Greek Hotels: Safety of Tourists and Staff is Top Priority

By admin 8 Μαρτίου 2021 No comment

Photo source: Hilton Athens Just like in 2020, Greece’s hotel enterprises will open their doors to guests this season with high health protection measures in place, according to Halkidiki Hotel Association President Grigoris Tasios. In a recent interview to the Athens News Agency (ANA), Tasios said that the Greek hotels’ safe 2021 opening will be […]

Greece’s International Tourism Campaign to be Ready by Late March

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Photo source: Visit Greece The upcoming tourism campaign to promote Greece abroad is expected to be ready by the end of March, the secretary general of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), Dimitris Fragakis, said on Tuesday. Speaking during a press conference on the 2020 hotel performance in Athens and Attica, the GNTO’s secretary general […]

GNTO’s Fragakis Receives Merit Award for Promotion of Greek Tourism in 2020

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Greece’s federation and association of travel agents recently awarded Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis for contributing to the promotion of Greek tourism in 2020. Granted by the Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist & Travel Agencies (fedHATTA) and the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies’ (HATTA),

Greece Prepares for 2021 Tourism Challenges

By admin 2 Δεκεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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The importance of a unified approach to travel and implementing rapid testing across Europe, digital upgrades and far-reaching marketing actions topped the agenda of talks between Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and Greek Tourism Confederation President Yiannis Retsos. Both agreed that the Greek tourism industry proved its resilience and professionalism in the

Greece Seeking Ways to Put Covid-19 Recovery Funds to Good Use

By admin 16 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Hellenic Parliament, Athens Investments and reforms should be the top priority when considering the allocation of Greece’s recovery funds, said Alternate Finance Minister Theodore Skylakakis during the ongoing Thessaloniki Helexpo Forum. Skylakakis stressed that putting the funds to strategic use was vital, particularly at this “unique and historic moment”. “Whatever we

Eurocontrol: Covid-19 Controls Hindering Hopes for Air Travel Recovery

By admin 16 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Photo Source: @Eurocontrol Divergent Covid-19 restrictions across Europe have hindered all efforts to reverse the slowdown in air travel caused by the pandemic and at the same time are creating confusion and lack of confidence among passengers, according to the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol). The agency is warning that failure […]

DBRS: Covid-19 Shock Greater for Tourism-dependent Greece

By admin 15 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Greece will emerge as one of the hardest hit economies by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic due to the impact of restrictions on its main revenue-generating industry – tourism, according to a DBRS Morningstar report released this week. The global credit rating agency found that Southern European economies will face the greatest challenge in recovering after […]

Greek Destinations with Strict Covid-19 Measures to Get Extra Tourism Promotion in 2021

By admin 14 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Greek destinations, where strict coronavirus (Covid-19) measures (emergency restrictions) have been imposed due to epidemiological reasons (high number of cases), will receive extra exposure in the country’s tourism promotion program next year, according to Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. “These destinations, from Crete to Northern Greece, will receive special