Covid-19: Earlier Curfew on Weekends for Athens, Thessaloniki, Halkidiki

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Greek authorities on Friday announced that the country’s night curfew will start earlier in the evening every weekend in Attica (which includes central Athens), Thessaloniki and Halkidiki in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). Retail stores in the three areas will be closed on weekends. Following a meeting of the country’s […]

Greek PM Backs F&B Services with New Support

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Tax breaks and business rent exemption are among support measures announced by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday to support food and beverage (F&B) service providers who have remained closed for months due to Covid-19 restrictions. Mitsotakis announced four measures during a meeting with sector representatives, adding that “reductions in taxes and

SETE Expects Slow Recovery for Greek Tourism

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SETE President Yiannis Retsos. Photo source: @SETE The recovery of Greece’s tourism industry – from the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic – will be a gradual, slow process that will take three to four years, Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos said on Wednesday, during an online discussion with representatives of the country’s […]

Central Macedonia Film Office Brings Foreign Productions to Greece

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A foreign production crew films in Thessaloniki, September 2020. Photo source: Region of Central Macedonia The newly established Film Office of the Central Macedonia Region during its first months of operation managed to bring three foreign cinema productions to Greece. Established in September 2020, the Film Office operates as a one-stop-shop for foreign production crews

Report: Slow Vaccination May Impact Tourism to Greece

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New strains of Covid-19 and slow vaccination in Europe may impact tourism to Greece serving a blow to the Greek economy, according to a report released this week by Capital Economics. Thursday’s European Economics update found that Greece together with Spain and Portugal – leading European travel destinations – may lose one more tourism season […]

Thessaloniki’s Expo Center to Host Covid-19 Vaccine Clinics

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Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center. Photo Source: @TIF-Helexpo Greece’s national exhibition body TIF-Helexpo has offered its Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center to state authorities to accommodate Covid-19 Vaccine Clinics for the upcoming period. “We are ready to deliver the premises at any time for the operation of the vaccine centers and also offer the

Greek Think-tank Sees Slower Growth, Tourism in 2021

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Athens, Syntagma square. Photo: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Greece’s leading think-tank the Foundation of Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) revised downward this week Greek government forecasts for a 4.8 percent rebound in 2021 lowering the projection to a 4-4.3 percent rate in its baseline scenario. The forecast, presented in the IOBE’s quarterly report, is […]

Greece’s Ionian Isles Labeled Green on ECDC Covid-19 Map

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The Ionian islands in Greece, including such popular tourist destinations as Corfu, Kefalonia and Zakynthos, are among the handful of areas in Europe labeled “green” on the weekly European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) map updated on Thursday. Greece is labeled “medium risk” indicated by the orange color on the map, which charts […]

Greek PM Expects Tourism to Pick Up in Summer 2021

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo source: @PrimeministerGR Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expects to see tourism to Greece pick up pace this summer after the country’s key revenue generator and employer took a blow last year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We’ll do much better,” he told Reuters in an interview this […]

Central Macedonia to Launch New Tourism Strategy for 2021

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Photo Source: @Thessaloniki Travel The Central Macedonia Region is planning to launch a new tourism strategy and upgrade its brand identity to attract travelers for the 2021 tourism season. Speaking to tourism professionals and reporters during a webinar on Thursday, Central Macedonia Vice Governor for Tourism and Culture, Alexandros Thanos, said that despite the