New ‘Premium Tourism Awards’ to Celebrate Greece’s Best Travel Companies

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The Macedonia-Thrace Travel Agents Association, in collaboration with tourism marketing company Respond on Demand, is organizing the Premium Tourism Awards. Held for the first time, the event aims to recognize and honor Greece’s best tourism and travel companies including hotels, travel agencies, destinations, restaurants and wineries among others. Furthermore, the Premium

Parthenon Marbles Dispute Heats Up After UK PM’s Comment

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Sculptures from the Parthenon temple on display at the British Museum. Photo source: British Museum Greece reacted strongly this week to claims made by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson that Britain will not return the Parthenon Marbles to legal owner Greece, reigniting an age-old dispute. “Greece does not accept the legal acquisition and ownership of […]

Greece’s Loutraki Set to Launch 2021 Tourism Campaign

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City of Loutraki The Loutraki Tourism Organization (LTO) is preparing to launch its tourism campaign for 2021 that will focus mainly on domestic travelers, due to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and the ongoing international travel restrictions. Located near Athens in the Peloponnese, Loutraki every summer attracts domestic and international

Ziller-Loverdos Mansion in Athens to Open Doors as Museum

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The historic Ziller-Loverdos Mansion, located near the center of Athens, will reopen its doors as a museum at the end of April. Built in 1882, the mansion was the residence of German architect Ernst Ziller. The building combines elements of ancient architecture with 19th century European trends. Its facade is adorned with Caryatid heads, while […]

Athens to Host International Olympic Committee Session in 2025

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The Panathinaic “Kalimarmanron Stadium” in Athens. The International Olympic Committee has selected Athens as the host city of the IOC Session in 2025. The Session is the general assembly of the IOC members that is held once a year. Athens was originally selected to host the recently held 137th IOC Session. However, due to the […]

Brown Hotels Acquires Three Properties in Loutraki Area

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Brown Hotels, an international design hotel collection, has acquired three properties in the municipality of Loutraki – Perachora – Agioi Theodoroi in the Peloponnese. Located near Athens and Corinth, the municipality consists of three seaside towns that every summer attract domestic and international travelers, as well as many Athenians who own or rent a holiday […]

UK PM Says Greece’s Parthenon Marbles Will Stay in Britain

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The Parthenon Marbles. Photo Source: @British Museum British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is refusing to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece despite a request in 2019 by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. In an interview to Greek daily Ta Nea, Johnson said the 2,500-year-old marble sculptures illegally removed from the UNESCO World Heritage Site in

EBD Includes 5 Greek Destinations Among Best for Vaccinated Travelers

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Photo source: EBD The European Best Destinations (EBD) organization has included five popular Greek destinations among the world’s best for Covid-19 vaccinated travelers. As the European Commission is working to establish an EU-wide digital “green pass” for travel, the idea of a Covid-19 certificate is already being promoted by authorities in Greece, Madeira, The Azores,

US Embassy Launches Video to Celebrate the Greek Revolution Bicentennial

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Photo source: US Embassy in Athens The US Embassy in Athens has launched the first video of the “US-Greece: Celebrating 200 years of Friendship” campaign, which aims to commemorate the bicentennial since the Greek War of Independence in 1821. In the video, posted on social media, US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt highlights the historic […]

Survey: Half of Brits in Favor of Covid-19 Vaccination Passport

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Photo source: YouGov Half of the British public – 54 percent – would be in favor of the introduction of Covid-19 vaccination passports for global travel, according to a recent survey conducted by YouGov, an international research data and analytics group. The vaccination passport or health pass is a digitally enabled solution confirming that a […]