Municipality of Athens Announces Eight New Taxi Ranks

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Photo Source: City of Athens The Municipality of Athens will create eight new taxi ranks in the Greek capital, in efforts to ease traffic congestion, facilitate commuters and taxi drivers. According to an announcement by the municipality, six taxi ranks were previously operating in central Athens. With the addition of eight new ones, taxi queues […]

New App Launched for Trails of the Island of Tinos

By admin 27 Οκτωβρίου 2020 No comment

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A new application with information on the extended network of trails of the Greek island of Tinos has been released in four languages – English Greek, French and German. Availalbe for free for iOS and Android devices, the Tinos Trail app includes a list of 12 hiking routes and offers search options based on criteria […]

Almost 200 European Airports May Face Insolvency Due to Crisis in Air Travel

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An estimated 193 airports may face insolvency in the coming months if passenger traffic does not start to recover by year end, ACI Europe said on Tuesday. These airports facilitate 277 thousand jobs and 12.4 billion euros of European GDP. “The threat of airport closure means Europe faces the prospect of the collapse of a […]

Greece’s Jan-Sept Travel Arrivals by Road Tumble 76.1%

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Promahonas checkpoint. Photo Source: @EODY Arrivals to Greece by road in the first nine months of 2020 dropped by 76.1 percent and reached only 2.5 million compared to 10.3 million during January – September 2019. According to data published by SETE Intelligence (INSETE), during January – February 2020, before the Covid-19 lockdown in Greece, road […]

Athens Honors Cypriot President with Gold Medal of Honor

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Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis. Photo Source: @Nicos Anastasiades The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades was awarded the Gold Medal of Honor by the Municipality of Athens during a special ceremony held in the Greek capital on Monday. Following a decision by its municipal council, the Municipality of […]

IOBE: 2021 Greek Economy Rebound Hinges on Covid-19 Vaccine

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The Greek economy is expected to shrink by 8.0 percent this year due to the Covid-19 shock and by 10 percent if a new lockdown is imposed, putting hundreds of jobs at risk once relief measures are stopped, the Foundation of Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) said recently. The country’s top think tank said on […]

Report: Over 200,000 Tonnes of Plastic Leak into the Med Every Year

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Photo: joel sauce do sauce do/pixabay An estimated 229,000 tonnes of plastic is leaking into the Mediterranean sea every year, equivalent to over 500 shipping containers each day, a report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) found. Unless significant measures are taken to address mismanaged waste, this will at least double by […]

Phāea Resorts Receives TUI Care Foundation Global Hotel Award 2020

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Phāea Resorts’ Constantza and Agapi Sbokou with TUI Group Head for Greece, Iceland and Lapland George Dimas Greek hospitality group Phāea Resorts received the TUI Care Foundation Global Hotel Award 2020 during an event that was recently held on Crete. Based on the feedback of guests, the awards celebrate the outstanding quality and service delivered to […]

Athens to Host CEST Environmental Science and Technology Conference in 2021

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Athens, Greece. Photo Source: @Global NEST Athens, during September 1 – 4, 2021, will host the 17th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST2021). Organized by the Global Network of Environmental Science and Technology in collaboration with the University of the Aegean and the University of Athens, CEST2021 will focus on the latest trends […]

AEGEAN Introduces its Hygiene Attendants for Safer Travel

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Focusing on the safety of its passengers prior, during and after the flight, AEGEAN recently introduced its Hygiene Attendants to travellers. Hygiene Attendants will bear a special insignia and assist passengers to follow all safety measures while boarding, in flight, and during disembarkation. According to AEGEAN, its Hygiene Attendants will kindly remind all passengers: