Scotiabank Gold American Express® CardScotiabank Gold American Express® CardEarn up to 50,000 bonus Scene+ points + no annual fee in your first year

All-inclusive trip in Greece: Our best suggestions

  • All Inclusive
All-inclusive trip in Greece: Our best suggestions
Share

Greece has the world dreaming about its mythical history, famous fine sand beaches, crystal clear waters and tasty Mediterranean cuisine.

Want to make the most of your trip to Greece without worrying about logistics? So all-inclusive travel and tours are a great option for you.

We rarely think of the all-inclusive formula when we think of Greece. However, several hotel complexes offer this formula. They offer packages including meals, drinks and activities. Travellers can therefore relax and focus on discovering the wonders of Greece, be it the ancient sites, the idyllic islands or its capital Athens.

Let’s explore the all-inclusive travel options – or almost all-inclusive, in the case of group tours! – for your trip to Greece.

All-inclusive resorts

In Greece or elsewhere, there are several advantages to looking at all-inclusive. First, accommodations that offer this arrangement generally offer good value because meals, beverages, activities and sometimes even transfers are included in the initial price.

Second, they often offer a variety of on-site services and activities, including restaurants, bars, swimming pools, spas, children’s clubs, water sports and shows.

In all-inclusive hotels, the level of security and service is generally high, with security guards and often well-trained staff.

Finally, it is an easy and convenient solution for those who prefer to have their organized travel itinerary in advance.

Tips for booking all-inclusive travel at low cost

There’s no question that you can significantly reduce the cost of an all-inclusive trip, or a tour, with the reward points.

This companion article on all-inclusive travel savings shows you how to do this when it comes to all-inclusives.

As for group tours, just put the total of the trip on a credit card that allows you to apply your points to cover the amount spent (or part of it).

Here are some examples of reward programs to use:

  • American Express Membership Rewards points: By applying your points to the amount spent yourself (every 10,000 points gives you $100 in credit)
  • Scene+: Reimburse the expense with your own points (each 10,000 Scene+ points gives $100 credit)
  • Aventura: By applying the points to the amount spent yourself while it is still in the Pending stage on the credit card account.
All-inclusive trip in Greece: Our best suggestions - Ikos Ocenia 1

Here are some suggestions for all-inclusives in Greece.

Club Med Gregolimano

Club Med Gregolimano is located in a magnificent setting on the island of Evia. The hotel offers a wide range of services and activities for all ages, as well as an all-inclusive formula including meals, beverages, activities and generous animation. The rooms are comfortable and stylish, with stunning views of the sea or forest.

Excursions can be purchased directly at the hotel. Some of the most popular excursions include visits to historic sites such as the temples of Athens and Delphes, walks to traditional Greek villages, cruises to neighbouring islands and excursions to discover the natural beauty of the region.

All-inclusive trip in Greece: Our best suggestions - Club Med Gregolimano

Kinetta Beach Resort & Spa

Transat offers the Kinetta Beach Resort & Spa, located between Athens and the Corinth Canal. This all-inclusive 4-star complex is ideal for a relaxing seaside vacation. It is also possible to practice water sports.

Less than a km from the train station, you will be in the heart of Athens in 45 minutes. The hotel consists of 16 two-storey buildings, 253 rooms, 2 swimming pools, a children’s pool, a spa, a gym, a tennis court and a playground. On the restaurant side, the establishment offers 3 restaurants, 2 bars, including a Mediterranean outdoor restaurant and a friendly beach bar.

All-inclusive trip in Greece: Our best suggestions - Facebook

Ikos Resorts

Ikos is a luxury hotel chain in Greece that offers an all-inclusive formula known as Infinite Lifestyle. Ikos hotels are located in popular destinations in Greece, including Halkidiki, Corfu, Kos and Rhodes.

Ikos’s all-inclusive Infinite Lifestyle includes gourmet menu meals, premium beverages, sports and leisure activities, animation, a concierge service, and children and youth programs. Ikos hotels also have a luxury spa, swimming pools and private beaches.

