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Ministry Sees Sustainable Tourism Potential for Athens and Attica

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Ministry Sees Sustainable Tourism Potential For Athens And Attica
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Athens and Attica have great potential to evolve into sustainable tourism destinations linking culture with travel and high quality hospitality, said Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias in an interview to Action24. Kikilias said the ministry had launched a special campaign promoting the Greek capital as a prime city break destination all year round and added […]

Greek Hoteliers Holding Their Breath, Support Needed, They Say

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Greek Hoteliers Holding Their Breath, Support Needed, They Say
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The fast-spreading Omicron variant of Covid-19 is leading Greek hotel owners to despair, said hotelier associations operating in major winter tourism destinations. They are urging authorities to take immediate measures. More specifically, associations representing hoteliers and tourism professionals in Kalavryta, the Peloponnese, Evritania, Drama, Western Macedonia and

Covid-19: Greek Hoteliers Say ‘Omicron’ Taking Toll, Call for Backing

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Covid 19: Greek Hoteliers Say ‘omicron’ Taking Toll, Call For Backing
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Greek hoteliers are appealing to the government to take measures and extend financial support to hotel enterprises as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has put a brake on bookings. In a letter to government officials, including Finance Minister Christos Staikouras as well as labor, development and tourism ministers, the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers (POX) is

Greece Aims for Total Tourism Restart in 2022, Says Minister Kikilias

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Greece Aims For Total Tourism Restart In 2022, Says Minister Kikilias
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Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias “Our aim is in 2022 to move forward with a full tourism restart,” said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias during a parliamentary session on the 2022 budget this week, announcing that the “summer season” will begin earlier in March or April 2022 “for destinations which can support it”. The minister expressed […]

Greek Hotels Still Have ‘a Long Way to Go’ to Recover from Covid-19 Losses

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Greek Hotels Still Have ‘a Long Way To Go’ To Recover From Covid 19 Losses
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Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, Hellenic Hoteliers Federation President Grigoris Tasios and Deputy Interior Minister responsible for Macedonia and Thrace Stavros Kalafatis. Greek tourism this season may have saw a rebound better than expected, but the country’s hotels still have ‘a long way to go’ to cover the losses of 2020 and 2021 due to […]

Greece will be Open All Year Round for Tourists, Minister Kikilias Tells CNN

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Greece Will Be Open All Year Round For Tourists, Minister Kikilias Tells Cnn
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Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias recently told British journalist Richard Quest that Greece in 2022 will be open all year round to welcome tourists. Speaking on CNN’s show “Quest Means Business”, on the sidelines of the recent WTM London expo, the tourism minister underlined that – considering that nothing radical occurs due to the pandemic […]