''Local Experts on Thassos Island''

Who are we?

Realholidaysgreece.com is a specialized travel portal for Thassos Island. It is owned and operated by Real Holidays, a licensed tour operator based in Thassos Island, Greece.

What do we do?

Our mission is to use our local expertise, so as to carefully select a list of accommodations, tours/activities, car/bike rental, transfer services, and themed holidays, make it easy and quick for you to find, compare & book online, the services that suit your needs and your budget. In other words, find all you need in ''one stop'' shopping.

Who is behind the scenes?

Local people with extensive experience in the hospitality business are behind the scenes of realholidaysgreece.com. A network of local hoteliers & apartments/villa owners, excursion/activity makers, guides and taxi drivers, all passionate about their homeland and ready to make you feel at home. No more words, you'll realize it by yourself! 

Who runs the business?

The manager and owner of Real Holidays and www.realholidaysgreece.com is Yannis Arrenopoulos, M.Sc. in Tourism Marketing. Yannis has grown up in Thassos and has lived about half of his life on Thassos island. He is the third generation of his family working in the hospitality business and tourism.

He has studied Economics and Tourism Marketing, traveling in 23 different countries, and has worked in managerial positions for two of the largest tour operators in Greece. His personal vision is to make our destinations your first holiday choice by offering you outstanding quality, good value, and real hospitality.

Why to book with us?

10+1 reasons to choose us: 

• Significant local knowledge of our destinations
• Hand-picked accommodation for all budgets and tastes
• Self-operated or self-tested Tours / Excursions and Activities for all interests, operated by professionals with international experience
• Perfectly arranged Taxi Transfers by drivers with responsible driving
• Themed holidays and tours exclusively operated and offered by Real Holidays 
• Best price guaranteed for our services
• Local prices on global car rental brands
• Easy for you to find and compare anything you need for your holidays
• Free to create your holidays as you wish. We provide you everything you need, and you decide what to book 
• Easy online booking and fast confirmation
• Last but not least, Book with confidence, as we are based on your holiday destination. In other words, we are there for you!

Social responsibility and Green policy 

Real Holidays minimise impact and maximise benefit to the environment and local communities.  

How we do this: 

• We minimize the use of printed promotional tools, and we print on paper on both sides when possible.
• We co-operate with local staff, suppliers, accommodation and transport services so as to maximize benefits for the local economy.
• We have chosen to promote sustainable destinations and that minimizes environmental impact.
• We promote green tours and activities which minimize the impact on the environment such as (diving, horseback riding, walking tour, MTB tour, etc.)
• We encourage our visitors to rent a mini/economy car, and we do not rent cars larger than 1400 cc.
• We negotiate fair prices and build long-lasting relationships with our local suppliers so they are able to retain expert staff, operate responsibly and prosper in the long term.
• We plan tours with a positive impact on the community and the environment, such as "Live Like a Local" which promotes local cuisine and its local products to tourists.