Month: February 2022

Boutique Cruising the Greek Islands

It comes as a surprise that anyone would ever dream of starting a new cruise venture considering the pandemic challenges faced by existing cruise lines, but Greece based Elixir Boutique Cruises has done just that. The company’s 25 cabin Elysium, is capturing the hearts of intrepid travelers on journeys of discovery visiting ancient mythical sites, […]

Mandarin Oriental Will Open Its First Greek Hotel Along the Mediterranean Coast in 2023

The 99-room beachfront resort will be located in a luxury development in the Peloponnese region. For the jetsetting traveler, vacations in Greece often mean a couple weeks on either Mykonos or Santorini. As a result, escaping to those islands can feel less like a getaway and more like a convention, depending on when you book a ticket. Come next spring, […]

High Tourist Demand Could Propel Greece ETF Higher

With the global vaccination effort continuing, travel and tourism are starting to return, which should give some emerging economies like Greece life. At the same time, the Global X MSCI Greece ETF (GREK) should see strength. Per a Reuters report, Greece’s tourism minister predicted that an uptick in tourist visits will begin in March. Obviously, COVID-19 put […]

Greece kicks off tourist season early to meet ‘great demand’

Greece’s tourism minister on Thursday said the visitor season would officially start in March, earlier than previous years, and there were “positive signs” of a bumper summer ahead.