Budget 2022: Tourism to Help Greece Meet Growth Goals

By admin 23 Νοεμβρίου 2021 No comment

Hellenic Parliament, Athens (archive photo) Greece has set its growth target for 2022 to 4.5 percent driven by a faster recovery this year as a result of strong tourist flows, consumption, and Covid-19 financial support, according to the final 2022 budget tabled in parliament on Friday. The budget projects GDP growth at 11.7 percent in […]

Greece Sees Tourism Make Strong Comeback in First Nine Months of 2021

By admin 22 Νοεμβρίου 2021 No comment

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Acropolis Museum. Archive photo: GTP Travel receipts in the first nine months of the year increased by 139.3 percent generated by the number of inbound travelers, which rose by 89.0 percent, according to provisional data released on Monday by the Bank of Greece. World travelers continued to give Greece their vote of confidence in September […]

Ancient Olympia Authorities Take Action to Boost Tourism

By admin 15 Οκτωβρίου 2021 No comment

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Ancient Olympia, Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece / P. Matsouka The Municipality of Ancient Olympia announced this week that it would be launching a series of actions and initiatives to attract more travelers, extend duration of stay and boost revenues. The actions are aimed at restoring the region’s reputation which was impacted by the Covid-19 […]

Greece’s Metaxas Group: Making the World a Better Place

By admin 8 Ιουλίου 2021 No comment

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View from Mrs Theano Metaxas’ home In a traditional 1968 home in Asfentami at the Lasithi Plateau on Crete, overlooking Heraklion, a group of media representatives were treated to genuine Cretan hospitality: delectable sweets, homemade food straight from the farm, shots of local spirit raki, and homegrown fine wines to the accompaniment of traditional mantinades […]

Covid-19 Travel Restrictions Cut Passenger Traffic at Greek Airports in January

By admin 15 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: HCAA Passenger traffic through all of Greece’s airports dropped by 83 percent in the first month of the year compared to January 2020, as a result of ongoing travel restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) said on Friday. “This big drop was expected, as in January […]