Photo source: Shutterstock Athens International Airport (AIA) is seeing a gradual growth in passenger traffic although numbers are still lagging behind compared to 2019. According to data released on Thursday, passenger traffic numbers reached the 10 million mark at Athens Airport during the 10-month January-October 2021 period, exceeding the respective 2020 levels by 32.2
Budget airline easyJet is to add 500,000 air passenger seats to departures from the UK to Greek destinations, the Greek Tourism Ministry said on Wednesday. According to a deal between the ministry and easyJet, sealed on the sidelines of the WTM London expo, the airline will allocate 1.6 million passenger seats to Greece next year, […]
archive photo Spain recently placed Greece, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Liechtenstein and several other countries and regions on its Covid-19 “high-risk” list for travel. This means that travelers arriving to Spain from these countries and regions are required to follow additional entry rules including proof of vaccination against Covid-19 or proof of recovery. Travelers
Photo source: lufthansa-city-center.com Travelport, a global leader in travel retail, has entered into a multi-year agreement with one of the world’s largest networks of independent travel agency franchises, the Lufthansa City Center International (LCCI). The agreement paves the way for all international LCCI members to migrate to Travelport+, Travelport’s newly launched
Air Transat, the leading Canadian leisure airline, has announced the appointment of Sonia Kurek as its new Commercial Director for the UK, Ireland and the GSA Markets. Sonia Kurek Joining Air Transat on 1 November, Kurek will lead the airline’s global team to develop its commercial strategy, including all sales and marketing activities across every […]
UK tour operators are adding flights and holidays across Greece in 2022 and 2023 to cater for recovering levels of demand from British holidaymakers. The news was announced on the first day of WTM London on November 1 during a press conference held by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) to showcase some of the […]
Photo source: @Hellenic Seaplanes S.A. Deputy Transport Minister Michalis Papadopoulos recently tabled an amendment in Greek parliament paving the way for fast-track procedures, which will simplify licensing for the creation of an ambitious network of waterways across the country. According to the amendment to a transport bill to be discussed this week, waterway managing
Israel on Monday, November 1, for the first time since March 2020 opened its borders to foreign nationals who have been vaccinated or have recovered from Covid-19. “It’s been too long. We are here to welcome you with open arms,” Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said in a video message on Twitter. Starting today vaccinated […]
Photo source: @Virgin Atlantic Following the opening of the United States to European travelers, Discover the World and Virgin Atlantic have decided to extend their partnership with the aim to develop sales via travel agency partners in France, Germany, Benelux, Italy, Cyprus, Greece, and Russia. “We are delighted that Virgin Atlantic has reappointed the Discover […]
Photo source: KLM KLM Group’s operating result in the third quarter of 2021 amounted to a profit of 168 million euros, compared to a loss of 234 million euros in 2020 and a profit of 511 million euros in 2019. According to KLM’s recently released third-quarter figures, turnover totaled 1.890 billion euros, compared to 1.144 […]


















