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The Odyssey Effect: How Film, Celebrity Power and Set-Jetting Are Driving a US Tourism Surge in GreeceChristopher Nolan's IMAX adaptation of The Odyssey — starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Charlize Theron and Robert Pattinson — has achieved something few films manage: turning a real, still relatively undiscovered corner of Greece into one of the world's most searched-for travel destinations, with American travellers following the cinematic trail in numbers that even Greece's tourism authorities could hardly have engineered.

The Odyssey Effect: How Film, Celebrity Power and Set-Jetting Are Driving a US Tourism Surge in Greece

Published August 24, 2026 by Staff Writer

A cave above a crescent-shaped beach in the southern Peloponnese has quietly become one of the most consequential pieces of real estate in global tourism this year — not because…

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Greece’s €23.6 Billion Tourism Bet Pays Off: What “The Best Year of All Time” Reveals About Mediterranean StrategyArrivals increased 5.6 per cent to 37.98 million visitors in 2025, up from 35.95 million in 2024, according to provisional data released by the Bank of Greece.

Greece’s €23.6 Billion Tourism Bet Pays Off: What “The Best Year of All Time” Reveals About Mediterranean Strategy

Published February 25, 2026 by Staff Writer

While Barcelona doubles taxes to reduce tourist numbers, Greece just posted record revenues by doing the opposite—and the diverging strategies offer critical lessons for destinations worldwide London (Tourism Reporter) —The…

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