Freedom Pass: Greece Entices Young to Get the Jab with €150 Travel Gift Card

By admin 28 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Greece said on Monday that it would be giving young people 150 euros in vacation money to get the jab against Covid-19 in efforts to accelerate vaccinations ahead of summer. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented the so-called “Freedom Pass” during a minister’s meeting on Monday, announcing that it would be […]

Greece Re-examining Rules for Travel in View of Delta Coronavirus Variant

By admin 28 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Greece is re-examining rules for travel and restriction-free admission into the country after the emergence of the Delta variant of Covid-19, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Monday, describing the summer ahead as a “delicate balancing act”. Referring to the situation in Spain and Portugal, and the spread of the deadly virus in the […]

Dutch Government Relaxes Travel Restrictions for all of Greece Except for Attica

By admin 24 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: KLM From Sunday, June 27, people from the Netherlands will be able to travel to Greece with no restrictions when they return, the Greek Tourism Ministry recently announced. This means that travellers entering the Netherlands from Greece will no longer be required to present a recent negative coronavirus (Covid-19) test or go into […]

Difficult Year Ahead for Greek Tourism, Says Minister

By admin 23 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis Signs are positive for the year ahead, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, adding that more than 9,000 travelers from the UK visited Greece last week despite the Covid-19 restrictions and the outbreak of the Indian variant in their homeland. In an interview to public broadcaster ERT on Wednesday, Theoharis […]

Greece to Direct EU Resilience Funds into Special Forms of Tourism

By admin 18 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Harry Theoharis and Sofia Zacharaki present the ministry’s strategy set out in Greece’s “Ellada 2.0” plan to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Photo source: @htheoharis Special forms of tourism linked to agriculture and marine activities are the two main areas to benefit from EU relief funds after the […]

Celestyal Cruises Resumes Operations from Piraeus Port

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The Celestyal Crystal. Photo Source: Celestyal Cruises Celestyal Cruises on Wednesday announced that it has resumed cruise operations from the port of Piraeus in Athens. The announcement was made during a reception held by the Lavrio Port Authority on the occasion of the first call of the Celestyal Crystal at the port as part of […]

Greece Puts Film Tourism High on Agenda

By admin 15 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Athens, Greece. Photo source: Travel Trade Athens The Tourism Ministry and the Municipality of Athens recently signed a memorandum of cooperation which foresees the promotion of film tourism in Greece. Signed by Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis and Athens Development & Destinations Management Agency (EATA) President Melina Daskalaki, the

Greece to Accept Negative Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Tests for Entry

By admin 14 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: Shutterstock Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis recently said that Greece will soon permit entry for travelers who present negative rapid antigen tests on arrival, as proof that they are not infected with the coronavirus (Covid-19). During a tourism-related meeting with the regional governor for Central Macedonia, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, the minister said

Northern Greece Plays a Big Part in Country’s Tourism Restart, Says Minister

By admin 14 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Thessaloniki. Photo source: GNTO / H. Kakarouhas Northern Greece has a leading role in this year’s opening of the country’s tourism, Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said following his official visit to Thessaloniki on Friday. While in the Greece’s second largest city, Minister Theoharis met with local and regional bodies and discussed ways to boost […]

Sweden Signals Interest for Tourism to Greece

By admin 10 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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The Swedes are keen on visiting Greece this summer and additional actions are being taken to facilitate travel between the two countries, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said after a visit to Stockholm this week. As part of his Northern Europe tour, Theoharis met with the Swedish Minister of Enterprise, Ibrahim Baylan, to discuss ways that […]