Covid and Omicron Continue to Impact European Airport Traffic

By admin 27 Ιανουαρίου 2022 No comment

Photo source: @İGA İstanbul Airport Ongoing restrictions to address Covid-19 and its variants continued to impact airport traffic into 2021, according to a full year 2021 report released recently by ACI (Airports Council International) Europe, which represents over 500 airports in 55 countries. Passenger traffic at European airports rose by 37 percent in 2021 compared […]

IATA Calls for Removal of All Travel Barriers

By admin 27 Ιανουαρίου 2022 No comment

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA), representing the world’s airline companies, is calling on national governments to swiftly ease Covid-19 travel restrictions. The association said it was time to remove all travel barriers as ”Covid-19 continues to evolve from the pandemic to endemic stage”. IATA says the tools are now available to shift policy focus […]

Greek Tourism Ministry Sets Thermal Springs, Marina Goals

By admin 27 Ιανουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Correcting entrenched policies that have led to the misuse or disuse of Greece’s thermal springs in order to develop these into a high-value tourism product is among the ministry’s key priorities for the year ahead, said Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. In a recent interview to Greek newspaper Eleftheros Typos, Kikilias admitted that fragmented ownership […]

World Tourism Bodies Agree ‘Travel Restrictions Don’t Work’, Call for Coordinated Approach

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Photo source: @eraaorg Travel measures aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19 have not worked, said sector associations worldwide this week, welcoming a call by the World Health Organization (WHO) for restrictions on travel to be lifted or eased and urging for a harmonized approach. WHO has said that restrictions on travel are not only […]

Greek Travel Agents Want to be Included in New Development Law

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Photo source: Hellenic Parliament Greece’s travel agents have joined other tourism trade associations in calling on the government to reassess a new development law recently tabled in parliament, which does not include their area of activity in its provisions. The Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist & Travel Agencies (fedHATTA) has joined the

Cruise Activity to Greece Snaps Back in 2021

By admin 21 Ιανουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Cruise activity, which suffered massive losses since the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2019, picked up last year with 1,957 cruise ships bringing 1.32 million passengers to Greece, according to annual data published this week by the Hellenic Ports Association (ELIME). ELIME dubbed 2021 a “year of recovery” for the sector in view of limited activity […]

Safety Comes First for Greece as Tourism Season Approaches

By admin 20 Ιανουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Safety is the top priority for Greek authorities who are aiming to kick off the tourism season earlier this year imposing rigorous Covid-19 health protocols and taking the country’s good reputation a step further. “The first priority for travelers this year will be safety. They want to travel to destinations that are safe, that guarantee […]

Greek Ministers Discuss Cruise Traffic Management Ahead of Summer

By admin 20 Ιανουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Greece’s tourism minister, Vassilis Kikilias, with shipping minister, Yiannis Plakiotakis. Cruise ship flow management, berth allocation, and traffic control topped the agenda of talks between Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and his counterpart at the shipping ministry, Yiannis Plakiotakis, this week. The two ministers explored ways to efficiently manage the flow

Greece Prepares Plan to Protect Local Tourism Brands

By admin 19 Ιανουαρίου 2022 No comment

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The Greek tourism and shipping ministries are preparing a plan with measures aimed at safeguarding local tourism brands. Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced the news in an interview to public broadcaster ERT this week, adding that the measures would be implemented in the short, medium and long term and concerned not only the protection of […]

Omicron Taking Toll on European Air Traffic

By admin 19 Ιανουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Air traffic in Europe is on a downward trend hit hard by the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, according to the latest report by the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol). Based on Eurocontrol’s Comprehensive Assessment data, fears of infection and the increase in Covid cases across Europe have impacted […]