Greek news agencies are reporting that Athina Onassis, the heir to the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, has agreed to sell her family-owned island of Scorpios to a Russian billionaire.

The tourism authorities in Greece are currently undergoing efforts to reinvigorate the yacht tourism and for this reason they are currently auctioning rights to operate dozens of marinas along the coast. They are interested in attracting private investors which might bring much needed funds to the industry.

If Mecca is the gathering place of all Muslims in the world, than for Christian Orthodox that place has to be Greece. The Greek officials are aware of their religious heritage and its importance to orthodox people around the world and that’s why they have decided to make a more aggressive push of their religious tourism.