Athens Tourism to Cover Lost Ground in 2nd Semester, Says AIA Chief

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Athens, Greece. Photo source: @Visit Greece Athens’ tourism industry will cover lost ground and start to rebound during the second semester of 2022, provided that Covid-19 travel restrictions have loosened, Athens International Airport (AIA) CEO Yiannis Paraschis told reporters during a press conference on Tuesday. According to Paraschis, the Greek capital’s tourism

Greece Year-round Travel Flows Up by 99.4% in 2021

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Greece managed in 2021 to recover more than half of 2019 tourism revenues and double the number of arrivals by extending the tourism season past the traditional summer months and launching winter and city break campaigns despite the onset of the Omicron variant. According to the Bank of Greece (BoG) report for 2021, the number […]

‘Travel Trade Athens’ Comes Back as Live Event in May

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The 8th Travel Trade Athens 2022, the annual B2B tourism event of the Municipality of Athens will return to the Greek capital as a live event during May 9-10. Every year, Travel Trade Athens brings together Greek and foreign tourism professionals with the aim to promote the Greek capital to international markets. Since its inception, […]

Greek Tourism Ministry Monitoring Impact of Russia-Ukraine Crisis

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Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. Photo source: @VKikilias The Greek tourism ministry is closely monitoring the Russia-Ukraine crisis in order to address the potential backlash on tourism in terms of inbound travel and rising energy costs. Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said it was vital to first evaluate the situation before announcing any actions. In an interview

Athens’ Cultural Sites, Covid-19 Safety Measures Attract Visitors in 2021

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Photo source: @Athens – Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association Athens’ cultural sites and Covid-19 health and safety measures were among the reasons why leisure travelers chose to visit the Greek capital in 2021, according to data presented during an online press event on Tuesday by Athens International Airport (AIA) and the Athens – Attica & […]

Greece Prepares to Meet New Post-pandemic Tourist Demands

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A 10-year strategy to meet new traveler demands in the post-Covid-19 era is the next step to ensure Greece maintains its competitive edge as a leading tourism destination, said Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki during her visit to Heraklion, Crete. Citing pre-booking data collected so far, Zacharaki reiterated that signs for the year ahead were […]

Europe’s Tourist Guides Don’t Expect Much Activity in 2022

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Photo Source: @FEG Tourist Guides A mere 4 percent of tourist guides in Europe expect their work to pick up in 2022 while roughly 75 percent expect no more than half of their pre-pandemic, according to a survey released by the European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (FEG) on occasion of International Tourist Guide Day […]

UK to Drop All Covid-19 Restrictions this Week

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Photo source: gov.uk UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday that starting February 24, all coronavirus restrictions will end and Covid-19 will be treated as other infectious diseases such as the flu. Under the British government’s “Living with Covid” plan, vaccines against the deadly virus will remain as the main line of defense. “Restrictions […]

BoG: Greece Travel Receipts Recoup 58.6% of Pre-pandemic Levels

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Acropolis Museum in Athens. Archive photo © Maria Theofanopoulou Tourism-related revenues in 2021 recovered 58.6 percent of pre-Covid-19 levels amounting to 10.6 billion euros, the Bank of Greece (BoG) said this week. More specifically, according to the country’s central bank, the rise in the services surplus is almost “exclusively attributable to an improvement in the

Greece to Lift Covid-19 Measures for the Vaccinated by End of March

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Photo: Shutterstock Greek authorities are planning to lift Covid-19 measures by the end of March but only for those who are vaccinated, said Health Minister Thanos Plevris on Monday, adding that Omicron was a “dangerous” variant. Plevris said those who had chosen not to get vaccinated are putting themselves and society as a whole at […]