EU Covid-19 Recovery Funding to Go into Green and Digital Investments

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Restarting European economies in the aftermath of Covid-19 on a more sustainable basis through the newly launched EU-wide recovery fund is the next step in addressing the repercussions of the health crisis, the European Commission said this week, presenting its strategy for 2021. The Commission presented its 2021 Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy which includes a […]

Athens Municipality Launches Online Appointment Service for Citizens

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Syntagma Square, Athens. Photo © GNTO/Y Skoulas The Municipality of Athens recently introduced a new online appointment service for citizens that need to visit municipal offices in order to process their affairs. Citizens that are not able to use the municipality’s digital platform available at eservices.cityofathens.gr, can now easily book appointments online for 298

Athens Stay Group Celebrates First Year of Operations

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Photo © Athens Stay The Athens Stay Group, a hospitality company based in the Greek capital, recently celebrated one year of operations and is now planning to expand its activities to other Greek destinations. “After its first year of operations, the Athens Stay Group looks into ways to expand its presence to other areas and […]

Greek Court Rules Hard Rock Out of Hellinikon Casino Game

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The Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment concept – named INSPIRE Athens – for the first Integrated Resort and Casino (IRC) in Greece. Greece’s highest court issued its final decision on Friday, putting a long-running legal dispute between Hard Rock International and Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) to an end by rejecting the former’s case which claimed it

KLM: All Tickets Can be Exchanged for Refundable Voucher

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Photo Source: @KLM KLM customers can request a refundable voucher – free of charge and for whatever reason – for all tickets with a planned departure up and until 31 March 2021. Travelers then have the choice of buying a new ticket with the voucher or requesting a refund. “We’ve noticed that a lot of people […]

Skopelos Among Travel+Leisure’s 30 Secret Islands

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Skopelos Island. Photo: © Corina de Kiviet / Shutterstock The prestigious Travel + Leisure magazine has included Skopelos on its list with the “30 Secret Islands to Visit for the Ultimate Secluded Vacation”. T+L’s list features unknown, secret islands hidden all around the globe, namely in Vietnam, Indonesia, Sweden, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Scotland and the United […]

Thessaloniki Hotels See August Occupancy Rates Reach Only 20%

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Photo Source: @Thessaloniki Hotels Association Occupancy rates at hotels in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki reached only 20 percent in August and 32 percent in the first eight months of the year, according to Thessaloniki Hotels Association (THA) President Andreas Mandrinos. RevPar (revenue per available room) for the Northern city’s hotels during

Greece Seeking Ways to Put Covid-19 Recovery Funds to Good Use

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Hellenic Parliament, Athens Investments and reforms should be the top priority when considering the allocation of Greece’s recovery funds, said Alternate Finance Minister Theodore Skylakakis during the ongoing Thessaloniki Helexpo Forum. Skylakakis stressed that putting the funds to strategic use was vital, particularly at this “unique and historic moment”. “Whatever we

Greek Court Final Decision to Pave Way for Mohegan’s Casino Plans

By admin 16 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Photo Source: thehellinikon.com A legal dispute between Hard Rock International and Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE), the two bidders for the 30-year permit to run the first Integrated Resort and Casino (IRC) in Greece at Hellinikon, is expected to be closed this week after Greece’s highest court issues its final decision on the case. The Council of […]

Lufthansa Expands Offering of Flights to Greece for Summer 2021

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Mykonos island, Greece Lufthansa has announced that it will expand its offering of flights from Frankfurt to a number of leisure destinations in Greece for the summer of 2021. “We are very happy that, despite the difficulties, we are able to announce an ambitious flight schedule for the summer of 2021… With these new flights, we […]