Among the best-known Ikos hotels is theIkos Oceania located in Halkidiki, which offers panoramic views of the Aegean Sea, the Ikos Dassia on the island of Corfu, with its 400-metre private beach, and theIkos Aria in Kos, featuring infinity pools, a water park and a luxury spa.

Tui Magic Life Candia Maris

Located in Heraklion, Tui Magic Life Candia Maris is situated in a privileged seaside location with stunning views of the Aegean Sea. It has 285 spacious and elegant rooms and suites, equipped with all the modern comfort.

The hotel’s main restaurant serves traditional Greek cuisine as well as international buffet dishes. There are also a number of restaurants with Italian, Asian and Mediterranean specialties.

You will enjoy several outdoor pools, a private beach, tennis courts and volleyball courts.

All-inclusive trip in Greece: Our best suggestions - Tui Magic Life Candia Maris

Other all-inclusives to consider in Greece include:

All-inclusive trip in Greece: Our best suggestions - Iberostar Creta Panorama & Mare

Other accommodation in Greece

Book your accommodation in Greece with Booking:



Booking.com

Organized tours

Without being an all-inclusive trip per se, opting for a group tour in Greece can offer a comfortable, convenient and economical travel experience, while allowing you to fully discover the destination without the worries of organizing your trip.

You will usually have to pay for several meals, but a few excursions are often included, as well as accommodations and transportation.

These tours are organized by specialized travel agencies that have in-depth knowledge of the destination. Their local tour guides give you valuable information about the sites you are visiting, as well as the history and culture of Greece.


All-inclusive trip in Greece: Our best suggestions - Grèce

Here are some suggestions for tours in Greece.

Tours with Air Canada Vacations

Air Canada Vacations offers several tours in Greece. For example, the 11-night Island Delights tour takes you to the spectacular islands and cities of Greece: Athens, Mykonos, Santorini and Crete.

The package includes:

  • Round trip flights to Athens (if the Flights and Hotel package is selected)
  • Domestic flight from Crete to Athens
  • 11 nights accommodation
  • 11 breakfasts
  • Airport and port transfers in Athens, Mykonos, Santorini and Crete
  • The high-speed ferry from Athens to Mykonos; the hydrofoil from Mykonos to Santorini; from Santorini to Crete
  • 1 activity included: half day visit to the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum
  • Baggage handling

You can earn Aeroplan points for flying on Air Canada, or use points to cover part of the trip.

All-inclusive trip in Greece: Our best suggestions - santorini- Pixabay

The itinerary is as follows:

  • Day 1: Departure from Canada
  • Day 2: Athens
  • Day 3: Athens
  • Day 4: Athens – Mykonos
  • Days 5 and 6 : Mykonos – free time
  • Day 7: Mykonos – Santorini
  • Day 8 and 9: Santorini – free time
  • Day 10: Santorini – Crete
  • Day 11 and 12: Crete – free time
  • Day 13: Crete – Athens – Return to Canada
All-inclusive trip in Greece: Our best suggestions - Pixabay

Other tours offered by Air Canada Vacations in Greece include

Best of Greece (8 nights), Island Discovy (10 nights), Cycladic and Crete Adventure (10 nights) and Historical Greece (7 nights).

Tours with G Adventures

G Adventures , aan adventure tour company focused on authentic experiences, also offers great tours in Greece. For example, its popular 8-day Sailing Greece – Santorini to Mykonos tour offers a yacht experience, one of the best ways to discover the Greek islands.

For eight days aboard a 15-m (51-ft.) yacht, you’ll have time to explore ancient archaeological sites, taste fresh seafood, hike and snorkel.

These tours are usually conducted in small groups (8 participants for this one). Note that meals are not included. Meals not included will be $240 to $315 USD. However, the basic items on board are covered by a food pot of about $60 USD per person.

