Athens, Greece — Firefighters were battling a series of wildfires near the Greek capital, Athens, on Sunday evening, as the country braces for another scorching summer.

Greece is gearing up for a tourist season almost back to pre-Covid levels as airlines pile on flights and people starved for travel shrug off inflation and other deterrents.

"The campaign is 'Greece: if you come even once, you will want to stay forever'," Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias tells me. "Alternative destinations. So many of them: 124 inhabited islands.

Vasilis Kikilias is a member of the Greek parliament and spokesperson for the main opposition New Democracy Party. New Democracy respects and honours the freedom of speech and has fought for it ...

Greek Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Vasilis Kikilias highlighted the severity of the situation, stating that "no mistake will be forgiven." ...

The Greek Minister of Tourism, Vasilis Kikilias, has revealed that last October tourism revenues reached €1.5 billion, thus exceeding October 2019 by 3.3 per cent According to Minister Kikilias ...

By Michalis Psilos. Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Vasilis Kikilias said in an interview with Naftemporiki that the 50% reduction in port fees as of May 1 will keep prices at last ...

By Antonis Tsimplakis. The Greek government is making every effort to support citizens and the average Greek family, and in this context, an amendment was submitted that provides for a 50% reduction ...

Airport staff unload boxes of face masks and medical supplies from an airplane of Air China, in Athens, Greece, on March 21, 2020. Approximately eight tons of medical supplies provided by the ...

"The campaign is 'Greece: if you come even once, you will want to stay forever'," Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias tells me. "Alternative destinations. So many of them: 124 inhabited islands.