Sweden’s Vagabond Magazine Looks to Inspire Travel to Greece after Covid-19

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The tourism offerings of Zakynthos, Kefallonia and Crete are featured in a special edition of Swedish travel magazine Vagabond, dedicated to Meditarranean destinations. Released on April 8, the magazine’s “Spring & Summer” edition features a photo of Zakynthos’ popular Navagio beach on its front cover, while the back cover hosts an advertisement of the Greek […]

Thessaloniki Invites Visitors to Explore its Best Through VR Travel App

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Photo Source: @Thessaloniki Travel The Thessaloniki Tourism Organization has released a video introducing a virtual reality (VR) travel application launched to promote Thessaloniki’s sites of interest to potential travelers to visit once it is safe to travel again. While the city’s tourism organization urges all to stay home, due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, at

Thessaloniki’s MICE Tourism Profile on Video

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The Municipality of Thessaloniki and the Thessaloniki Convention Bureau (TCB) have launched a new video promoting the city’s MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) tourism offerings, aiming to maintain its momentum as a conference and events destination after the coronavirus crisis subsides. “The replanning and reorganization of promotion strategies will

Message from Region of Attica: Stay Home and Take a Virtual Journey to Visit Us!

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Photo source: Region of Attica “We stay at home today so we can travel to Attica tomorrow!” In these extraordinary times, the message is Stay Home – Stay Positive – Stay Safe. We will come out of this stronger than ever and when time comes, Attica will be here to welcome you, with all its beauty […]

Syrrako, Vlasti Festivals Nominated for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List

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Vlasti, Kozani. Photo Source: ayla.culture.gr The Greek Culture Ministry has submitted a nomination file for the inscription of the August 15 religious celebrations of the traditional villages of Syrrako and Vlasti on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Syrrako is located east of Ioannina in western Greece, while Vlasti is near the northern city of Kozani. […]

Covid-19: Greece Imposes Curfew on Mykonos

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Greek authorities have announced stricter lockdown measures for the popular Greek islands of Mykonos and Santorini, in efforts to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Following a recent announcement by Deputy Minister of Civil Protection Nikos Chardalias, a strict curfew will be imposed on the residents of Mykonos, starting today (Monday) and for the next […]

The Telegraph: Greece First on Travel List After Covid-19 Crisis

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Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou “Will foreign holidays be permitted by July? Or August? Your guess is as good as mine. But I’d like to think that by September – dear God, surely – we will have been given the green light to venture beyond our shores. If that’s the case, I will have endured a […]

Covid-19: Volos Authorities to Close Waterfront Area

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Volos, Central Greece Local authorities in the town of Volos, located in Thessaly, central Greece, have decided to ban access to the city’s waterfront, as part of efforts to avoid the further spread of COVID-19. The decision came after hundreds of residents gathered in the area last weekend, defying the social distancing measures announced by […]

Athens Extends ‘Help at Home’ Program to Support Vulnerable Groups

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The Athens City Hall. Photo: GTP The Municipality of Athens has introduced its “Help at Home Plus” program which aims to support vulnerable groups deal with the Covid-19 crisis. Designed with the help of experts and based on the municipality’s existing “Help at Home” program, the extended scheme aims to receive and meet the demands […]

Chios Tourism Body Calls for Gov’t Actions to Restore Tourist Activity

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Chios island, Greece The Chios Tourism Organization (CTO) is calling on the government to implement a series of measures in an attempt to restore the island’s reputation after being impacted by the refugee crisis and now by the coronavirus outbreak. In a letter to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and to all relevant ministries, the […]