Rhodes

2013 will be a year-record for tourism on the island of Rhodes, according to data to date and the local tour agencies' estimations.

Dodecanese Islands' authorities have reached an agreement with low cost airline Ryanair, after months of negotiation, under which the airline will introduce flights to the islands of Rhodes and Kos from and to several European destinations.

A series of actions designed to extend the tourism season on Greece's signature holiday destination, the cosmopolitan island of Rhodes in the southeastern Aegean, has been proposed by the island's local hotel managers' association.

Travel agents in Greece and especially on the island of Rhodes on Friday expressed their intense displeasure at a decision to close the island's main tourist attractions

Tourist arrivals on the island of Rhodes posted a 10 percent decline in June 2012 against the same month last year, according to Rhodes "Diagoras" Airport data announced on Thursday.

Authorities say a powerful earthquake has shaken Greece's southeastern island of Rhodes, but no injuries or damage have been immediately reported.