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A Book on the 150 Greek Newspapers of Istanbul
A book about the 150 Greek newspapers that have been published through the ages in Istanbul is to be presented at the Consulate of Greece in the Turkish city. Researcher Stratis Tarinas wrote the book...
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British Airways to Introduce Direct Flights From London to Skiathos this Summer
British Airways on Tuesday announced the introduction of direct flights from London City Airport to the Greek island of Skiathos starting this summer. This is the third direct flight to Greece from...
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Budget Airline easyJet to Relocate to Austria and Change Its Name
UK-based budget airline easyJet is to change its name and relocate to Vienna, Austria in order to protect its European rights after Britain’s departure from the European Union. The new airline will be...
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Brazilian Travelling to Switzerland Ends Up In Greece
Air France passenger Ana Maria Bittencourt Marques got on the wrong plane last Thursday thanks to an incorrect boarding pass, and the mistake was not apparent until she landed in Greece. A 45-year-old...
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London TV Show Offers Contestants Free Luxury Holidays In Greece
A brand new TV show, “Celeb Hotel”, is looking for contestants in Redbridge, a district of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge, to go on an all expenses paid trip to Greece. Participants will...
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Briton’s Flight for London to Athens Turns into a 33-hour-long Odyssey
When he booked a flight to Athens with his partner, 67-year-old Geoff Lye could not have possibly imagined that his journey would become a modern day Odyssey. A 4-hour-long flight, turned into a...
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Greeks Excel at Tourfilm Festival in Zagreb (video)
“Sitia – So Hard to Say Goodbye” was the Greek tourism film that won the award for best film under 3 minutes, in the 6th Zagreb Tourfilm Festival. The short promotional film was produced by the Sitia...
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Greece Attempts To Soothe Investors Concerns at Annual London Roadshow
The Greek government is looking for more investment funds to implement the national development strategy, Economy and Development Minister Dimitris Papadimitriou said at the 12th Roadshow of the Athens...
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Thousands of British Tourists Stranded as Monarch Airline Goes Bust
Thousands of Monarch passengers had their flights from Greece, Portugal and Spain cancelled as the beleaguered UK airline has effectively stopped selling tickets. About 110,000 customers are currently...
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Turkey to Hold First Deep Drilling for Oil and Gas in Med in 2018
Turkey will carry out its first hydrocarbon drilling in the Mediterranean later this year and its first deep drilling in 2018, Energy Minister Berat Albayrak stated on Oct. 11. Albayrak said Turkey...
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Europeans Stay Close to Home when on Holiday
The vast majority of European travellers (about 85%) prefer to stay close to home when on holiday, a World Economic Forum report says. In 2015, on average, only 15.4% of all tourism nights of EU...
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London’s Stansted Airport Welcomes First “Air Mediterranean” Flight from Athens
London Stansted Airport welcomed its latest airline, as Greek carrier Air Mediterranean’s inaugural flight touched down from Athens. The service is the airline’s first UK scheduled destination and will...
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Istanbul: After Tumultuous Times Life Back to Normal
Istanbul is one of the safest cities in the world for tourists, despite the terrorist attacks of the past few years and the military coup attempt of 2016. The city; a centuries-old crossroad between...
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Russia and Turkey to Launch First Nuclear Reactor in 2023
Russia and Turkey plan to launch the first reactor at Turkey’s Akkuyu nuclear power plant in 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. Speaking alongside Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan,...
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New Glasgow Restaurant Offers Free Trip to Greece
A new restaurant opening in Glasgow; with a Greek name and southern European cuisine, is offering customers a chance to win a free trip to Greece. “Mezzidakia” (a Greek word for “small delicacies”) is...
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Greek ‘Fake News’ Buster goes to Brussels
On a day when U.S. President Donald Trump proposed a ‘fake news’ competition, one young Greek went to Europe’s parliament to present a hoax-busting innovation to expose fraudulent media stories....
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Divisive Auctions Recall Earlier Crises
Ugly scenes of clashes between protestors and riot police in an Athens courthouse this week, returned attention to the long-running saga of home foreclosures in Greece. A six-month deadlock been in...
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EU’s Top Court Rules that Uber is a Taxi Service
The European Union’s top court has ruled that Uber should be regulated like a taxi company. This means that the ride-sharing service must comply with tough rules that govern traditional taxi...
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The 10 Best Greek Restaurants in London
(Courtesy of The Real Greek) There is still a long way to go before we start packing for a sunny Greek island but this should not be a reason not to taste some authentic Greek food. London is home to...
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Ankara Looking Into Turkish Cryptocurrency
Turkish Deputy PM Mehmet Simsek Turkey appears to have performed a U-turn on its attitude towards cryptocurrencies and has plans to investigate its own national digital currency, the country’s deputy...
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