Polis Grand Hotel in Athens Reopens its Doors

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Polis Grand Hotel The Polis Grand Hotel in Athens center has reopened its doors with the well-being of its guests as its top priority. The hotel has adopted the national health and safety protocols set by Greek authorities to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and has registered its action plan on the designated platform of the […]

Cyprus Airways: Flights to Greece, Switzerland, Israel on Summer Program

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Cyprus Airways on Friday announced flights from Larnaca, Cyprus, to five destinations in Greece, as well as to Switzerland and Israel for the summer of 2020. In Greece, the Cypriot airline is already conducting flights to Athens, while its services to Thessaloniki will start next week with two or three weekly flights. The carrier will also […]

Athens and Aegina Ready to Star in New French Film

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Athens, Greece Athens and the nearby island of Aegina have been selected as the filming locations of a new French feature film, titled “On sourit pour la photo” (Smile for the photo), directed by Francois Uzan. With the support of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), the production crew will start shooting the film on […]

Acropolis Museum’s Annual Performance Positive Despite Covid-19

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Photo © Acropolis Museum / Giorgos Vitsaropoulos One of the world’s leading museums, the Acropolis Museum in Athens, welcomed 1,283,125 visitors from June 2019 to May 2020 despite its forced closure on March 14 due to the coronavirus outbreak. The famed Greek museum marks its 11th anniversary over the weekend and reopened to the public after […]

Google: Online Searches for Greek Destinations Double Globally

By admin 19 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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The interest of potential holidaymakers for Greece has grown stronger during the last few weeks, as online searches for Greek destinations on Google has doubled worldwide, according to Maria Founta, Google Country Marketing Manager for Greece, Romania and Ukraine. Moreover, online searches by Greek users has tripled in recent weeks compared to last March.

OECD Revises Covid-19 Outlook for Greece

By admin 18 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Syntagma Square, Athens. Photo © GNTO/Y Skoulas Like most of the world’s economies, Greece too has been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, but the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has revised its previous forecast, estimating now that the country’s economy will contract at a smaller rate this year compared to the eurozone average. […]

Celestyal Named Exclusive Cruise Partner of ‘The Hellenic Initiative’

By admin 18 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Photo Source: @Celestyal Cruises Celestyal Cruises, a Greek cruise company offering itineraries to the Greek Islands and the Mediterranean, has announced its strategic partnership with The Hellenic Initiative (THI), an international non-profit organization. The Hellenic Initiative was founded in 2012 by members of the Greek diaspora with the aim to support entrepreneurial

Road Tourism to Greece Generates €1.8b in 2019

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Incoming road tourism from Greece’s neighboring countries accounted for 9.6 million arrivals, 38.2 million overnight stays and 1.8 billion euros in revenue in 2019, according to data released by INSETE, the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) research body. More specifically, inbound tourism by road accounted for 30.6 percent of all arrivals to Greece in 2019,

Safe Water Sports Teams Up with EODY to Raise Awareness

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Safe Water Sports founder Panagiotis Paschalakis and EODY President Panagiotis Arkoumaneas. Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) has teamed up with the country’s Safe Water Sports initiative to promote awareness and strengthen safety policies and regulations with regard to recreation at sea. “Prevention of accidents at sea is very high on EODY’s priorities

Aria Hotels Opens its Doors for the Greek Summer Season

By admin 18 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Aria Hotels, a privately owned boutique hotel and villas company that offers authentic Greek holiday experiences, has opened its properties on mainland Greece and the islands for the 2020 summer season. Putting emphasis on authenticity and exclusivity, Aria Hotels offers holidaymakers a wide range of experiences from city centre apartments, to hilltop retreats, secluded