Greece Aiming for 150 Waterways in Five Years

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Photo source: Greek Water Airports Greece is moving swiftly ahead with the licensing and construction of 150 waterways, which it hopes to have up and running across the country in the next five years, investors and government officials said this week. Investors in the project are aiming to set up the largest seaplane network in […]

Webinars on ‘Dark Tourism’ Guided Tours Announced by FEG and Clio Muse

By admin 15 Ιανουαρίου 2021 No comment

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1st Athens Cemetery. Photo source: FEG/Clio Muse Tours The European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (FEG), in collaboration with Clio Muse Tours, is organizing 30 educational webinars on dark tourism guided tours. Dark tourism refers to traveling or touring to places that are historically associated with war, tragedy or natural disaster. Supported by the EU-funded

T+L Places Tinos Among 6 Greek Destinations Where Greeks Love to Go

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Photo Source: Municipality of Tinos Tinos is among the six favorite destinations of Greek travelers due to its rich culture, unique gastronomy and local products, according to a recent article published in the online edition of the Travel + Leisure (T+L) magazine. Titled “6 Greek destinations where the locals love to go”, the article shares […]

New Golf Tourism Project for Greece Announced

By admin 7 Ιανουαρίου 2021 No comment

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A new golf tourism project budgeted at 300 million euros and set to create 1,500 jobs when completed is scheduled to go up in the central Greece region of Fokida, according to local media reports. Dubbed “Delphi Golf Resort”, the project will be implemented by Scorpios Construction SA and includes the creation of a 36-hole […]

VIP Exclusive Tourism Club on Skorpios Isle Gets Green Light

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Skorpios island. Photo © Facebook – ΟΙ ΟΜΟΡΦΙΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ ΜΑΣ A multi-million-euro luxury project to go up on the Greek islet of Skorpios, located off the Ionian island of Lefkada, is set to become the playground of the rich and famous after Greek authorities approved the investment with a joint ministerial decision. The 55-page decision signed last […]

Elevate Greece Announces Funding for Startups

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Startups that have enlisted on the registry of Greece’s national startup entity Elevate Greece will be able to apply for 60 million euros in funding for working capital in the form of non-repayable grants, the development ministry announced. Very small, small and medium-sized companies registered on the national registry are eligible for non-repayable financing for […]

Covid-19 Resurgence Forces Europeans to Put Travel Plans on Hold

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Europeans are reluctant about traveling during the holiday period this year, which has been marred by health expert warnings, renewed lockdowns, and increasing Covid-19 cases and deaths, a European Travel Commission (ETC) study found this week. According to the ETC’s latest report “Monitoring Sentiment for Domestic and Intra-European Trave – Wave 3”, less than

Skiathos Municipality to Launch Redesigned Trail Network, New App in 2021

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Photo source: @Thodoris Tzoumas Aiming to promote alternative forms of tourism, the Municipality of Skiathos has redesigned its network of trails and created a digital application to facilitate hikers. The municipality recently announced that the island’s trail network has been redesigned according to research and planning carried out by social cooperative enterprise

Diversifying Greek Tourism Product Key to Growth

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Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development Vicky Loizou stressed the importance of developing special interest products and presented the benefits of developing “silver tourism”, which bring added value to Greece, during the Greek Economic Summit organized by the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce. Loizou underlined the need to upgrade infrastructure in order

Greece Updates Golf Course Regulations

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Looking to tap into the growing interest in golf tourism and enhance the Greek tourism product, authorities moved ahead this week with a series of revisions to the relevant regulation. More specifically, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis updated a 2014 ministerial decision allowing for more flexibility and facilitating the creation of golf resorts countrywide. Key