Vassilis Karachalios, Head of Sales at Celestyal Cruises in Greece; Athanasios Liagos, Executive Chairman of Thessaloniki Port Authority; Giannis Fountoukas, Captain of Celestyal Olympia; Frosso Zaroulea, Head of Public Relations Celestyal Cruises; Maria Antoniou, Head of the PM’s Office in Thessaloniki; Voula Patoulidou, President of the Thessaloniki Tourism Organization;
Balos Lagoon, Crete. Photo source: Incredible Crete The Greek islands of Antipaxos, Crete and Corfu are on the list of the “European Safest Islands 2021” that was recently released by the European Best Destinations (EBD) organization. The list includes a total of 12 islands in Europe, that were selected based on several factors: the number of […]
Grilled halloumi cheese. Photo source: Visit Cyprus The European Commission has registered Cyprus’ halloumi cheese as a protected designation of origin (PDO) product, protecting the valuable name against imitation and misuse across the EU. Only halloumi produced in Cyprus according to the product specification is now allowed to use the registered name, bringing clear
1st Athens Cemetery. Photo source: FEG/Clio Muse Tours The European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (FEG), in collaboration with Clio Muse Tours, is organizing 30 educational webinars on dark tourism guided tours. Dark tourism refers to traveling or touring to places that are historically associated with war, tragedy or natural disaster. Supported by the EU-funded
Bidding is now open for the highly anticipated ferry service that will link Greece with Cyprus possibly as of May 2021, the Cypriot Deputy Ministry of Shipping announced. Bids for the selection of a maritime carrier contractor to reinstate the coastal shipping connection between the two countries which was terminated in 2000, can be made […]
Photo source: @Cyprus Airports The Cypriot government has released an updated protocol for travel and tourism that will come into effect as of January 15, 2021, and includes a list of 56 countries that will be given relaxations for travel to Cyprus. The list includes: EU member states European Economic Area States (Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, […]
The Travelbook Group, a UK-based revenue driven hotel technology provider, recently announced the acquisition of GuestFlip’s PC assets. Based in Greece and founded by Stratos Botis and Aris Pattakos, GuestFlip is an online reputation management platform that helps hotels monitor their reviews from multiple channels including Booking.com, Expedia, Google, TripAdvisor and
Varosha, Cyprus. Photo source: Wikimedia Commons / A. Savin Turkey may face sanctions if it does not stop all illegal activity in Varosha, a sealed off coastal town abandoned by Greek Cypriots fleeing Turkey’s invasion in 1974, EU lawmakers said in the European Parliament on Thursday. MEPs warned Turkey again to refrain from any action […]
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis. Photo Source: @Nicos Anastasiades The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades was awarded the Gold Medal of Honor by the Municipality of Athens during a special ceremony held in the Greek capital on Monday. Following a decision by its municipal council, the Municipality of […]
Photo source: ABTA – “Tourism for Good” The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the travel industry, which must now be rebuild “in a more responsible and resilient way”, the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) said in a recent report. The association’s “Tourism for Good – A Roadmap for Rebuilding Travel and […]

















