The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) recently announced its new vision for global tourism – growing better, stronger, and balancing the needs of people, planet and prosperity – through its One Planet sustainable tourism programme. The vision, named “One Planet Vision for the Responsible Recovery of the Tourism Sector”, builds on the UNWTO Global Guidelines to […]
Already in its second cycle and making plans for “the next day” of tourism, Capsule T, Greece’s first travel and hospitality accelerator, recently turned one. An initiative by the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH), Capsule T launched last year on April 10 to support and promote Greek technology startups for tourism and hospitality and boost synergies […]
The Athens-based Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) announced that it would be contributing 100 million dollars to global relief efforts aimed at addressing the effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In this direction, the SNF announced a grant of 3 million dollars to The Rockefeller University in New York City, to go towards medical research focused […]
Greece is sending out a message to the world: to stay home – due to the current developments involving the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic – but at the same time to stay in touch through technology. The Greek Tourism Ministry on Thursday announced the launch of the new online platform Greece From Home that looks to […]
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Wednesday released a set of recommendations calling for urgent and strong support to help the global tourism sector not only recover from the unprecedented challenge of coronavirus (Covid-19) but to “grow back better”. The recommendations are the first output of the newly-formed Global Tourism Crisis Committee, established by UNWTO
Photo source: Hellenic Petroleum Greek airline company AEGEAN and Hellenic Petroleum, one of the leading energy groups in Southeast Europe, have joined forces for the transport of medical and pharmaceutical supplies via 10 free cargo flights, aiming to support Greece’s effort to combat the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. AEGEAN will provide for aircraft and crew as […]
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), has launched the “Healing Solutions” challenge and is calling on innovators and entrepreneurs to put forward new solutions to help the tourism sector recover from COVID-19. “Tourism is the sector that has been hit the hardest by COVID-19. Our response needs […]
Travel experiences booking platform Grekaddict.com is bringing Greece to everyone’s home through its new online initiative #GreeceFromHome, launched in partnership with The Port and Eleni Karavelatzi. #GreeceFromHome is a series of 30-minute live shows that will broadcast daily on Facebook and Instagram, on the official channels of Grekaddict.com. The shows are designed to
















