A new travel trends research paper recently released by travel guidance platform Tripadvisor reveals that vaccine rollouts globally are driving increasing demand for summer vacations, with vaccinated travelers more likely to stay longer and spend more on their trips than unvaccinated travelers. The report, titled “A Shot in The Arm for Travel? Examining the Vaccine’s […]
Photo source: @European Commission The EU Digital Covid Certificate has gone live in seven EU member states, including Greece, the European Commission announced on Tuesday. This means that Greece, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Croatia and Poland have already connected to the EU gateway and started issuing the first digital Covid certificates. “Seven
Limeni, Peloponnese. Photo source: @Visit Greece Although Germans are dreaming of the Greek islands this year, Greece’s epidemiological situation is negatively affecting their travel plans for the summer season ahead, local tourism experts say. Greece is still considered a “high-risk” area for German authorities with most Germans appearing reluctant to travel to Greek
Photo source: Amadeus Over nine in 10 travelers (91 percent) feel comfortable to use a digital health passport for future trips, according to a recent survey commissioned by travel technology company Amadeus and delivered by Censuswide. The survey of 9,055 travelers in France, Spain, Germany, India, UAE, Russia, Singapore, the UK and the US, provides […]
Greece has taken over the Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) from Germany. The IHRA unites governments and experts to strengthen, advance and promote Holocaust education, research and remembrance and to uphold the commitments to the 2000 Stockholm Declaration. The IHRA Presidency was handed over to Greece on April 1. To avoid a […]
Photo source: BER – Berlin Brandenburg Airport All international travelers arriving to Germany by air, as of today, March 30, are required to present a negative Covid‑19 test result before embarking on their journey, an announcement by the German Federal Foreign Office said. This applies regardless of the country from where the individuals have traveled. […]
Photo Source: Visit Greece / K. Grozoudis Central Macedonia will aim to attract more German travelers in 2021, the region’s deputy governor for tourism, Alexandros Thanos, said following the ITB Berlin NOW 2021 trade show that was held virtually earlier this month. The Region of Central Macedonia took part in the trade show with a […]
International tourism spending is expected to reach the pre-Covid-19 crisis levels in 3-5 years, a survey by Euromonitor International revealed during the virtual ITB Berlin NOW 2021 trade show. According to data presented by Euromonitor International Head of Travel Research Caroline Bremner, global tourism inbound spending dropped by 57 percent in 2020 compared to 2019.
Photo source: @Visit Greece Greece is ready to show its best at Germany’s ITB Berlin travel and tourism expo that will take place online this year during March 9-12. One of the world’s leading travel trade shows, ITB Berlin is taking place this year as an entirely virtual event as the situation surrounding the coronavirus […]
Berlin Airport. Photo source: @BER – Berlin Brandenburg Airport Germany’s Federal Foreign Office has updated its travel advice and included all regions of Greece on its list of “risk areas”, following an increase of coronavirus (Covid-19) incidents in the country. “Risk areas” are regions and countries of particularly increased risk of infection. As of March […]


















