Minister: Greece’s Tourism Season Not Over, Visitors Still Coming

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Athens, Greece Tourist flows to Greece are still robust despite Covid-19, but the achievement is not by chance, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Tuesday. “Greek tourism is not on autopilot. It wasn’t last year either. Great efforts have been made in the midst of the pandemic,” he said in an interview to SKAI television. Kikilias […]

Travel & Tourism Bodies Welcome UK Decision to Remove 47 Countries from ‘Red List’

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Photo source: WTTC Global travel and tourism bodies welcomed a decision on Thursday by the UK government to narrow down its “red list” of countries based on Covid-19 risk, saying it was in the right direction and would facilitate international travel. The UK’s department for transport announced that as of 4am on Monday, 47 countries […]

Greece Lifts Most Covid-19 Restrictions Countrywide

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Deputy Health Minister Mina Gaga; Health Minister Thanos Plevris; EODY President Theoklis Zaoutis. Photo source: Ministry of Health In an about-turn, the Greek Health Ministry announced on Wednesday that all restrictions for regions with high Covid-19 rates would be lifted, including curfews, as of Saturday, October 9. Health Minister Thanos Plevris, together with newly

Greece Moves up ‘World’s Most Powerful Passport’ Ranking

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Photo source: @Henley & Partners The Greek passport has moved up one place, ranking seventh on the Henley Passport Index 2021, offering its holders visa-free access to 185 countries. The Henley Passport Index compares the visa-free access of 199 different passports to 227 travel destinations. The Greek passport previously held the eighth spot on the Henley […]

Covid-19: Greece to Grant More ‘Freedoms’ to the Vaccinated

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Photo source: Ministry of Health Vaccinated individuals in Greece may soon be granted more liberties including admission to indoor venues and live music events as the government prepares to announce a series of revised Covid-19 measures ahead of winter. The new set of rules to be announced on Wednesday by Health Minister Thanos Plevris may […]

UK Simplifies International Covid-19 Travel Rules

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Photo source: gov.uk The UK put into force on Monday a new two-category set of international travel rules in efforts to simplify its formerly used “traffic light” system used to curb the spread of Covid-19. Under the new regulations, countries and regions previously on the amber and green lists have been merged into the “rest […]

Greece Aims to Link Tourism with Trade

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ESEE President Giorgos Karanikas and Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias. Redefining the conditions that will enhance the connection between tourism and trade topped the agenda of talks between Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias and the Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE). Kikilias met last week with ESEE President Giorgos Karanikas and

UNWTO Poll: Experts Expect 2019 Tourism Levels in 2024

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Photo source: UNWTO Nearly half of sector experts (45 percent) expect to see international tourism returning to pre-pandemic 2019 levels in 2024 or later with 43 percent expecting better days in 2023, according to the latest UNWTO Panel of Experts released this week. A closer look at the data reveals that experts forecasting a 2024 […]

Greek Hoteliers Expect Tourism Normalcy in 2022

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Greek hoteliers are expecting tourism normalcy in 2022, according to Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) President Grigoris Tasios. Speaking recently to the Athens News Agency (ANA), Tasios said he expected tourism-related revenues for 2021 to reach 50 percent of 2019 levels – some 10 billion euros or even more when taking into account September and October […]

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 […]