Global Tourism Voices Say ‘Coordination’ is Needed for Recovery from Covid-19

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Tourism representatives from all over the world on Monday agreed that consistent and harmonized travel protocols, enhanced safety measures and the protection of jobs and livelihoods are the main ingredients needed for the restart of tourism following its impact from the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Taking part in the sixth meeting of the UNWTO Global Tourism […]

WTM Virtual Platform is Now Live

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WTM Virtual, the new digital platform for this year’s WTM London and London Travel Week, is now live and open for all registered delegates to create professional and business profiles; connect with exhibitors, trade, media and buyers; pre-schedule meetings; and select unmissable conference sessions. WTM Virtual will take place during November 9-11 with the aim to […]

Greece Still Attracting Travelers in October

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Mandraki harbour, Rhodes. Travelers are still visiting Greece in October with the airports of Rhodes, Kos, Santorini and Mykonos welcoming a total of 130,614 visitors so far this month, said the South Aegean Region, citing data of regional airport manager Fraport Greece. More specifically, a total of 130,614 foreign tourists traveled to Greece on 869 […]

Qatar Airways: 99.988% of Passengers Flown COVID-19-free

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Photo Source: @Qatar Airways Qatar Airways recently reported extremely low numbers of coronavirus cases on board its aircraft after operating more than 4.6 million passenger flown sectors and over 33 billion revenue passenger kilometres on more than 37,000 COVID-19-free flights across the globe since February 2020. “The success of the airline’s COVID-19 monitoring,

Covid-19 Hits Younger Ages in Thessaloniki Creating Concerns

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Thessaloniki, Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece / H. Kakarouhas Thessaloniki authorities are alarmed over new Covid-19 cases increasing among younger age groups as well as a spike in the number of infections. Thessaloniki Regional Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas and the city’s mayor Konstantinos Zervas presented Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis the recent developments

Greece Tables EU-wide Rapid Testing Proposal to Restart Travel

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis called for the implementation of rapid testing for Covid-19 at all European airports in order to enable travel and ensure the safety of travelers, tourism professionals and destination populations. Theoharis presented the initiative to tourism leaders during his participation this week in the 6th

Report: Greece Among 10 Best-selling Honeymoon Destinations for 2021

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Greece is on the list of the Top 10 Best-selling Honeymoon Destinations for 2021 that was recently released by international travel specialist Kuoni, as part of its latest honeymoon report. In its new report, Kuoni reveals the honeymoon trends in light of Covid-19. According to Kuoni’s findings, wedding and honeymoon plans have been thrown into disarray […]

Γιάννης Τσάκαλος: Ο τουρισμός αλλάζει και απαιτεί προσαρμοστικότητα

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Μία νέα εταιρεία στρατηγικού marketing, η AQ Strategy, εισέρχεται δυναμικά στην αγορά του τουρισμού και της φιλοξενίας, με στόχο να βοηθήσει τις επιχειρήσεις και τους προορισμούς να προσαρμοστούν και να αντιμετωπίσουν τις προκλήσεις που φέρνει στον κλάδο η πανδημία του Covid-19. Λαμβάνοντας το όνομά της από τον όρο Adaptability Quotient, που χρησιμοποιείται για την

TUI: 2021 Bookings to Greece are ‘Outstandingly Good’

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Photo source: TUI Group Travel giant TUI on Monday said bookings for travel to Greece next summer are looking ‘outstandingly good’, which is a result of how well Greece prepared its tourism restart in the post-Covid-19 era. “The way the government in Greece prepared to restart could have been a blueprint for many destinations in […]

Nine-month Passenger Traffic to Greece Down by 68.9%

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Passenger traffic through Greece’s airports dropped by 68.9 percent in the first nine months of the year reflecting the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on air travel, according to data released this week by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA). A total of 16.6 million passengers went through Greek airports in the January-September period down by […]