Greece Looks to Further Strengthen Tourist Flows from France

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As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen incoming tourism flows, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias met with the board of the Greece-France Parliamentary Friendship Group of the French Senate in Athens recently. Topping the agenda of talks between the minister and Greece-France Parliamentary Friendship Group Chairman Didier Marie and vice presidents Françoise Dumont

Piraeus Port Authority Achieves Highest Level of Profitability of All Time

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The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) recently released its financial results for 2021 and said its profitability last year reached its highest level ever. According to the results, PPA in 2021 saw an annual turnover of 154.2 million euros compared to 132.9 million euros in 2020, recording an increase of 21.3 million euros or 16 percent. […]

Greece Sees Robust Arrival Numbers in First Months of 2022

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Photo source: HCAA International arrivals to Greece increased sharply in the first two months of 2022, recording a 261.6 percent rise over 2021 to 2.6 million passengers against 718,330 a year earlier, said the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Wednesday. The two-month figure is still 37.8 percent below pre-pandemic 2019, when Greece welcomed 4.17

Tourism Minister Wants Hoteliers to Offer Greeks Better Prices

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Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said this week that he would be calling on hoteliers to offer discounts to Greeks after spring in order to ensure that everyone has a chance to holiday. Kikilias told SKAI television that he had already spoken with Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) Grigoris Tasios, requesting that actions be taken by hoteliers so that […]

Greece and China Agree on Tourism Action Plan for 2022-2024 Period

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China Ambassador to Greece Xiao Junzheng and Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias Greece and China have agreed to work together on enhancing tourist flows between the two countries and increasing tourism-related investments for the 2022-2024 period, the Tourism Ministry announced this week. Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and China Ambassador to Greece Xiao

Greek Hoteliers Say Air Tickets Likely to Rise Due to Ukraine War

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Greek hoteliers and tourism stakeholders are holding their breath waiting to see how Russia’s war on Ukraine will evolve and the inevitable repercussions they will have, including higher costs, on tourism, said Grigoris Tasios, president of the Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX). In a recent interview to SKAI television, Tasios said airline tickets in Europe were

Βρετανία: Επανέρχεται στα προ-πανδημικά επίπεδα το ποσοστό ανεργίας | Εξανεμίζονται οι μισθοί

By admin 15 Μαρτίου 2022

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Το ποσοστό ανεργίας στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο έπεσε κάτω από το 4% και έφτασε στο επίπεδο προτού την εμφάνιση του Covid-19, σύμφωνα με τα επίσημα στοιχεία που δημοσιεύθηκαν σήμερα από την Εθνική Στατιστική Υπηρεσία (ONS) της χώρας. Το ποσοστό ανεργίας στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο μειώθηκε στο 3,9% τους τρεις μήνες έως το τέλος Ιανουαρίου από 4,1% το […]

Greece Tourism Gradually Covering Lost Ground, Shows INSETE Data

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Greece’s tourism industry is slowly but steadily recouping losses incurred by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data recorded in a special 2021 report released INSETE, the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) research body. Despite being a slower year compared to pre-pandemic 2019, Greek hotels managed in 2021 to move up in terms of customer hotel satisfaction.

Global Air Travel Industry Wants End to Covid-19 Controls

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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 […]

IATA, ACI Europe Call on Greece to Lift Health-related Travel Restrictions

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ACI Europe, the trade association of Europe’s airports, are urging Greece to take further steps and lift all health-related travel restrictions ahead of the summer season. In a recent letter to Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis and Interior Minister Makis Voridis, the two