Virtuoso: Greece among top 10 summer destinations for jetsetters in 2016.

Greece has been included in luxury travel network Virtuoso’s Top 10 list as one of the world’s leading destinations for summer holidays and among the 10 leading countries recording increased bookings.

(According to data presented at the annual Virtuoso Symposium in Hong Kong this week, travel to Greece is picking up with 58 percent of bookings made in June through August, and holidaymakers preferring Santorini, Mykonos, Crete and
Rhodes.)

 Virtuoso has mined its data warehouse of more than $35 billion in transactions to reveal the top destinations.

Upscale jetsetters are largely seeking perennial European favorites for summer vacations, alongside select African locales.

 However, a few surprises emerged when Virtuoso compared this year's summer hot spots to last year's "must-see" destinations.

The Virtuoso Top 10:

The most popular destinations for summer vacations based on future bookings.

1. Italy
2. United Kingdom
3. France
4. Spain
5. Netherlands
6. Ireland
7. Germany
8. South Africa
9. Greece
10. Israel

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A nice evening at Plakias - Crete, Greece!

It's Island Time: TripAdvisor Names the Europe's Top 10 Islands in 2016 Travelers' Choice Awards. Crete ranked 4th.

The island of Crete is a Greek jewel floating in a sea of melted turquoise.
 
The beaches are godly stretches of pillowy sand and smooth pebbles.

Its historical and mythological significance can not be ignored: Crete is said to have been to be the birthplace of Zeus, the king of the Gods, and was the site of Europe's first modern civilization...

 
 Crete is the largest of the Greek islands and is a paradise for tourists seeking sunshine, beaches, and culture.

Lighting and Handover Ceremonies of the Olympic Flame

The journey of the Olympic Flame in view of the RIO 2016 Olympic Games will start on April 21, 2016 in Ancient Olympia. The Handover Ceremony of the Olympic Flame will be held on April 27, 2016 at the Panathenaic Stadium (Athens).

Eighty years after the Olympic Flame was lit for the first time in the context of the modern Olympic Games, the Lighting Ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the RIO 2016 Olympic Games will take place in Ancient Olympia on April 21, 2016.

The High Priestess Katerina Lehou will hand the Olympic Flame to the first torchbearer in order for the Flame to travel in Greece before arriving in Athens. On its journey, the Flame will cross the majority of the Greek territory including islands such as Zakynthos and Corfu.

The Handover Ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the RIO 2016 Olympic Games followed by a celebrations programme, will take place at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on April 27, 2016.
For more info: www.hoc.gr

Photos © Hellenic Olympic Committee

21/04/2016 - 27/04/2016

Location: Various locations

Hours - Comments

Dates: 21/04/2016, 27/04/2016. Place: Peloponnese & Athens. Venues: Ancient Olympia & Panathenaic Stadium. Start. T.: 12:00 (Lighting Ceremony), 17:00 (Handover Ceremony). (source: VisitGreece)

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Greece ranks first among best destinations to travel in May

Now that the weather is changing, you are all getting restless, and it’s time to discover a new corner of the globe, says the leading travel magazine Conde-Nast traveler and suggests top 6 destinations to travel.

Greece ranks first among magazine’s best destinations to travel in May!