The itinerary is as follows:

  • Day 1: Santorini
  • Day 2: Santorini/Cyclades
  • Days 3 to 6 : Cyclades
  • Day 7: Cyclades/Mykonos
  • Day 8: Mykonos

Other tours offered by G Adventures in Greece include:

  • Greece Escape: Corfu, Athens & Sky-High Monasteries
  • Greece: Ancient Ruins & Iconic Islands
  • Sailing Greece – Santorini to Athens.
All-inclusive trip in Greece: Our best suggestions - Page Facebook

Other companies near us also offer interesting tours in Greece, such as Transat, Groupe Voyage Québec, Tours Chanteclerc and Voyages Traditours.

Greece Travel – Activities to book

Here are the activities we recommend you book with Viator:



Bottom Line

Whether you choose an all-inclusive package or an organized tour, Greece offers an exceptional travel experience with its rich history, tasty cuisine, idyllic beaches and breathtaking landscapes.

These travel styles are convenient and comfortable. Also, for those who want to explore the country, they are enriching, all without logistical concerns!


Annual fee
$191.88
Our valuation
$255
Milesopedia first-year estimateFirst-year valueWelcome bonus$255Total$255Rewards on your spending are not included. The calculator that adds them from your own profile is on the card's page.
Welcome offer
Up to 15,000 points
Apply Now

on American Express's website

Apply with confidence — no impact on your credit scoreApply with confidenceCheck whether your application will be approved before you submit it, with no impact on your credit score*When you apply for a personal American Express Credit Card, we will tell you whether you are eligible without affecting your credit score. So you can apply with confidence.*Instant decisions are only available for consumer Card applications (also called “personal Cards”).

The American Express Cobalt® Card is the best credit card from American Express, whether you want points for travel or cash back.

American Express Cobalt® Card welcome offer

The welcome bonus is paid out monthly over your first 12 months. You earn 1,250 Membership Rewards points for each monthly billing period in which you charge $750 in net purchases to your card, in any category (1X, 2X, 3X or 5X). That adds up to 15,000 Membership Rewards points over the year, a welcome offer we value at $255.

Earning the full bonus means $9,000 in net purchases spread across 12 monthly billing periods. This offer rewards steady monthly spending rather than one large purchase.

You can use these points as statement credits on everyday or travel purchases, at the same rate either way: 1,000 points = $10.

You can also transfer them to Aeroplan, Avios (British Airways and Qatar Airways), Flying Blue, Marriott Bonvoy or Hilton Honors. With the full welcome bonus, that is a choice between:

  • 15,000 Aeroplan points
  • 15,000 Avios points
  • 15,000 Flying Blue Miles
  • 18,000 Marriott Bonvoy points

If hotel points are what you are after, our ultimate guide to Marriott Bonvoy and our complete map of Marriott Bonvoy hotels by category show what those points can actually buy.

American Express Cobalt® Card benefits

Here is what the card gives you, starting with the benefits cardholders use most.

  • 5X points on eligible eats and drinks in Canada: groceries, restaurants and bars, home food delivery and convenience stores. A spend cap applies.
  • 3X points on eligible streaming subscriptions in Canada.
  • 2X points on eligible gas, public transit and ride sharing purchases in Canada.
  • 1 additional point on eligible hotel and car rental bookings made through American Express Travel Online.
  • 1X point per dollar on everything else, with no category restrictions.
  • Points that hold the same value either way: 1,000 points = $10 as a statement credit, or a 1:1 transfer to several airline and hotel loyalty programs.
  • No minimum income requirement, as with every American Express Canada card.
  • Additional cards at no extra cost: the first and every other supplementary card is $0.
  • The Hotel Collection: a room upgrade when available, 12pm check-in and late check-out when available, and up to $100 USD in hotel credit on amenities charged to the room for a stay of two or more consecutive nights, booked through American Express Travel.
  • Front Of The Line® presale and reserved tickets for concerts and theatre performances, plus offers and events curated for cardmembers through Amex Experiences.
  • A soft credit check before you apply: you can see whether you will be approved with no impact to your credit score. This applies to American Express personal card applications.

To see how it compares with the rest of the line-up, read our round-up of the best credit cards from American Express in Canada.

