CLIA Welcomes Greece’s Cruise Tourism Restart

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Cruise ship at Mykonos Port. Photo source: Municipality of Mykonos The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) on Thursday said it welcomes the restart of cruise tourism in Greece as of May 14, in line with the timeline presented months ago by the Greek government. More than 20 cruise lines are currently scheduled to set sail […]

Santorini to Set Up First DMO in Greece

By admin 19 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Santorini, Greece The first DMO (Destination Management Organization) in Greece will be representing the island of Santorini, South Aegean Region Governor George Hadzimarkos announced in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week. Speaking ahead of Mitsotakis, who announced the official re-opening of Greece to tourism after Covid-19 from Santorini on

Athens Airport Gives Travelers a Warm Welcome – Video

By admin 15 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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As Greece officially opened to travel on Monday, June 15, following three months of Covid-19 restrictions, Athens International Airport (AIA) began to receive more flights as well as an increased number passengers from abroad. “Today was a very important and symbolic day for Athens Airport and for our tourism,” AIA’s management said in an announcement. AIA […]

Greek PM to Send Out Official Welcome to Tourists from Santorini

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Santorini, Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will officially announce the re-opening of Greece after Covid-19 and the launch of the tourism season from Santorini on Saturday, Government Spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Thursday. Greece is set to initially open its borders on Monday with flights to Athens and Thessaloniki airports and on July 1 with […]

Ministry: Greek Tourism is ‘Reopening’ its Gates to Welcome Visitors

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Greek tourism is gradually “reopening” its gates with health security and caution to welcome visitors to the country, according to the country’s tourism minister Harry Theoharis, and deputy tourism minister, Manos Konsolas. In a joint statement on Friday, the two tourism heads highlighted that tourism is reopening throughout Greece under the same conditions. The statement

Thessaloniki Airport, Northern Greece Land Borders Open for Tourists from June 15

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International flights to Greece will be able to land at Thessaloniki Airport, in Northern Greece, as of June 15 instead if July 1 as originally planned, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday. The Greek PM made the statement in Thessaloniki during an official visit, his first following the gradual lifting of Covid-19 health […]

Covid-19 Pushes Greek Tourism Revenue Down by 71% in March

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With air traffic suspended and hotels closed in March due to the Covid-19 restrictions, Greece saw its travel receipts nosedive by 71 percent to 92 million euros from 318 million euros in March 2019. According to provisional data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG), international arrivals (mainly through the country’s airports) saw an overall […]

Israel Wants to Resume Flights with Greece, Says PM Netanyahu

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Greece and Israel on Thursday discussed making joint efforts to resume flights between the two countries, during the post-Covid-19 period, in a safe manner. “There’s a vast interest to visit Greece,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a video conference held to mark 30 years since the establishment of […]

Restart Tourism: Greece Presents Official post-Covid-19 Plan

By admin 20 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Wednesday presented Greece’s restart plan for the sector in the post-Covid-19 period. “‘Restart Tourism’ is a comprehensive, coherent and detailed plan to restore Greek tourism to function safely and efficiently for the national economy,” the minister said during a televised address. According to the ‘Restart Tourism’ plan, during