Denmark to Ease Travel Restrictions to Greece

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Denmark Foreign Ministry Director Erik Brøgger Rasmussen and Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. Denmark is expected to lift restrictions for travel to Greece, the tourism ministry announced on Wednesday, adding that the decision paves the way for other countries to follow. The news was announced following a meeting between Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and

Greece Re-elected Chair of UNWTO Commission for Europe

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The 66th meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Europe in Athens. Photo source: UNWTO Greece has been re-elected to serve as Chair of the UNWTO Commission for Europe for the 2021-2023 period, the Greek Tourism Ministry recently announced. Elections for positions within several UNWTO bodies were held during the organization’s 66th meeting of the Commission […]

Greece Calls on The Netherlands to Ease Travel Restrictions

By admin 8 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis (left, center) met with Sophie van den Ende, Director General for EU Affairs at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo source: Embassy of Greece to the Netherlands (@PressGreekEmbas) Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis visited the Netherlands this week to hold talks with government officials and sector professionals

Greece Praised for Cruise Tourism Restart Initiative

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Global cruise industry stakeholders praised Greece for its actions and initiatives to help restart cruise travel after Covid-19 within the framework of the 66th Meeting of the World Tourism Organization Commission for Europe (CEU), which took place in Athens last week. Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) said the Greek tourism ministry had taken decisive action

Greece’s Authentic Marathon Swim Event Awarded for Successful Organization

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Impressive footage of the swimming races at Pefki, of the Municipality of Istiea-Edipsos (photo by Elias Lefas @ Authentic Marathon Swim) The Authentic Marathon Swim event has won a total of five accoladesat the Tourism Awards 2021, for last year’s successful race. This article is brought to you by ActiveMedia Group The Authentic Marathon Swim is […]

Theoharis Goes to Netherlands to Meet with Leading Tourism Professionals

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis with Sophie van den Ende, Director General for EU Affairs at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo source: Embassy of Greece to the Netherlands (@PressGreekEmbas) Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis is on an official visit to The Netherlands where he is expected to meet with representatives of leading Dutch […]

UNWTO and Greece to Collaborate on Maritime Tourism Research Centre

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili signed a Memorandum of Cooperation for the establishment of the new maritime tourism research centre in Greece. Photo source: UNWTO The first research station dedicated to measuring the sustainable development of coastal and maritime tourism across the Mediterranean will be established

UNWTO: Coordination is a Must for Global Restart of Tourism

By admin 3 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili. Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Thursday said that Europe is expected to be the first region to see tourism recover from the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, but also cited lack of coordination for tourism to restart as a whole. Speaking during a […]

Athens Ready to Welcome its Visitors Again, Mayor Tells UNWTO

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Athens is safely returning to everyday life and is ready to welcome its visitors again, Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis said on Wednesday during a meeting with UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili and Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. Pololikashvili is currently in Athens to attend the 66th Meeting of the World Tourism Organization Commission for Europe

PM Announces €420m in Support to Reboot Greek Tourism Sector

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a meeting with representatives of Greece’s tourism bodies and associations. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday that a total of 420 million euros in working capital will be allocated to tourism enterprises impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in order to help them restart