Central Greece, Nafpaktos. Photo source: Visit Greece / K. Kouzouni Greece’s alternative tourism forms and destinations were presented to leading tour operators and media representatives of the Swedish market, during an event that took place recently in Stockholm by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO). The head of GNTO’s office in Scandinavia Pavlos Mourmas
ITB Berlin 2021, one of the world’s leading travel trade shows, will take place as an entirely virtual event during March 9-12. This decision was taken by the exhibition’s organizer Messe Berlin, after weighing all the circumstances. “The situation surrounding the coronavirus pandemic remains difficult, particularly for the travel and tourism industry. Our decision to […]
London Travel Week Virtual kicks off tomorrow, October 30, with a diverse array of webinars and summits designed to help the travel industry recover, rebuild and innovate. Aiming to maximise the online experience of all WTM Virtual delegates over the next seven days, the event will be focusing on how to market a destination or […]
The European Commission on Wednesday announced that it is preparing to launch a common EU digital Passenger Locator Form (PLF) as one of its measures to facilitate safe travel in the post-Covid-19 era. “Passenger Locator Forms help member states undertake risk assessments of arrivals and enable contact tracing. A pilot next month will allow member […]
The Hellenic Parliament. Photo Source: @PressParliament / © Aliki Eleftheriou Greece has managed despite the far-reaching implications of the Covid-19 pandemic to protect jobs in the second quarter (Q2) of the year, according to findings presented this week by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical services. More specifically, Eurostat presented the first experimental results
Crete, Rethymnon. Photo source: Visit Greece / E.Fili Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Manos Konsolas on Monday said the ministry is aiming to strengthen Greece’s image as a safe destination to visit in the post-Covid-19 period. Speaking during a meeting on Crete with the island’s professionals, the deputy minister stressed that 2021 will be a “difficult […]
Ioannina, Greece. Photo by G. Bozouris Two more Greek regional units – Ioannina and Serres – will transition to red Covid-19 status due to a surge of infections, according to Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias. Speaking to the media during the Covid-19 briefing on Tuesday, Hardalias informed that Ioannina (northwestern Greece) and Serres […]
Photo Source: @Qatar Airways Qatar Airways recently took delivery of three more Airbus A350-1000 aircraft that will operate on strategic long-haul routes to Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. According to an announcement, with the delivery of the new aircraft, the airline reaffirms its position as the largest operator of Airbus A350 aircraft with 52 in
An estimated 193 airports may face insolvency in the coming months if passenger traffic does not start to recover by year end, ACI Europe said on Tuesday. These airports facilitate 277 thousand jobs and 12.4 billion euros of European GDP. “The threat of airport closure means Europe faces the prospect of the collapse of a […]
Promahonas checkpoint. Photo Source: @EODY Arrivals to Greece by road in the first nine months of 2020 dropped by 76.1 percent and reached only 2.5 million compared to 10.3 million during January – September 2019. According to data published by SETE Intelligence (INSETE), during January – February 2020, before the Covid-19 lockdown in Greece, road […]


















