Study: Visitors to Crete Satisfied with Covid-19 Safety

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Chania, Crete Eight in 10 foreign travelers to Western Crete said they feel safe on the island with regard to Covid-19 and expressed their satisfaction with overall adherence to measures and health protocols at hotels and restaurants, found a study released this week by the Western Crete Tourism Observatory. According to initial findings of the […]

International Flights to Greece Shoot Up in July

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archive photo Inbound flight activity to Greece surged in July, with international arrivals up by 146.8 percent against the same month in 2020, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) said on Tuesday. According to HCAA data, passenger traffic to Greece is on a steady upward trend stronger by 140.6 percent with overall data from all of […]

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

Flight Activity at Athens Airport Picks Up Pace

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Photo source: HRADF Athens International Airport (AIA) has recovered 77 percent of total 2019 traffic so far and is up by 74 percent or 273 flights against last year, according to the latest briefing released by the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol). According to the Eurocontrol report, which examines the impact […]

Greece Expects €4bn of EU Recovery Aid by August

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Photo: GTP Greece expects by the end of the month to have access to approximately 4 billion euros in support from the European Union’s Recovery Fund, said Finance Minister Christos Staikouras this week. Staikouras was in Brussels on Tuesday participating in a meeting of EU finance ministers who approved the recovery plans of 12 member […]

Bloomberg: Greece in Top 20 Best Places to Be During Covid-19

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Greece has made “reopening progress”, according to Bloomberg, moving up the resilience ranking this month from 33rd spot in May to 19th in June making it into the Top 20 best places to be in during Covid-19. According to Bloomberg analysts, the best and worst places to be in the Covid-19 era are now defined […]

Travelport Study Says Restoring Trust Key to Industry Recovery

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Photo source: Travelport Restoring trust in travel can go a long way towards boosting industry recovery and stimulating purchasing behavior found a study released this week by travel solutions provider Travelport. The global analysis conducted over the March 19-29 period by Edelman Data & Intelligence on 11,000 travelers across 10 countries identified four trust gaps:

Greek PM’s Vision for Tourism All About the Experience

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Imerovigli, Santorini. Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou Redefining the tourism model in the aftermath of Covid-19 with a focus on lasting experiences, the importance of vaccination particularly among younger generations and tourism professionals, and putting EU recovery funds to good were at the center of a Q&A between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Greek Tourism

EU Commissioner: ‘We Can’t Go Back to Tourism As We Knew It’

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Photo source: @Thierry Breton Three challenges must be addressed before the EU could call it summer in the aftermath of Covid-19, said Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton in a post on the European Commission’s blog on Tuesday. Under the title “Sea, Vax & Sun – Let’s Get Set for Summer”, Breton lists three […]