Consolidated World Travel has determined that an increasing number of Australians are choosing Greece as their holiday destination.

A new initiative by Google, Ministry of Tourism, EOT and SETE, called “Grow Greek Tourism Online”, is starting from Crete.

The Cypriot Statistical Service's Passengers Survey revealed that arrivals to the island rose by 5.7% last month, in addition to an 11.4% surge in international travels by Cypriots.