Herod Atticus Odeon, Athens © GTP Travel receipts in the first six months of the year increased by 51.0 percent and by 851.8 percent in June, said the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Monday attributing the positive trend to a 317.1 percent increase in June of inbound traveler flows. More specifically, according to central bank […]
The number of visitors to Greece’s museums dropped 89.4 percent between January and April 2021, said the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). According to the results of ELSTAT’s monthly survey with data on visitor numbers and generated receipts from tickets sales at museums and archaeological sites for April, the number of visitors to Greece’s sites over […]
The Yarem band. Photo source: @Rebetiko Festival The Greek island of Syros is ready to host the 5th Rebetiko Festival 2021, an annual event dedicated to Greece’s rebetiko music, also known as the Greek blues. Set to open on August 25, the four-day festival will pay tribute to Greek rebetiko musician and composer Markos Vamvakaris, […]
Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki. Photo source: @Sofia Zacharaki Greece is looking to cover lost ground with tourist bookings into September and October, said Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki. In an interview to Liberal.gr, she confirmed that tourism performance in 2021 was on an upward trend. June came near to 50 percent of pre-Covid-19 pandemic […]
Photo source: BER – Berlin Brandenburg Airport Germany has announced that it will move Crete and the South Aegean Islands on its Covid-19 “high risk” travel list as of midnight, Tuesday, August 24. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases, Crete and the Aegean islands will be classified as “areas with a […]
Photo source: IATA The International Air Transport Association announced this week that users of its digital Travel Pass could now upload EU and UK Covid-19 vaccination data to the IATA mobile app. More specifically, the Geneva-based trade body said that the EU Digital Covid Certificate (DCC) and the UK NHS Covid Pass can now be uploaded to the […]
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Saturday issued an aviation directive (NOTAM) that extends the rules for passengers traveling on domestic flights from the mainland to the Greek islands and vice versa. The directive extends the travel rules until August 30 at 6am and is part of the Greek government’s efforts to curb the […]
Chania, Crete Eight in 10 foreign travelers to Western Crete said they feel safe on the island with regard to Covid-19 and expressed their satisfaction with overall adherence to measures and health protocols at hotels and restaurants, found a study released this week by the Western Crete Tourism Observatory. According to initial findings of the […]
Plaka, Athens. Photo: GTP The decision to ease Covid-19 restrictions and allow economic activity earlier this year as well as the opening to tourists contributed to a recovery in Greek business turnover in the second quarter (Q2) of the year, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said this week. More specifically, Q2 turnover for all enterprises and […]
Photo source: advertising.expedia.com/ Continued search growth and shifting traveler behavior and attitudes are some of the key findings of the Q2 Trend Report for Travel Recovery that was recently released by Expedia Group Media Solutions. “Throughout Q2, we continued to see strong global search growth, rising international searches and lengthening search windows, among


















