Greek Hoteliers Call for Revised Covid-19 Health Protocols Due to Changing Weather

By admin 28 Σεπτεμβρίου 2021 No comment

In view of autumn and of the changing weather conditions, Greece’s hoteliers are calling on the tourism ministry to update Covid-19 health protocols and designate quarantine hotels to meet the demands of incoming tourists over the upcoming period. In a letter to Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias, the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers (POX) and its president, Grigoris

WTD 2021: Greece Looking to Redefine Tourism Goals

By admin 27 Σεπτεμβρίου 2021 No comment

ΤΟΥΡΙΣΜΟΣ

Photo source: Visit Greece On the occasion of World Tourism Day (WTD) 2021, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said he sees the opportunity for Greece to redefine its goals and principles for the sector. Celebrated worldwide since 1980 by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), WTD is commemorated on September 27 each year and under a […]

Greece to Boost Promotion of Winter Tourism Destinations to Help Year-round Hotels

By admin 22 Σεπτεμβρίου 2021 No comment

ΤΟΥΡΙΣΜΟΣ

Photo © GTP Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias on Wednesday announced plans for the launch of a communication campaign to promote winter tourism destinations in Greece. The new campaign will focus on mainland Greece and the country’s mountainous areas in an aim to increase occupancy numbers of hotels that operate all year round. Kikilias made […]

Greek-German Chamber Appoints Grigoris Tasios as Chairman of Tourism Committee

By admin 16 Σεπτεμβρίου 2021 No comment

ΤΟΥΡΙΣΜΟΣ

Greek tourism professional Grigoris Tasios has been appointed as the new chairman of the Tourism & Culture Committee of the Hellenic-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He will succeed Ian Hay, Head of the TUI Group for Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Malta, Middle East, Lapland and Iceland. A renowned hotelier in the Greek tourism sector, Tasios […]

Greece’s 2021 Tourism Performance a ‘Pleasant Surprise’, Says Head of Hoteliers

By admin 14 Σεπτεμβρίου 2021 No comment

ΤΟΥΡΙΣΜΟΣ

Hellenic Hoteliers Federation President Grigoris Tasios. Greece’s tourism performance this year was a pleasant surprise, Hellenic Hoteliers Federation President Grigoris Tasios said on Monday during his visit to the 85th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF). Speaking to the media, Tasios said Greece’s tourism revenue this year has already reached half of 2019

Greek Hoteliers Say Tourism to Reinforce Northern Evia Recovery

By admin 27 Αυγούστου 2021 No comment

ΤΟΥΡΙΣΜΟΣ

General view of the burnt forest in the mountain near the village of Avgaria on Evia island. Copyright European Union 2021 / Photographer: Sotiris Dimitropoulmos Tourism enterprises in Northern Evia face viability challenges after fires ravaged the island for nine days earlier this month, local hoteliers said this week. Hotel owners are issuing a cry for […]

Op-Ed: ‘We All Must Highlight Greece as a Leading Force in Global Tourism’ – Grigoris Tasios

By admin 12 Αυγούστου 2021 No comment

ΤΟΥΡΙΣΜΟΣ

The Greek Travel Pages (GTP) has provided a podium for Greece’s key tourism figures to share their vision for the day after the Covid-19 pandemic. “Greek tourism right now stands at the most crucial point of its modern history. In 2019 it showed the dynamics of a global destination. In 2020, due to the pandemic, […]

Greek Hoteliers Offer Hundreds of Rooms in Fire-hit Areas

By admin 6 Αυγούστου 2021 No comment

ΤΟΥΡΙΣΜΟΣ

Greek hoteliers are making available hundreds of rooms as accommodation for victims of the wildfires that have been devastating Greece over the last week. The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) in collaboration with the government announced that Attica residents impacted by the fires can call the National Public Health Organization on 1135 and be directed […]

Greece’s Head of Hoteliers Sees Appetite for Travel in August

By admin 28 Ιουλίου 2021 No comment

ΤΟΥΡΙΣΜΟΣ

Photo Source: Halkidiki Tourism Organization The general picture of Greece’s tourist traffic so far is making Greek hoteliers more optimistic than they were this time of the year in 2020, according to Hellenic Hoteliers Federation President Grigoris Tasios. Speaking to Alpha 98.9 radio station on Tuesday, Tasios said that people are showing that they are […]

Covid-19: Greece to Increase Quarantine Hotels, Ship Isolation Cabins

By admin 20 Ιουλίου 2021 No comment

ΤΟΥΡΙΣΜΟΣ

Greek authorities have decided to increase the number of Covid-19 quarantine hotels as well as ship isolation cabins in order to address a rise in cases over the last week. There are now 47 Covid hotels operating countrywide up from 30 hosting people hit by the fast-spreading Delta variant. Greek authorities are also considering using […]