Travel Giant TUI Schedules First Greece Arrivals in March 2022

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Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias (C) with TUI Group CFO Sebastian Ebel (L) and Thomas Ellerbeck, member of the Group Executive Committee and group director Corporate & External Affairs TUI Group. Travel giant TUI on Tuesday agreed with Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias to schedule the first tourist arrivals to Greek destinations in March 2022. Kikilias […]

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 […]

Greece on Long-haul Traveler ‘Wish List’ for Autumn, Winter Trips

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Greece is among the leading destinations of choice for potential long-haul vacationers in five overseas markets who are look to travel abroad in the coming three months, says a survey released recently by the European Travel Commission (ETC) and Eurail BV. According to the latest “Long-Haul Travel Barometer 3/2021 (LHTB)” on intentions to travel to […]

WTTC Commends Greece for Safe, Positive Tourism Opening

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Acropolis, Athens. Archive photo by GTP The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) praised Greece this week for successfully opening up to tourists during the Covid-19 health crisis and for achieving safety through the implementation of strict protocols. In an interview to the Athens News Agency (ANA-MPA), Communications Executive at WTTC Elena Corina Rodríguez said

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

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 […]