European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders. Source: European Commission / Photographer: Claudio Centonze European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders recently called for Member States of the European Union to lift the last remaining travel restrictions within the bloc. Speaking after the European Commission adopted the second report on the EU Digital COVID
People are looking forward to more trips than last year and planning to spend more or the same on travel in 2022 compared to a typical pre-pandemic year, American Express says in its 2022 Global Travel Trends Report. Released on Monday, the report reveals that consumers are traveling to see the people and places they […]
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias Tourism is one of the country’s main business activities and as such is a key revenue generator that not only supports Greek families but can also play a key role in Greece’s post-Covid-19 recovery, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias during an Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry board of directors meeting […]
Photo source: European Commission / Photographer: Yorgos Karahalis The European Commission on Monday adopted a mechanism to revoke fraudulent or erroneous EU Digital COVID Certificates. Under the measure, once a certificate is revoked in one Member State, it will also show as invalid in other Member States, an announcement by the Commission said. Since the […]
“Support HoReCa Alliance” for the Sustainable Development of Hospitality and F&B in Greece Seven leading hospitality and F&B services associations in Greece joined forces to establish the “#stirizo_HoReCa alliance” (Support HoReCa Alliance) aimed at promoting the best interests of the sectors and working together towards a sustainable future. More specifically, the
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is calling on governments in Europe, Canada, the US and Latin America to end Covid-19 testing requirements for vaccinated travelers. “It’s been almost two years since the global pandemic was declared and while entire segments of the global economy have successfully reopened, business travel is still lagging far behind […]
Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias will be joining his European counterparts in Dijon, France, to attend the Conference of Tourism Ministers of the EU during March 17-18. Organized by France as holder of the presidency of the Council of the EU, the Conference of Tourism Ministers will be chaired by […]
Visa CEO for Europe Charlotte Hogg and Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias sign the agreement. Visa, a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers across more than 200 countries. aims to contribute to the recovery of the Greek tourism industry by providing data and trends as part of a new agreement with the […]
Photo source: @ACI Europe World travel and tourism organizations are reiterating their call on governments to fully lift Covid-19 travel restrictions applying to intra-EU and Schengen area travel, including all testing requirements, the need to present proof of vaccination, or complete a Passenger Locator Form (PLF) as well as the need to wear masks for […]
Photo source: EC – Audiovisual Service / Photographer: Denis Lovrovic The Council of the European Union on Friday agreed to extend the regulation establishing the EU Digital COVID Certificate. In force since 1 July 2021, the digital COVID certificate has played an important role in facilitating the free movement of people in the EU during […]