Love Greece, love its language. Now you can learn to speak Greek while having a great time on the Greek holiday island of Syros. OMILO is a successful Greek language school that has developed a unique approach to teaching Greek. Informal classes against the backdrop of Greek Island beaches and a select team of Greek teachers makes learning Greek an enjoyable experience for all . . .

People who have booked a Greek Island holiday this year or are considering a holiday break in Greece are understandably worried about Greece's political and economic situation. The Greek Islands is one of the UK's favourite holiday destinations with more than 1.5 million visiting Greece and the Greek Islands every summer. . .

The Greek government is to slash airport taxes in a bid to boost holidays in the Greek islands this year. The move could make Greek island airports among the cheapest in Europe. All airports outside Athens will reduce charges to airlines to use landing services in a bid to stem a forecast 10% drop in visitor numbers to Greece in 2012 . . .

Any regular visitor to the Greek Islands will know there is little love lost between Greece and its close neighbour Turkey. Military boats and planes regularly patrol waters and airspace between the two countries. But, in a rare example of cooperation two companies, one Greek - one Turkish, have recently signed a deal to run a marina on the Greek island of Lesbos . . .

Fears are growing for the future of some Greek Island ferry companies as the economic situation in Greece continues to look bleak. Many Greek Island ferry firms which manage ferry routes between the islands and the mainland ports have accumulated losses estimated at more than €1billion over the past few years. The future for some of these ferry companies hangs in the balance . . .

Those taking a holiday in Greece this year should take extra care to spray with insect repellent following warnings about the dangers of the West Nile virus. Researchers at the UK's Liverpool University say warmer summers and milder winters in north-west Europe has seen Asian tiger mosquito populations swell and the disease has spread in several regions of Greece . . .

Anyone who has taken a holiday on Kalymnos will know the island is hugely proud of its sponge diving traditions. The Greek island of Kalymnos was once renowned as a centre of the Greek sponge diving industry. Now the techniques once used by Kalymnos sponge divers have been adopted for the world 'Skandalopetra Free Diving Event' to be held in the northern Caribbean. . .

Prices look set to drop for Greek Island holidays following a fall in visitor numbers tumble as the 2012 Greek holiday season gets under way. Bookings for Greek island holidays soared by nearly 10% in 2011, but tourism watchers say early booking are down in the Greek islands in 2012. Tourist arrivals in the Greek islands fell nearly 9% in the first quarter according to figures. . .

Visitors to Greece and those on a Greek islands holiday often take time off from sunning on the beach to look at the ancient art of Greece. Now the online search company Google is extending its online art collection to include ancient objects from three Greek museums including the Museum of Acropolis, the Museum of Cycladic Art and the Benaki Museum . . .

Holiday visitors to the Greek island of Santorini this summer will now be able to see one of the most important archaeological sites in the Mediterranean. Greece has reopened the Akrotiri archaeological site on the holiday island of Santorini, which was closed nearly seven years ago when the roof collapsed, killing a Welsh holiday visitor. The bronze-age town at Akrotiri will open this week. . .