Greek Coastal Shipping Sector Sees Challenging Year Ahead

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Photo Source: GTP Improving port infrastructure, complying with international environmental regulations and accelerating fleet renewal are some of the challenges the Greek coastal shipping sector is up against, ahead of the 2021 tourism season and amid concerns for the development of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. A recent survey conducted by the Foundation of

Travelers Must Have Negative Covid-19 Test Result to Enter England

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Photo source: Heathrow Airport Passengers arriving from all international destinations to England (including UK nationals) as of 4am (local time) on Friday, January 15, will be required to present a negative Covid-19 test. UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps recently announced that all inbound passengers arriving by boat, plane or train will have to take a […]

Athens’ First Sunrise for 2021 Featured on Chinese Social Media

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The Acropolis, Athens (archive photo). Source: Visit Greece / Y Skoulas Chinese social media users had the opportunity to admire Athens’ first sunrise for 2021 through a campaign that ran online on New Year’s Day. A 15-minute video, created by the Greek National Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) office in China, was broadcast on Wechat, a popular […]

Landmark Greek Museums and Archaeological Sites to Get Free WiFi

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Cape Sounion, Attica. Photo Source: https://athensattica.com Visitors at 25 landmark archaeological sites and museums across Greece will soon have the opportunity to enjoy free wireless internet service (WiFi). In collaboration with telecommunications company Cosmote, the Greek Culture Ministry will soon offer free WiFi access at 25 sites of interest and museums including

Autohellas-Hertz Named ‘True Leader’ of the Greek Economy by ICAP

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Autohellas-Hertz has been named a “True Leader” of the Greek Economy for 2019 at the annual awards of consulting and research services group ICAP. The “True Leaders 2019” were selected out of a total of 31,000 companies, based on their progress and business performance. ICAP’s list was published for the 10th consecutive year under the […]

Greece ‘Races’ the World with Laskaratos in Le Mans, on PlayStation

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Andreas Laskaratos and Dimitris Fragakis As part of its ongoing strategy to promote Greece abroad through a series of innovative actions, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO said this week that it would be continuing its collaboration with Greek race car driver Andreas Laskaratos. Laskaratos showcased Greece through his participation in the celebrated Le Mans,

Greek Consumer Confidence Picks Up Marginally in December

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Syntagma Square, Athens © Maria Theofanopoulou Greek consumer confidence appears to have picked up slightly in December after five months of continuous decline due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, according to the Foundation of Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE). More specifically, according to the influential think tank’s latest bulletin, the economic climate

CNN Travel: Greece’s Meteora Among Top 21 Destinations to Visit in 2021

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Meterora, central Greece. Photo source: @Visit Greece The UNESCO World Heritage site of Meteora in central Greece, is included on CNN Travel’s list of the Top 21 tourism destinations travelers should visit in 2021. More specifically, the online edition of CNN Travel presents 21 destinations for travelers to visit when the coronavirus pandemic subsides and tourism […]

Greece’s New Deputy Tourism Minister Pledges Action

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Newly appointed Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and outgoing Deputy Minister Manos Konsolas during the handover ceremony. Sofia Zacharaki stepped in as Greece’s deputy tourism minister for tourism education and special forms of tourism during a handover ceremony this week following a cabinet reshuffle on Monday. Zacharaki took over

Sofia Zacharaki Steps in as Greece’s New Deputy Tourism Minister

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Sofia Zacharaki Sofia Zacharaki has been appointed Greece’s deputy minister for tourism education and special forms of tourism in a government reshuffle announced earlier today. Born in Athens in 1976, 45-year-old Zacharaki has completed English language studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and postgraduate studies in Comparative Pedagogy and