tourism

International flight arrivals increase in May but not all beds filled
CORFU. A positive start in June at the airport. The early bookings from the previous year΄s contracts are ΄lifesaving΄ for the hotels with 90% occupancy in the first month of summer.

Double-digit increase in international flight arrivals continues
CORFU. June is expected to have a particularly high number of arrivals from the very first week, as the number of flights from several airports is being increased.

76,000 international passenger arrivals at Corfu Airport in April
CORFU. There was an increase in passenger traffic and international arrivals last month, according to the official data from Fraport.

11.6% increase in international flight bookings to Corfu this year
CORFU. According to data from INSETE for this year, the number of bookings is 2,189,010 compared to 1,961,995 in 2023.

€1m revenue from €5 tickets in Venice!
VENICE. The revenue came from just 11 days of the trial period for the new measure.

Record numbers at both Corfu ports over Easter
CORFU. The numbers confirm the general impression that there were more visitors this year.

Creation of floating marina in Kalyvioti on hold until further notice
CORFU. The company is criticising delays caused by the new political leadership of the Ministry of Tourism.

Antica vintage car club visits North Corfu
CORFU. "High-income visitors, a type of theme tourism, who come during off-season periods, have a very active social media presence and thousands of followers worldwide."

Strong start to the cruise season at Corfu Port
CORFU. In February and March 13 Cruise ships visited the island with 10273 passengers.

Regional Governor meets with Hellenic Tourist Accommodation Confederation President
CORFU. They discussed the issues in the tourism sector concerning all the Ionian Islands, with the Regional Governor also being responsible for Tourism in the Association of Greek Regions.

Visitors coming by plane, bus and boat to Corfu for Easter
CORFU. Full occupancy rates in the town centre. High number of bookings in the rest of the island as well.

Silver Award for Blue Tours Corfu at Greek Tourism Awards 2024
The award ceremony took place on 15 April at the Grand Hyatt Hotel with a significant presence from the field of tourism.

International flight arrivals 9-29 March over 90% full
CORFU. Tomorrow, on non-Orthodox Easter Day, a large number of arrivals are expected at Corfu Airport with 18 international flights. Positive signs again for this year΄s season.

Deputy Mayors for Tourism from three Municipalities working together
CORFU. "The island of Corfu constitutes a unified tourist destination, with an established brand name, common challenges in terms of management and sustainability, as well as shared goals."

New state-of-the-art ΄eco-friendly΄ cruise ship Sun Princess at Corfu Port
CORFU. The newly constructed cruise ship is considered the first vessel oriented towards sustainability, as it uses LNG fuel.

Ionian Islands at Vienna Tourism Exhibition
VIENNA. The Region had its own booth within the Greek National Tourism Organisation area.

Tourist season starting with personnel shortages
CORFU. Pericles Katsaros: "The procedures for work visas for migrant workers from third countries are time-consuming."

Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands at ITB Berlin
CORFU. The common denominator of the work meetings was the quality upgrade of the tourism product in order to improve the sustainable tourism development indicators.