‘Sea Diamond’ should be raised, but so far no plans have been proposed, due to legal wrangling on who is responsible for the cost. The ship sank on April 5, 2007, after running aground on a reef […]
As climate change in Europe increases the risk of disease-carrying mosquitoes becoming an invasive threat, taking precautions such as anti-mosquito body sprays, room vapour repellents and the use of window and door insect screens are recommended, especially from dusk to dawn. One disease that has been increasing in the Mediterranean region is Dengue Fever, which, […]
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One of the most endearing and ancient Greek traditions and explicitly a way of life is ‘philoxenia’, which to this day sets Greece apart as a very special country to visit. Philoxenia is the value of hospitality, literally meaning ‘friend to a stranger’. There is much more to philoxenia than mere hospitality. Over the millennia […]
Although it is lovely taking back a souvenir from your holiday on a Greek island, tourists are urged to please “take photos, not pebbles and shells”. It should be noted that it is illegal to take pebbles and shells from Greek beaches, and tourists flouting the rules can incur fines of between €400 and €1,000. […]
Titan Travel, a UK-based travel company, recently ran a survey on TikTok and Instagram to find travellers’ highest-rated and most beautiful sunsets around the world. Santorini emerged as the most popular among TikTok users, with 70.2 million votes, with the island coming second on Instagram as offering the most photogenic sunsets with 157,745 votes. […]
