The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) completed a promotion of Kythira to Austrian journalists in the last few days, hoping to boost tourism to the small island lying opposite the south-eastern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula.

The preliminary agreement between Greece and its international creditors is a positive step towards unlocking funds that will enable the country to meet its July debt maturities, Fitch Ratings said in a press release on Thursday.

Medical Union POEDIN accused Deputy Minister of Health Pavlos Polakis for a "new Polakis type show like Santorini", denouncing that he performed surgery at the Hospital of Zakynthos "with transported personnel (medical, nursing) and patients from other places".

Television crews from Russia, France and Belgium are expected to visit Greece in May to film popular tourism destinations, such as the Ionian islands and the Peloponnese, but also places lesser known to tourists.