Skopelos island, Greece The Greek island of Skopelos has made the first steps towards the relaunch of its tourism product, once lockdown measures are lifted and the coronavirus pandemic subsides. After carefully processing thousands of reviews of visitors, the municipality’s tourism committee has prepared a multi-page analysis and developed a new logo, a slogan and a
Photo Source: Airbnb Airbnb has launched its Enhanced Cleaning Initiative, which includes the first overarching standardized protocol for cleaning and sanitization in the home-sharing industry. “As governments handle the health crisis and begin to review restrictions in advance of reopening their communities for travel, at Airbnb we are working hard to support our
UK daily newspaper The Telegraph recently highlighted 14 of Greece’s least populated islands as ideal travel destinations for the summer of 2020, after the Covid-19 lockdown is lifted. Titled, “Escape the crowds: Greece’s least populated islands”, the article was published in The Telegraph’s online edition and includes a list of 14 Aegean islands whose population […]
Source: consilium.europa.eu EU tourism ministers said on Monday that national and member state measures to ease restrictions in place for the past two months as part of coronavirus (Covid-19) containment actions were on track. The ministers held a video conference on Monday seeking ways to reignite tourism, exchange best practices and identify ways of boosting […]
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Monday called for the need of a common European Union strategy in order for tourism demand to rise and for the industry to restart, following the Covid-19 pandemic. The minister voiced his proposal during a video conference of EU tourism ministers, chaired by the Croatian Presidency of the Council […]
Key to getting Greek tourism back in motion is resolving the issue of air transport, according to Government Spokesman Stelios Petsas, who said that the measures for gradual return to pre-coronavirus (Covid-19) reality will be announced this week. “The biggest problem is air travel,” he said adding that the European Commission is expected to issue […]
Almost half of the Greeks will go on holiday this summer after the COVID-19 travel restrictions are lifted, an online survey conducted by MARLAB, the marketing lab of the University Macedonia, indicates. The survey conducted 840 online interviews to consumers during April 23-25. According to the results, 47 percent of Greek citizens plan to take a […]
Op-Ed by Ioannis Bras, CEO Five Senses Consulting It’s been more than a month since the pause on cruise worldwide due to COVID-19 and what we initially thought would be a small pause looks like it still has a long way to go with most companies planning to restart operations in mid to late June. […]
Op-Ed by Sommet Education CEO Benoît-Etienne Domenget “Decisions taken now will shape the hospitality of tomorrow.” – Sommet Education CEO Benoît-Etienne Domenget Four months. Over 7.1 million people infected in all regions of the world and far too many losses. World Trade expected to fall by between 13% and 32%. A massive 75 million jobs […]
Marriott International recently announced that it has created the Marriott Global Cleanliness Council to tackle the realities of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic at the hotel level and further advance the company’s efforts in this area. The council is chaired by the company’s chief officer of global operations, Ray Bennett, and will benefit from knowledge and input


















