Singapore Airlines First in World to Pilot IATA’s Travel Pass App

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Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be the world’s first airline to pilot the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Travel Pass mobile application for digital health verification, starting with passengers travelling from Singapore to London from 15 to 28 March 2021. The IATA Travel Pass is was created by the association aimed to help passengers easily and

Greece Planning to Re-open Shops and Restaurants

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Monastiraki market, Athens. Photo Source: ESEE Greek authorities are planning to gradually lift Covid-19 restrictions and allow retail shops to reopen from March 22 or March 29. Speaking on Parapolitika 90.1 radio on Tuesday, Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis clarified that when shops re-open, they will not be obliged operate with the “click away” […]

‘Greek Summer is a State of Mind’ Campaign Honored at Japanese Tourism Film Festival

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Greece’s 2020 tourism campaign, “Greek summer is a state of mind”, clinched two awards at the Japan World’s Tourism Film Festival. The campaign competed along with 1,327 participants from all over the world and won the second prize in the “Tourism Destinations – Country Award” category, along with a special award as the “Best Video […]

UN Agencies Release Inclusive Recovery Guide for Women in Tourism

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The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is marking International Women’s Day 2021, celebrated on March 8, with the release of an Inclusive Recovery Guide for women in tourism, compiled in collaboration with UN Women. As the tourism sector enters the second year of an unprecedented crisis, the impact this has had on women in tourism has […]

Greece to Show its Best at ITB Berlin 2021 Virtual Tourism Expo

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Photo source: @Visit Greece Greece is ready to show its best at Germany’s ITB Berlin travel and tourism expo that will take place online this year during March 9-12. One of the world’s leading travel trade shows, ITB Berlin is taking place this year as an entirely virtual event as the situation surrounding the coronavirus […]

Greek Hotels: Safety of Tourists and Staff is Top Priority

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Photo source: Hilton Athens Just like in 2020, Greece’s hotel enterprises will open their doors to guests this season with high health protection measures in place, according to Halkidiki Hotel Association President Grigoris Tasios. In a recent interview to the Athens News Agency (ANA), Tasios said that the Greek hotels’ safe 2021 opening will be […]

EU Auditors Probe the Protection of Air Passenger Rights During Covid-19

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The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has launched an audit to assess whether the European Commission has been safeguarding effectively the rights of citizens who travelled by plane or booked flights during the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. According to an announcement by ECA, the auditors will examine whether the current rules on air passenger rights are […]

Covid-19 Travel Restrictions Keep One in Three Tourism Destinations Completely Closed

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Photo source: UNWTO One in three destinations worldwide are now completely closed to international tourism due to travel restrictions, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Monday. According to the 9th UNWTO Travel Restrictions Report, the emergence of new variants of the coronavirus (Covid-19) virus has prompted many governments to reverse efforts to ease

Greek Yachting to See Promotion in Upcoming Campaign

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Yachting is among the tourism sectors that the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has included its new three-year campaign, GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis announced last week. Speaking to representatives of Greece’s boat owners associations, Fragakis said that marine and yachting tourism will be the theme of one of the GNTO’s four micro-campaigns to run

Greece Extends Travel Restrictions for Int’l Flights Until March 22

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Photo source: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Sunday extended travel restrictions for domestic air travel and all international flights landing in Greece. The restrictions are part of the Greek government’s efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country. The 7-day quarantine measure remains