Tourism Bolsters Greece Employment in July

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Increasing traveler flows generating demand for tourism services boosted employment in July, according to the Greek labor ministry’s Ergani employment system. More specifically, of a total 288,893 recruitments in July, 141,241 concerned F&B and accommodation services, leaving 147,652 recruitments to the remaining sectors. Overall, in July, the balance of employment

August Tourism to Greece Going Strong Despite Virus, Fires

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Tourism flows to Greece in August are gaining momentum despite Covid-19 and the devastating fires this month, driven by a strong demand from European travelers. According to tourism stakeholders and data released by Eurocontrol, global travel data provider OAG, the National Bank of Greece, Fraport Group, and hoteliers’ associations, occupancy levels are expected at around

Greece Tourism Recovery Moving Full Speed Ahead, Data Shows

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Photo source: Visit Greece Greece’s tourism sector is leading the way in Europe covering lost ground despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the massive wildfires that hit the country this month, said the Financial Times citing global travel data provider OAG. More specifically, according to OAG, the total number of seats on scheduled flights to […]

Rising Covid-19 Cases in Greece Not Tourism-related

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Infectious disease expert Charalambos Gogos said on Thursday that the rise in Covid-19 cases in Greece over the past few weeks cannot be attributed to inbound travelers. Referring to a spike in incidents – 3,605 new cases in the last 24 hours and 20 deaths – Gogos confirmed that the percentage of “imported cases” was […]

Greece Restarts Trade Fairs with Covid-19 Health Protocols

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Photo source: TIF-Helexpo Greek authorities announced on Thursday that trade events and fairs would restart on September 1 with Covid-19 protocols in place to ensure safety of organizers and participants. The General Secretariat of Commerce & Consumer Protection issued the hygiene measures and protocols which apply to all trade fairs and events including the 85th […]

Greece Accepting Most Covid-19 Vaccines for Travel

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In efforts to facilitate travel and as one of the world’s leading tourism destinations, Greece is among the few countries in the world recognizing the largest number of Covid-19 vaccines. The new additions on top of those already approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) were announced earlier in June by the Greek public health […]

Challenges and Chances Ahead for Greece’s Coastal Shipping

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Greece’s coastal shipping sector suffered a blow in the last year due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic with the renewal of its fleet being an urgent priority, said the 2021 Greek shipping report released this week by XRTC Business Consultants. According to the report’s findings, fleet renewal will cost shipping companies nearly 3 billion euros in the next

EU Releases €4bn for Greece to Finance Investments, Reforms

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR The European Commission announced on Monday that it had released 4 billion euros in pre-financing to Greece as part of the EU’s post-Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The amount is 13 percent of the total Greece is entitled to

Eurocontrol: Greece Among Countries Gaining Back Flights

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Photo source: Athens International Airport Air traffic appears to be approaching 2019 pre-Covid-19 levels with Greece moving up in terms of scheduled flights, according to the latest report by the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol). The association revised its previous four-year forecast according to which air traffic would reach 2019

Greece’s Tourism May Recover Up to 50% of pre-Covid 2019 Levels, Says NBG

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Greece’s tourism sector is showing signs of recovery, according to a study released this week by the National Bank of Greece (NBG) which found that arrivals in June 2021 recovered one-third of pre-Covid-19 2019 levels against 3 percent in June 2020. NBG analysts said July 2021 had also gained back two-thirds of pre-pandemic 2019 arrival […]