Lamway Expects Positive 2021 Performance Despite Covid-19 Challenges

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Lamway Hotel Management Group says it sees 2021 closing on a positive note and with signs of optimism for its business – close to the numbers of 2019, despite the challenges of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. A Greek company specializing in the development and management of hotel units, Lamway also offers counseling services to owners […]

Το 100% Hotel Show επέστρεψε δυναμικά

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Μετά από δύο χρόνια απουσίας, η Premium Έκθεση για Ξενοδόχους και Villa Owners επανήλθε δυναμικά. To 100% Hotel Show έδωσε ένα ισχυρό μήνυμα επαναφοράς των Ξενοδοχειακών Εκθέσεων, φέρνοντας και πάλι σε επαφή Ξενοδόχους, Επενδυτές και Αρχιτέκτονες με επαγγελματίες της τουριστικής αγοράς, σε ένα κλίμα υψηλής επενδυτικής διάθεσης. Αποτελώντας μια από τις πρώτες εκθέσεις του

Covid-19: EU Proposes Prioritising Vaccinated Travellers in Updated Rules

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Photo source: European Commission The European Commission proposed on Thursday, a revision to non-essential travel rules, giving priority to vaccinated travelers and advising them to get booster shots against Covid-19 if they wish to extend the validity of their EU Digital Covid Certificate. It has called on EU states to reopen “systematically” to those vaccinated

Commission: Tourism Helping Greece Economic Recovery

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Τhe Greek economy is recovering despite the Covid-19 pandemic but due to the high level of debt, Greece must maintain sustainable public finances, said the European Commission in its 12th enhanced surveillance report released on Wednesday. The Commission is forecasting growth in 2021 to reach 7.1 percent – fast approaching pre-pandemic economic activity levels – […]

Thessaloniki Making Efforts to Become a Prime Cruise Destination

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Cruise ship at Thessaloniki Port. The Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) is taking action to turn the Greek northern city into a prime cruise destination, according to the authority’s BoD Executive Chairman Athanasios Liagkos. Speaking during the Next is Now conference in Athens on Wednesday, Liagkos said ThPA is carrying out a 180-million-euro investment project

Greece’s Fraport-run Airports to See Passenger Traffic Decline 45% in 2021

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The 14 Greek regional airports operated and managed by Fraport Greece will see an annual 45 percent drop in passenger traffic in 2021 compared to 2019, according to Executive Director, Commercial & Business Development George Vilos. Speaking during a conference held in Athens on Wednesday, Vilos said Fraport Greece handled 70 percent less passenger traffic […]

ECDC Advises Adults to Consider Third Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine

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In a change of direction, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) advised on Wednesday, adults and mainly those over 40 to consider getting a third dose (booster) of a Covid-19 vaccine. The advice is a turn-around to guidance issued in fall jointly with the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which said there was […]

Greece Aiming for March 2022 Cruise Travel Start

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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) – Europe and the Greek Tourism Ministry are aiming to kickstart cruise travel to Greece in March 2022. The decision was announced following a meeting in Athens between Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias, Marie-Caroline Laurent, director general CLIA in Europe and Maria Deligianni, CLIA National Director – Eastern Mediterranean.

Greece to Keep Market Going at All Costs Despite Covid-19

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Athens, Greece. Photo source: @Athens Traders Association Greek officials are reiterating that there will be no national lockdown orders despite the surge in Covid-19 cases over the last month and health experts’ warnings of a tough holiday season ahead. Greece reported 8,100 new coronavirus cases in the last 24-hour period but Government Spokesman Yiannis Economou […]

Athens Kicks Off Holiday Season with Christmas Tree Lighting

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The City of Athens on Monday evening lit up a very impressive 19-meter tall Christmas tree at central Syntagma Square, marking the start of the holiday season in the Greek capital. The municipality’s Christmas tree features more than 60,000 colorful lights of a total length of 5km. It was transferred from Karpenisi to Athens and […]