Special presentations over the recent period by a handful of Chinese publications promote Greece as a leading and secure global tourist destination, pointing out that despite last December's urban unrest in Athens, the country remains a very safe destination, combining high quality tourist services and good infrastructure.

Special travel offers made available by Greek tour operators are also cited, described as particularly attractive amidst the ongoing global economic recession.

A five-page spread in the February issue of Beauty and Travel Magazine underlines that despite whatever industrial actions, the east Mediterranean country remains a safe and affordable high-quality tourist destination.

The sector magazine Wine in China dedicates 16 pages to the wines produced in northern Greece's Epirus and Macedonia provinces, including a presentation of townships with a tradition in wine-making. The tour begins in Epirus and continues to the historically renowned Pella district, to the Thessaloniki area and verdant Halkidiki prefecture.

Thessaloniki is cited to as one of the safest Greek cities, endowed with a rich cultural tradition and numerous monuments.

Shanghai Weekly, in a two-page article, describes Greece as a prime honeymoon and religious pilgrimage destination. The report highlights the excellent tourist infrastructure of several Aegean islands, suggesting as a must-see for Chinese visitors the islands of Santorini, Lesvos, Mykonos and Crete, as well as Mt. Athos, the all-male monastic community on a Halkidiki promontory.

Finally, in the February issue of Bizmode magazine's Romantic Honeymoon Destinations section, Chinese couples planning to get married in the year of the Ox are exposed to a variety of Greek island destinations. Additionally, wedding ceremonies in Athens are detailed, with the magazine citing the fact that Athens is amongst the safest European cities, one that also combines great shopping with well-known archaeological sites and monuments.