The 5X categories and where they apply

The 5X rate is the reason most people carry this card. In Canada it covers four kinds of merchants:

  • Groceries: Metro, IGA, Sobeys, Super C, Safeway, Whole Foods.
  • Restaurants and bars: sit-down meals, takeout and drinks.
  • Home food delivery.
  • Convenience stores: Couche-Tard, 7-Eleven.

The 2X rate covers gas stations such as Esso, Shell and Petro-Canada, along with public transit and ride sharing.

With the American Express Cobalt® Card, you earn between 1 and 5 points per dollar:

Category Points per dollar
Grocery (Metro, IGA, Sobeys, Super C, etc.) 5
Home food delivery 5
Restaurants and bars 5
Convenience stores 5
Streaming services 3
Service station 2
Transport 2
Travel 1
Other 1

That works out to a 1 to 5% return on those purchases. For example, if you spend $1,000 per month across groceries, restaurants and food delivery, you earn $50 back per month, or $600 per year from that category alone. Transfer the points to a program such as Aeroplan instead and the return can be higher.

You can also stack these categories with the hundreds of stores that offer 5x points.

American Express Cobalt® Card insurance coverage

The card comes with a broad insurance package. The amounts below are the coverage limits; conditions, age limits and exclusions are set out in the certificate of insurance linked in the Insurance section above.

Travel insurance

  • Emergency medical: up to $5,000,000 for the first 15 days of a trip.
  • Travel accident: accidental death and dismemberment of up to $250,000 for you, your spouse and dependent children under age 23 when travelling on a common carrier (plane, train, bus or ship) and the tickets are charged to your card. Supplementary cardholders and their families are covered too.
  • Flight delay: up to $500 for necessary hotel, meal and sundry expenses bought within 48 hours when you are delayed or denied boarding for four hours or more and no other transportation is available. This $500 is an aggregate limit per occurrence, shared with missed connection and delayed baggage coverage.
  • Delayed baggage: up to $500 for essential clothing and sundries bought within four days when your outbound luggage is delayed six hours or more. This $500 is an aggregate limit per occurrence, shared with missed connection and flight delay coverage.
  • Lost or stolen baggage: up to $500 per occurrence for all insured persons combined, for checked or carry-on baggage and personal effects in transit, when the airline tickets are charged to your card. Within that limit, jewellery is capped at $300 per occurrence and golf clubs, including golf bags, at $250 per occurrence.
  • Hotel and motel burglary: up to $500 against the loss of most personal items if your hotel or motel is burglarized, when the stay is charged to your card.

Rental car insurance

Theft and damage coverage is included for a rental car with an MSRP, for its model year, of up to $85,000 excluding all taxes, for rentals of up to 48 days. To use it, decline the Loss Damage Waiver (LDW) or any similar option from the rental company and charge the full rental to your card. There is no cost for this coverage, and it replaces the daily insurance the rental company charges, usually $16 to $23 per day.

Mobile device insurance

Your device is covered for up to $1,000 per occurrence when it is charged to the card, for up to two years from the date of purchase. The payout is based on the depreciated value of the device, which falls by 2% of the purchase price for every completed month, less a 10% deductible. Theft and accidental damage coverage starts on the 91st day after purchase, because the first 90 days are covered by purchase protection.

Purchase protection and extended warranty

Eligible items charged to your card are insured against accidental physical damage or theft for 90 days from the purchase date, up to $1,000 per occurrence for all items combined. The card also extends the original manufacturer’s warranty by up to one additional year on eligible items, with indemnification limited to $10,000 per insured item and $25,000 per Cardmember per policy year for all items combined.

American Express Cobalt® Card fees

  • Card fee: $15.99 per month, which equals $191.88 per year, for residents outside Quebec. Quebec residents are billed $191.88 per year.
  • Additional cards: $0.
  • Purchase interest rate: 21.99%.
  • Cash advance interest rate: 21.99%.
  • Foreign transaction fee: 2.5%.
  • Minimum income required: none.

