G7 Transport, Health Ministers Agree to Plan for Safe Tourism Reopening

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UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps Reopening tourism safely and sustainably topped the agenda of a recent G7 transport and health ministers meeting in the UK as part of efforts to get economies rolling in the aftermath of Covid-19. In this direction, the health and transport ministers from the world’s major economies agreed on seven key […]

Athens Mayor: People-centered Policies Needed to Address Climate Change

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In efforts to improve the standard of living in the Greek capital and address climate change, Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis said this week that he was considering reinstating the “daktylios” odd/even traffic regulation system. Dubbing the decades-old system the “Green Daktylios”, the mayor announced the idea during the “Citizen Sustain: Building a Better Urban

Greece to Allow Cruise Ships from Turkish Ports, Indoor Hotel Pools to Operate

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Greece’s committee of Covid-19 experts have given their approval for the country to allow the arrival of cruise ships from Turkey, the operation of indoor swimming pools in hotels and of conferences in closed spaces, said Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias on Thursday. Speaking to SKAI radio, Kikilias said the committee was open to allowing cruise […]

Covid-19: Greece Ready to Impose Measures in High-risk Areas

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Greek health authorities have ruled out the possibility of a country-wide lockdown but are noting that local Covid-19 restrictions will be ordered should the need arise. Most of Northern Greece is on high alert after a surge in cases there with the regions of Halkidiki, Larissa, Kilkis and Thessaloniki listed red as a result of […]

Greece Prepares Two New Campaigns to Win Over Tourists in Winter, Spring

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Photo source: @Visit Greece The Greek Τourism Μinistry and the Greek National Tourism Organization will be launching two campaigns to promote Greece as a winter and spring destination, the country’s tourism minister Vassilis Kikilias announced this week. In an interview to Open television, Kikilias said the first campaign is scheduled to run in November, December […]

Greek Hoteliers Call for Revised Covid-19 Health Protocols Due to Changing Weather

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In view of autumn and of the changing weather conditions, Greece’s hoteliers are calling on the tourism ministry to update Covid-19 health protocols and designate quarantine hotels to meet the demands of incoming tourists over the upcoming period. In a letter to Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias, the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers (POX) and its president, Grigoris

Greek Tourism Minister Pledges to Support Hoteliers

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Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias. Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias pledged to support the country’s hoteliers in their efforts to recover once the Covid-19 pandemic subsides and to work together on a sustainable future. “Two years after the pandemic, the image of Greece abroad has changed. When this public health crisis is over, the country […]

Greece Sees Tourism Revenue Reaching €12bn, Aims to Keep Tourists Coming into Fall

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Greece is aiming to keep tourist flows steady into autumn, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, adding that maintaining incoming flights from the US will contribute greatly to boosting tourism in October and November. In an interview to public broadcaster ERT on Tuesday, Kikilias confirmed news that Greece was expecting tourism-related revenue this year to reach

Greek Minister Announces Four-pronged Tourism Strategy

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Fira, Santorini. On the back of estimated tourism revenues to the tune of 12 billion euros in 2021, Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias recently announced a four-pronged tourism strategy aimed at boosting the economy and stimulating growth. In an interview to Proto Thema, Kikilias said the plan to be implemented in the immediate future focuses […]

Greece Still on UK’s ‘Amber List’ Requiring Quarantine for Non-Vaccinated

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Photo source: Heathrow Airport The UK decided this week to keep Greece on its “amber list”, which means that returning non-vaccinated travelers or those planning to visit Britain will be required to quarantine for 10 days to limit the spread of Covid-19. Changes to the revised list go into effect at 4am on Monday, August […]