US says negotiations with Greece on visa-free travel set back
May 14, 2008
A U.S. official says that negotiations to allow Greek citizens to travel to the United States without visas have been set back....

Airlines investigated over baggage check-in failures
(Times Online) May 14, 2008
Passengers are paying for "excess" baggage despite report showing widespread faulty weighing scale readings...

Santorini earns another honor
May 13, 2008
Readers of the Spanish magazine "Cruceros y Destinos", which specialises in cruise holiday reporting and coverage, have voted the island of Santorini as the best cruise destination in the Mediterranean....

Olympic Airways cancels several flights
(Avionews) May 12, 2008
The pilots and flight attendants of Olympic Airways are in strike since 10 days. This situation provoked the cancellation of several flights and different changes for the schedule of other connections....

Greece's Olympics Airlines cancels more flights as pilots' action continues
(IHT) May 10, 2008
Greece's Olympic Airlines says it is canceling more flights and rescheduling others because of a work-to-rule slowdown by a pilots' union....

EU issues airline website threat
(BBC) May 09, 2008
The EU's consumer commissioner has warned she will punish airlines that fail to improve their online booking websites within a year....

Cypriots prefer Greece for holidays
May 07, 2008
Greece remains the main tourist destination of Cypriots, the president of the Travel Agents Association of Cyprus, Akis Kelepeshis, stated on Tuesday....

Greece is the word for European travel
(Reuters) May 01, 2008
The Greek island of Rhodes was voted on May 1 as the top European location in a survey of the world's 100 best travel destinations....

EU to negotiate visa-free travel to US
(AFP) Apr 18, 2008
EU interior ministers gave a mandate on Friday to the European Commission to negotiate the conditions for visa-free travel to the United States for all of the bloc's citizens, its Slovenian presidency said....

Summer Heat Comes to Greece in the Spring
(Balkan Travellers) Apr 08, 2008
Unusually high temperatures for this time of year will be observed throughout Greece in the next several days, national media reported....

The glory of Athens
(Washington Times) Apr 05, 2008
The morning sun sparkles on the deep blue Aegean Sea as our flight floats across the craggy Greek coastline. The peaks of the mountains below stretch upward like the spine of a dinosaur, touched here and there with a dusting of snow....

Complete Greek in the Peloponnese
(Times Online) Apr 03, 2008
Ancient myths, modern style - if you want the real Greece, make for the mainland...

Open skies deal comes into effect
(BBC) Mar 30, 2008
The long-awaited "open skies" agreement between the US and European Union is coming into effect, aiming to open up trans-Atlantic air travel....

Sumela in Eastern Turkey: A Greek Monastery with a View
(Balkan Travellers) Mar 20, 2008
Ever since the time of Saint Anthony, monks have been willing to give up their brocade attire, leather couch or pear soufflé before they gave up a good view....

Greek strike causes travel chaos
(Car Rentals) Mar 19, 2008
A massive strike in Greece is causing headaches for tens of thousands of travelers in this southeastern European country....