Greece Issues New Covid-19 Health Rules for Hotels to Follow in 2022

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Greece’s health and tourism ministries presented on Thursday a set of new Covid-19 health protocols to be implemented by hotels and other tourism-related companies. The regulations, which have been made public through a joint ministerial decision published recently in the Government Gazette, take effect immediately and expire on May 31, 2023. Among others, tourism

Greece Looks to Further Strengthen Tourist Flows from France

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As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen incoming tourism flows, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias met with the board of the Greece-France Parliamentary Friendship Group of the French Senate in Athens recently. Topping the agenda of talks between the minister and Greece-France Parliamentary Friendship Group Chairman Didier Marie and vice presidents Françoise Dumont

Tourism Minister Wants Hoteliers to Offer Greeks Better Prices

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Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said this week that he would be calling on hoteliers to offer discounts to Greeks after spring in order to ensure that everyone has a chance to holiday. Kikilias told SKAI television that he had already spoken with Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) Grigoris Tasios, requesting that actions be taken by hoteliers so that […]

Greece and China Agree on Tourism Action Plan for 2022-2024 Period

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China Ambassador to Greece Xiao Junzheng and Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias Greece and China have agreed to work together on enhancing tourist flows between the two countries and increasing tourism-related investments for the 2022-2024 period, the Tourism Ministry announced this week. Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and China Ambassador to Greece Xiao

Greek Hoteliers Say Air Tickets Likely to Rise Due to Ukraine War

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Greek hoteliers and tourism stakeholders are holding their breath waiting to see how Russia’s war on Ukraine will evolve and the inevitable repercussions they will have, including higher costs, on tourism, said Grigoris Tasios, president of the Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX). In a recent interview to SKAI television, Tasios said airline tickets in Europe were

Greece Tourism Gradually Covering Lost Ground, Shows INSETE Data

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Greece’s tourism industry is slowly but steadily recouping losses incurred by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data recorded in a special 2021 report released INSETE, the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) research body. Despite being a slower year compared to pre-pandemic 2019, Greek hotels managed in 2021 to move up in terms of customer hotel satisfaction.

Global Air Travel Industry Wants End to Covid-19 Controls

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Photo source: @ACI Europe World travel and tourism organizations are reiterating their call on governments to fully lift Covid-19 travel restrictions applying to intra-EU and Schengen area travel, including all testing requirements, the need to present proof of vaccination, or complete a Passenger Locator Form (PLF) as well as the need to wear masks for […]

Covid-19: Greek Ferries Return to 100% Capacity

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A passenger ship bound to Aegean islands leaving the Port of Pireus. Photo source: European Commission / Photographer: Yorgos Karahalis Greek authorities took one more step towards normalcy this week fully lifting capacity measures on ferries as the number of Covid-19 cases appear to be stabilizing. The decision was announced following a meeting on Wednesday […]

ITB Sees Tourism Recovery ‘In the Horizon’, New Post-Covid Trends

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Photo source: @ITB Berliln Flexibility, last-minute decision-making, personalization, smart devices, domestic travel and workations are the top trends in tourism as the industry looks to achieve 46 percent growth in 2022, according to data presented at the ITB Berlin 2022 virtual tourism exhibition this week. ITB Berlin and data platform Statista Q estimate that in […]

Greece Welcomes First US Seasonal Flight for 2022

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Photo source: ANA-MPA/Alexandros Beltes Greece welcomed the first direct flight from the United States on Monday, when a Delta flight from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport touched down at Athens International Airport (AIA), officially kick-starting direct seasonal flights from eight American airports for the season. After lifting mandatory Covid-19