Visa Agrees with Ministry to Send Digital Nomads to Greece

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Photo source: @Visa The Greek Tourism Ministry is aiming to attract more remote workers as part of an agreement with digital payments company Visa. Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias hopes to attract Visa executives to Greece where they will work remotely as part of the ministry’s ongoing digital nomads initiative. The tourism ministry said Visa can […]

Greece Designing New Health Tourism Framework

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The Greek Tourism Ministry announced this week that it was designing in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) a new legal framework that would set out the conditions for the development of health and wellness tourism. “A framework that aims to cover all aspects of medical tourism and wellness tourism for those who visit […]

Greece Looks to Further Strengthen Tourist Flows from France

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As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen incoming tourism flows, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias met with the board of the Greece-France Parliamentary Friendship Group of the French Senate in Athens recently. Topping the agenda of talks between the minister and Greece-France Parliamentary Friendship Group Chairman Didier Marie and vice presidents Françoise Dumont

Tourism Minister Wants Hoteliers to Offer Greeks Better Prices

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Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said this week that he would be calling on hoteliers to offer discounts to Greeks after spring in order to ensure that everyone has a chance to holiday. Kikilias told SKAI television that he had already spoken with Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) Grigoris Tasios, requesting that actions be taken by hoteliers so that […]

Visa Teams Up with Greece to Provide Tourism Trend Data

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Visa CEO for Europe Charlotte Hogg and Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias sign the agreement. Visa, a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers across more than 200 countries. aims to contribute to the recovery of the Greek tourism industry by providing data and trends as part of a new agreement with the […]

Greece and China Agree on Tourism Action Plan for 2022-2024 Period

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China Ambassador to Greece Xiao Junzheng and Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias Greece and China have agreed to work together on enhancing tourist flows between the two countries and increasing tourism-related investments for the 2022-2024 period, the Tourism Ministry announced this week. Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and China Ambassador to Greece Xiao

Royal Caribbean Group to Launch Winter Cruises from Greece

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Royal Caribbean Group will be operating winter cruises out of Greece starting February 2023, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced this week. Kikilias met with representatives from Royal Caribbean Group to discuss the launch of a new 2,200-passenger culture-themed cruise to homeport in Piraeus and make port calls in Cyprus, Israel and Egypt. Royal Caribbean

Greece Welcomes First US Seasonal Flight for 2022

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Photo source: ANA-MPA/Alexandros Beltes Greece welcomed the first direct flight from the United States on Monday, when a Delta flight from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport touched down at Athens International Airport (AIA), officially kick-starting direct seasonal flights from eight American airports for the season. After lifting mandatory Covid-19

Italian Travelers Send Greece Encouraging Signs

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Photo credit: Region of Attica Greek tourism professionals are seeing encouraging signs from Italy with more Italians either search or booking their holidays in Greece. Speaking during a webinar organized by the Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) ahead of the Milano BIT international travel exhibition next month, POX President Grigoris Tasios said hoteliers were

Greece to End PLF Requirement for Travelers

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Travelers visiting Greece will no longer be required to fill in a PLF form starting March 15, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Thursday. Kikilias said the decision, approved by the country’s Covid-19 committee, facilitates travel refocusing management efforts on vaccination status. The Passenger Locator Form (PLF) was introduced in the midst of the pandemic