Photo source: Region of Attica Greece managed to cover significant lost ground in 2021 with tourism revenues in the first 10 months of the year to October exceeding the 10-billion-euro mark, the Bank of Greece (BoG) said. More specifically, according to central bank data, tourism revenue over the 10-month period came to 10.195 billion euros […]
Photo © Hellenic Parliament / Aliki Eleftheriou Greek lawmakers approved a tourism bill tabled in parliament last week which among others introduces tools that will enable public-private partnerships and sets out the terms of operation for destination management and promotion organizations (DMOs). The draft titled “Standard Tourist Destinations of Integrated Management,
Photo source: Athens Municipality Greek authorities are examining the possibility of requiring vaccinated individuals to provide negative rapid test results in order to be allowed into closed spaces, following a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths over the past few weeks. Despite reiterating that there will be no lockdown, the government is concerned about the […]
Navagio beach, Zakynthos island. Photo Source: Municipality of Zakynthos (archive photo) Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias elaborated on plans to further develop one of the country’s most popular sites, the Navagio Beach on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, which were outlined in a draft tourism bill tabled in parliament last week. An amendment included in the
Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and Thessaloniki Mayor Konstantinos Zervas Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias met with Thessaloniki Mayor Konstantinos Zervas this week to discuss funding programs for infrastructure projects that will contribute to the city’s tourism development. More specifically, the tourism ministry said it will be providing 1,085,000
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 […]
Two of Greece’s main ski centers, in Parnassos and Vora–Kaimaktsalan, are now open and operating, the managing Public Properties Company (ETAD) said on Thursday. The country’s largest and most popular, the Parnassos Center has been refurbished offering 23 ski runs 34km in total, a renovated chalet and eating areas. The Vora–Kaimaktsalan Center offers skiing on
Navagio beach, Zakynthos. A newly tabled draft law covering Greece’s tourism strategy is focused among others on restoring and upgrading one of the country’s most-visited sites: the Navagio shipwreck on Zakynthos, and on providing development tools to all regions, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias speaking in parliament during the presentation this week of the bill.
Tapping into the vast wealth of natural thermal springs and making destinations, sites and enterprises accessible are among the main points of a new bill tabled in parliament on Tuesday by the Greek tourism ministry. The proposed legislation lays out the terms and conditions for the utilization of the country’s natural springs and spas through […]
Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias tabled a bill in parliament on Tuesday setting out the priorities for the sector which include setting out the terms of operation for destination management and promotion organizations (DMOs) and developing wellness tourism. The proposed legislation aims to introduce flexible tools, encourage collaborations and synergies, respond to


















