Greece’s Tourism Body Tables Actions to Regulate Airbnb-type Rentals

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VAT, a special municipal tax, a property cap and rental time limits are among the actions Greece’s tourism stakeholders are demanding from the government in an attempt to regulate Airbnb-style activities which, they say, are distorting healthy market competition. The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), representing the majority of Greece’s tourism enterprises, is once

SETE Urges Greek State to Support Russia-reliant Tourism Enterprises

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The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) is calling on the government to introduce measures that will support enterprises reliant on tourism from the Russian market and find ways to compensate for losses as a result of the war in Ukraine. In a letter to government officials, including Finance Minister Christos Staikouras and Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, […]

TUI Moving Full Speed Ahead for Greek Summer

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Photo source: TUI Group (© Gregorschläger) Leisure travel giant TUI Group is moving full speed ahead with plans to bring more than 3 million visitors to Greece this year – much earlier than ever before and exceeding pre-Covid 2019 levels. Earlier this week on Crete, the company named a TUI fly Boeing 737-8 “Heraklion” after the island’s capital,

Greece – US Expand Cooperation in Tourism Ahead of New Season

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US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt and Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias sign the Memorandum of Understanding. Greece and the US are expanding their ties in tourism ahead of the season after Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, at the Acropolis Museum in Athens on […]

Concession Deal Signed for Edessa Xenia Hotel

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As part of its drive to capitalize on dozens of public assets, the Public Properties Company (ETAD) announced this week that it had finalized a concession deal for the former Xenia Hotel in Edessa, Central Macedonia, with construction firm Elterga. More specifically, ETAD CEO Stefanos Vlastos and Elterga President and Managing Director Paraskevas Tsampras signed […]

Greece Ready to Welcome TUI Flights and Cruises to Crete

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Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. Photo source: Greek Tourism Ministry Greece is ready to welcome visitors as the tourism season kicks off earlier thanks to ongoing efforts by the ministry and industry stakeholders, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias during the naming ceremony of a TUI fly aircraft on Crete on Monday. Speaking during the event […]

South Aegean Region Greece’s Tourism Champ in 2021

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Santorini island, Greece. Photo source: @Aegean Islands One in four travelers chose to holiday on one of the South Aegean islands placing the region in the lead in terms of Greece’s arrivals, overnight stays and revenues in 2021, said Regional Governor Giorgos Hatzimarkos recently. Citing Bank of Greece data, Hatzimarkos said the region surpassed by […]

Covid-19: CDC Lifts All Cruise Travel Warnings

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Photo source: @Cruise Lines International Association Global cruise and tourism associations welcomed the announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that it had dropped all guidance for cruise travel. After two years of warnings against cruise travel, the CDC last week updated its previous “Cruise Ship Travel Health Notice”, which had sparked […]

Vigla Hotel Ready to Welcome Guests to Amorgos

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Vigla Hotel, Amorgos The Vigla Hotel on the Greek island of Amorgos has announced that it will reopen its doors and welcome guests on April 10. Located in the village of Tholaria on the north part of the island, Vigla Hotel offers high quality services and authentic hospitality in its recently renovated rooms, as well as […]

Greece Keeps Covid-19 Measures in Place, Considers 4th Booster Shot

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Greek health authorities said this week that Covid-19 measures would remain as is through to the end of the month and that the possibility of a fourth booster shot for the whole population was under consideration. Infectious disease expert Vana Papaevangelou said the country’s Covid committee had decided against lifting any more measures until the […]