Cyprus Airways: Flights to Greece, Switzerland, Israel on Summer Program

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Cyprus Airways on Friday announced flights from Larnaca, Cyprus, to five destinations in Greece, as well as to Switzerland and Israel for the summer of 2020. In Greece, the Cypriot airline is already conducting flights to Athens, while its services to Thessaloniki will start next week with two or three weekly flights. The carrier will also […]

Greek Port Authorities Heighten Security Checks on Board Ferries

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Piraeus port, Greece (archive photo) Greek port authorities are heightening security checks at ports and on board ferries across Greece, in efforts to ensure Covid-19 safety precautions are being adhered to by passengers and crews as the country’s tourism season begins to gradually pick up. Port authority officials will be carrying out regular inspections on […]

Covid-19 Recovery Plan Tops EU Leaders’ Meeting

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Photo Source: @European Commission Reaching an agreement on a far-reaching Covid-19 recovery plan budgeted at 750 billion euros topped the agenda of an EU leaders meeting on Friday as the Union prepares to face the worst recession in its history. The virtual summit examined the Commission’s proposed coronavirus rescue fund dubbed “Next Generation EU” aimed […]

Santorini to Set Up First DMO in Greece

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Santorini, Greece The first DMO (Destination Management Organization) in Greece will be representing the island of Santorini, South Aegean Region Governor George Hadzimarkos announced in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week. Speaking ahead of Mitsotakis, who announced the official re-opening of Greece to tourism after Covid-19 from Santorini on

Acropolis Museum’s Annual Performance Positive Despite Covid-19

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Photo © Acropolis Museum / Giorgos Vitsaropoulos One of the world’s leading museums, the Acropolis Museum in Athens, welcomed 1,283,125 visitors from June 2019 to May 2020 despite its forced closure on March 14 due to the coronavirus outbreak. The famed Greek museum marks its 11th anniversary over the weekend and reopened to the public after […]

Google: Online Searches for Greek Destinations Double Globally

By admin 19 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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The interest of potential holidaymakers for Greece has grown stronger during the last few weeks, as online searches for Greek destinations on Google has doubled worldwide, according to Maria Founta, Google Country Marketing Manager for Greece, Romania and Ukraine. Moreover, online searches by Greek users has tripled in recent weeks compared to last March.

EY: Estimated Tourism Losses for Greece at 10bn due to Covid-19

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Covid-19 is estimated at costing the Greek tourism sector some 10 billion euros in 2020, according to the latest report released this week by services firm Ernst & Young (EY). At the same time, the Greek hotel industry is expected to suffer damages to the tune of 4.46 billion euros: 3.26 billion euros for seasonal […]

OECD Revises Covid-19 Outlook for Greece

By admin 18 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Syntagma Square, Athens. Photo © GNTO/Y Skoulas Like most of the world’s economies, Greece too has been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, but the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has revised its previous forecast, estimating now that the country’s economy will contract at a smaller rate this year compared to the eurozone average. […]

Celestyal Named Exclusive Cruise Partner of ‘The Hellenic Initiative’

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Photo Source: @Celestyal Cruises Celestyal Cruises, a Greek cruise company offering itineraries to the Greek Islands and the Mediterranean, has announced its strategic partnership with The Hellenic Initiative (THI), an international non-profit organization. The Hellenic Initiative was founded in 2012 by members of the Greek diaspora with the aim to support entrepreneurial

Air Travel: Consumers Still Wary About Flying but Industry Experts Positive

By admin 18 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Photo Source: OAG Industry experts may be confident about the resumption of travel after the Covid-19 pandemic subsides, but travelers appear to still be fearful of getting on planes, a recent study found. More specifically, according to findings released by UK-based global travel data provider OAG, passenger confidence is low concerning air travel but the […]