Greek Tourism Minister Calls for EU Mechanism to Address the Crisis

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Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Minister Delegate for Tourism; Vassilis Kikilias, Tourism Minister of Greece; and François Rebsamen, French politician. Photo source: French Presidency of the Council of the EU / Photo © Jonathan Sarago / MEAE Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Friday participated in the Conference of Tourism Ministers of the European Union held in Dijon,

Kikilias to Attend EU Tourism Minister Conference in Dijon

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Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias will be joining his European counterparts in Dijon, France, to attend the Conference of Tourism Ministers of the EU during March 17-18. Organized by France as holder of the presidency of the Council of the EU, the Conference of Tourism Ministers will be chaired by […]

ECTAA Appoints Nicholas Kelaiditis as Chairman of Tourism Committee

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Nicholas Kelaiditis, the president of the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA), was recently appointed chairman of the Tourism Committee of the European Travel Agents & Tour Operators Association (ECTAA). ECTAA represents some 70,000 travel agents and tour operators in Europe, which provide consultancy and sell transport, accommodation, leisure

Covid-19 Resurgence Forces Europeans to Put Travel Plans on Hold

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Europeans are reluctant about traveling during the holiday period this year, which has been marred by health expert warnings, renewed lockdowns, and increasing Covid-19 cases and deaths, a European Travel Commission (ETC) study found this week. According to the ETC’s latest report “Monitoring Sentiment for Domestic and Intra-European Trave – Wave 3”, less than

Intra-European Travel Interest Strong for 2021, Says ETC

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Europeans are still interested in traveling and appear to be planning trips in 2021 despite the resurgence in Covid-19 but more are postponing trips this year, according to a European Travel Commission (ETC) study released recently. More specifically, according to the second “Monitoring Sentiment for Domestic and Intra-European Travel: Wave 2” survey of nearly 6,000

Greece a Top 5 Choice for 2020 H2 Intra-European Travel

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Greece ranks fourth among the Top 5 destination choices for Europeans seeking to travel in the next six months, according to a European Travel Commission (ETC) study released this week. More specifically, according to findings of the “Monitoring Sentiment for Domestic and Intra-European Travel – Wave 1” report – Greece is among the Top 5 destinations […]

European Tourism Showing Very Slow Recovery, Says ETC

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ETC calls for harmonised European approach to travel restrictions Despite most Covid-19 travel restrictions in Europe being lifted in mid-June, European tourism is showing a very slow recovery, according to the European Travel Commission (ETC). Citing data from Sojern, which collects and analyses travel intent data from thousands of airline and hotel partners from around

EU Updates ‘White List’ of Countries Free to Travel

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Photo Source: @European Commission The EU announced today that it had updated its initial list of countries for which member states can gradually begin this week to lift coronavirus (Covid-19) travel restrictions. Re-assessed every two weeks and based on epidemiological data, the list includes the following countries from which travel should be allowed to the EU: […]

EU Releases ‘Safe’ List of Nations Welcome for Tourism

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Americans and Russians will not be able to visit any EU countries in the coming period, according to a “safe” list announced today in Brussels, the EU’s headquarters. This means that American travelers – 15 million of whom travel to Europe each year – will be turned away and allowed into European countries at a […]

Commission: Helping EU Tourism Businesses Recover from Covid-19

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The European Commission said on Wednesday that its proposed Tourism and Transport package of guidelines and recommendations aims to help the EU tourism sector recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, by supporting businesses and ensuring that Europe continues to be the number one destination for visitors. “We propose a common European approach to managing what