The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is warning Americans to avoid travel to some 75 countries, including Greece, after adding on Monday, Germany and Denmark to its “Level Four: Very High” Covid-19 risk advisory. The US State Department also issued a “Do Not Travel” recommendation for the two countries, which are currently facing a […]
Photo © European Union 2021 – Source : EP EU authorities are examining the possibility of extending the EU Digital COVID Certificate, which grants fully vaccinated travelers access to member states. According to reports, the European Commission may be deciding to extend the Covid pass earlier than planned as a fourth wave of Covid-19 hits […]
Photo source: Shutterstock Airports across Greece reported a 69 percent increase in traffic flows between January and October 2021 compared to the same 10-month period in 2020 but still down by 45.7 percent over pre-pandemic 2019, according to data released by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA). In October, passenger traffic grew by 118.1 percent with […]
Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki underlined the importance of sustainable activities and best practices in tourism during an informal virtual meeting of EU tourism ministers on the transition pathway for a green and digital transformation of the European tourism ecosystem by 2030. Slovenia, currently holding the presidency of the EU Council, and the European
Hoteliers from Greece and Turkey will be meeting in Istanbul in April to discuss cooperation as well as ways to address the challenges created by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) announced the news during the 4th Session of the Joint Tourism Committee and the 9th Greek-Turkish Forum on Tourism held in Izmir this week, where
Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias (left) on ANT1 TV. Tourism and health are directly linked, said Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias, stressing the importance of covering lost ground and achieving tourism success in 2022. Greece demonstrated the importance it placed on health while keeping the country open to travelers when most of the Mediterranean was closed […]
Turkish Culture Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy and Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. Photo source: @Mehmet Nuri Ersoy Greece and neighbor Turkey agreed to cooperate on issues of tourism after the two countries signed a Memorandum of Cooperation during a trip to Izmir this week by Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias for the 4th Session of the […]
Greece will not follow the example of Austria and order the unvaccinated to go into lockdown, said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in interview on Tuesday to British channel ITV. Mitsotakis is on an official visit to London and will meet the UK’s prime minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday. Speaking on the Good Morning Britain show, […]
Greece is counting on seeing more tourists in winter as part of a long-term strategy to extend its tourism season past the summer months. Speaking on SKAI television, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said he was expecting a Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) campaign to promote winter destinations and city breaks to bring in results and […]
Photo source: EC – Audiovisual Service / Photograper: Xavier Lejeune In efforts to simplify procedures for people who have been vaccinated abroad but wish to get the Covid-19 booster shot in Greece, the government announced this week that it would be revising a relevant bill. Deputy Minister of Digital Governance Georgios Georgantas said this week […]


















