The prospects of increasing tourist arrivals to Mykonos through the development of thematic tourism products and the extension of the season were among the issues focused on during a meeting between Greek Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura and the island’s mayor Konstantinos Koukas.

The culture ministry on Tuesday unveiled a series of events that will take place in sites and museums throughout the country on five nights around the August full moon, which this year falls on August 18.

The hoteliers of Chalkidiki, northern Greece, announced that they would give Turkish tourists already in the area the possibility to extend their accommodation free of charge until the situation in their country stabilizes.

The significant increase in tourism to Greece over the last three years (2013-2015) has positively affected the hotel industry.