The programs are designed with an eye on Greece of Tour Operators (TOs) Austria and Switzerland for 2026, which are reinforced with a number of new air connections to Greece and increased availability of seats from the air carriers of the two countries, according to a relevant announcement.
The Service EOT of Austria participated in Roadshow of Tour Operator Ideal Tours and Springer Reisen in the cities of Graz, Innsbruck, Brixlegg, Linz and Vienna, having the opportunity to make presentations of new destinations and get in touch with hundreds of tourism executives. And he found the excellent prospects for the next tourist season, both from the Austrian market and from Switzerland. The successful course of tourist traffic in 2025 results in the inclusion of new destinations and an increase in flights from the airports of the two countries. In more detail:
–Corfu is added to the direct flights from Innsbruck with the Skyalps airline of Ideal Tours, which has Preveza/Lefkada, Kefalonia, Kalamata and Halkidiki on its schedule.
–Springer Reisen adds to the already extremely extensive program of Chios from Vienna, while from Graz and Klagenfurt it connects directly (Avanti air) with Paros/Naxos, Santorini (charter boat for Folegandros, Milos, Sifnos), Skiathos (Skopelo, Alonissos), Kos (Patmos) and Kefalonia.
Airlines responding to the strong demand for Greek destinations are increasing seat availability and expanding the time period of their flight schedule.
–Austrian Airlines: Lesvos is added to the flight schedule of Austrian Airlines, while the flight to Lemnos continues for the second year. It is the only company that connects Athens, Thessaloniki/Halkidiki, Skiathos, Kalamata, Heraklion, Chania, Santorini, Mykonos, Rhodes, Kos, Karpathos, Limnos, Lesvos, Samos, Corfu, Kefalonia, Zakynthos, Preveza and Patras.
–Edelweiss/Swiss: The Swiss Edelweiss, between April and November, connects Zurich with 12 Greek destinations (Chania, Heraklion, Corfu, Kos, Kalamata, Mykonos, Rhodes, Samos, Santorini, Zakynthos, Skiathos and Preveza).
On November 8, an evening was held in the Sierre de Valais (French-speaking Switzerland) presenting regions with a special wine-making tradition and technique, where Greece and Santorini were the honored countries.
The evening was organized from the Wine Museum in collaboration with the Commercial department and Economic Affairs of the Embassy of Greece in Bern and the support of the EOT Service of Austria/Switzerland. The exhibition hosted by the city’s Wine Museum will run until the end of November. The welcome given to the Greek delegation by members of the local government of Sierre was particularly warm. at the city hall. The visitors were guided around Santorini through selected photographic and audio-visual material and enjoyed the excellent wines and food offered by a Santo Wines delegation.