Because the fee is billed monthly rather than in one annual charge, you can stop and restart the cost in step with how much you are actually using the card.

Annual fee

Primary card$191.88
Additional card$0

Annual income required

Individual$0
Household$0

Conversion fees

2.5%

Earning rate

  • 5xRestaurants
  • 5xGroceries
  • 5xConvenience
  • 3xStreaming
  • 2xTransit
  • 2xGas & EV
  • 1xAll spending

Value

1st Year Value$1,828
2nd Year Value$799

Transfer partners

  • AeroplanAirline
  • British Airways ClubAirline
  • Cathay Asia MilesAirline
  • Etihad GuestAirline
  • Flying BlueAirline
  • Hilton HonorsHotel
  • Marriott BonvoyHotel

Travel insurance

Travel medical (under 55)Up to $5,000,000 / 15 days
Travel medical (55-64)Up to $5,000,000 / 15 days
Delayed BaggageUp to $500
Lost BaggageUp to $500
Flight DelayUp to $500
Hotel BurglaryUp to $500
Travel AccidentUp to $250,000

Purchase protection

Purchase ProtectionUp to $1,000 / 90 days
Extended Warranty+1 years
Mobile DeviceUp to $1,000 / 2 years
Auto Rental Collision (primary)Up to $85,000 / 48 days

Our featured card

Annual fee
$150
Our valuation
$350
Milesopedia first-year estimateFirst-year valueWelcome bonus$350Total$350Rewards on your spending are not included. The calculator that adds them from your own profile is on the card's page.
Welcome offer
Up to 35,000 points
Ends Nov 1, 2026
Apply Now

on Scotiabank's website

With this welcome offer for the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite +* Card +* CardMC, you’ll earn 25,000 welcome bonus Scene+ points after charging $2,000 in purchases to your account within the first three months.

Plus, every year, earn an annual bonus of at least 10,000 Scene+ points when you charge at least $40,000 in purchases to your account. In total, the offer represents up to 35,000 Scene+ points and a value of up to $1,250 in the first year, including rewards, savings on foreign transaction fees and airport lounge access.

With the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite +* Card, you earn 3 points per $1 spent at Sobeys, IGA, Safeway, Foodland and participating Co-ops, and 2 points per $1 spent at other grocery stores, restaurants, eligible entertainment and eligible daily transit. You earn 1 point per $1 on all your other everyday purchases.

These points can be redeemed against any travel purchase at a rate of 1,000 points = $10 (flights, hotels, all-inclusives and even Airbnb), or as cash back with Scene+ at the same rate.

The Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite +* Card also offers:

  • No fees for foreign currency transactions
  • 6 complimentary airport VIP lounge passes
  • Excellent insurance for your travels and purchases
  • Visa Infinite* Concierge Services

We have named this credit card the Best Credit Card with No Foreign Transaction Fees in 2024, 2025, and 2026.

Annual fee

Primary card$150
Additional card$50

Annual income required

Individual$60,000
Household$100,000

Conversion fees

0%

Earning rate

  • 2xGroceries
  • 2xRestaurants
  • 2xTransit
  • 2xEntertainment
  • 1xAll spending

Value

1st Year Value$650
2nd Year Value$397

Card benefits

Concierge service24/7
Airport lounge access$240

Travel insurance

Travel medical (under 55)Up to $1,000,000 / 25 days
Travel medical (55-64)Up to $1,000,000 / 25 days
Travel medical (65+)Up to $1,000,000 / 3 days
Trip CancellationUp to $1,500
Trip InterruptionUp to $2,500
Delayed BaggageUp to $1,000
Lost BaggageUp to $1,000
Flight DelayUp to $500
Hotel BurglaryUp to $1,000
Travel AccidentUp to $500,000

Purchase protection

Purchase ProtectionIncluded
Extended Warranty+1 years
Auto Rental CollisionUp to $65,000 / 48 days

Our editorial integrity

Our reviews and rankings are based on an objective assessment. Advertisers do not influence our content. We may receive compensation through some links; our analysis and opinions remain independent.