Crete’s Elounda Peninsula Hotel is Welcoming Guests

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Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel, Elounda, Crete The five-star Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel opened its doors in late June and is welcoming guests to the area of Elounda on the island of Crete. A member of Elounda SA Hotels & Resorts, the hotel offers luxury accommodation and authentic experiences, always in line with the […]

Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki Opens with Focus on Health and Safety

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Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki The five-star luxury hotel Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki is inviting its guests to enjoy luxury accommodation and wellness in the safe environment of its premises in the northern Greek city. The hotel has adopted the advanced hygiene and safety protocols of Hyatt, as well as the guidelines of Greece’s health and tourism authorities […]

Op-Ed: Becoming Part of the Joint National Effort to Restart Greek Tourism

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Op-Ed by Aspa Palimeri, Country Manager,Greece, Cyprus & Malta, Mastercard Following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are currently going through a very critical period in regard to the recovery of the economy and dealing with the consequences brought by this immense and unprecedented crisis. For Greece a major challenge that has risen is […]

GNTO Teams Up with Travel Channel to Promote Greek Tourism

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GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis at the Herod Atticus Theater. The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has joined forces with Travel Channel International, an international television network featuring documentaries related to travel and leisure, to promote the authentic experiences that Greece offers its visitors. The TV network will produce a number of

Ministry Aims to Include All of Greece on the Tourist Map

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The equal distribution of tourist traffic to all of Greece’s regions, ensuring in this way inclusive development, is a top tourism ministry priority, said Deputy Tourism Minister Manos Konsolas this week during the 8th Regional Development conference held in Patra. Konsolas described the concentration of all tourism activity in a just a few regions as […]

Greek Minister Says Covid-19 Testing at Entry Points ‘Effective’

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Targeted Covid-19 testing conducted at entry points across Greece has been effective and contributed to containing the spread of the virus, which is key to ensuring the safety of visitors and locals, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis during an online Association of Greek Regions event this week. Speaking during the “Health and Safety, Tourism […]

Greece Tightens Covid-19 Testing at Promachonas Border Point

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Greek National Public Health Organization’s (EODY) crew is conducting COVID-19 tests to travelers at the Promahonas checkpoint. Photo Source: @EODY Greece announced that it would be increasing testing at the Promachonas border check point following a spike in Covid-19 cases after thousands of tourists entered the country last week, when Greece opened its borders after […]

Gulf Air Resumes Direct Flights from Athens to Cairo

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Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has resumed its direct flights between Greece’s capital Athens, and Cairo in Egypt. Gulf Air has been operating direct flights between Bahrain, Egypt and Greece since 1974 and 1980 respectively. According to an announcement, both destinations are key within Gulf Air’s network and popular among […]

EU Issues Guidelines for Possible Cruise Travel Restart

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The EU recently issued guidance in preparation for the possible resumption of cruise ship operations in the aftermath of Covid-19. More specifically, according to the 49-page “Interim Guidance for Restarting Cruise Operations” manual released under the EU’s Healthy Gateways program, all cruise operations must: – Have a written contingency plan/outbreak management plan

Grand Hyatt Athens Hotel Puts Safety First for Guests

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Grand Hyatt Athens hotel The Grand Hyatt Athens hotel has reopened its doors to provide its guests with a safe hospitality experience near the center of the Greek capital. The hotel has implemented all the necessary health protocols announced by Greek authorities to ensure the safety of its guests and staff against the COVID-19 pandemic. […]