INcrementUM Ensures Innovative Tailor-made Services to Hotels

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INcrementUM, a new hospitality consulting firm based in Athens that provides innovative tailor-made solutions to hotels of all sizes, recently added more hotels to its growing portfolio. The company specializes in e-sales management and project management for tasks that relate with the online sales of new websites, photo shootings and digital marketing. The company also

SETE: Europe Tourism Models Must Change for New Era

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A unified EU-wide approach to precautionary measures aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19 and a transition to a new tourism model that will respect the environment and the unique cultural features of each country in Europe, will be the stepping stones on which the sector can reestablish itself, said Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President […]

Europe Braces for Second Wave of Covid-19 with Harsher Measures

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Photo Source: EODY Greek authorities are on standby after one by one Europe’s leaders announced tighter measures this week to curb what appears to be a second wave of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. As of Friday, London together with seven other areas in the UK will be placed under high alert Tier 2 restriction which […]

ABTA Calls for Tourism Recovery in a More Responsible Way – Report

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Photo source: ABTA – “Tourism for Good” The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the travel industry, which must now be rebuild “in a more responsible and resilient way”, the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) said in a recent report. The association’s “Tourism for Good – A Roadmap for Rebuilding Travel and […]

Halkidiki’s Aristotle Municipality to Complete Trekking Paths Network in 2021

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A network of trekking paths covering a large part of the Municipality of Aristotle in Halkidiki, central Macedonia, is expected to be available to residents and visitors by April 2021. The announcement was made by Aristotle Mayor Stylianos Valianos during a recent presentation of the area’s trekking routes and local infrastructure to tourism professionals. During the

Athens Municipality Embraces Street Art

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A large colorful mural was recently created on a pedestrian street near the center of Athens by five Greek and Italian street artists who worked together with the aim to breath life into the urban landscape. Located on Thessalonikis street, the mural is 30 meters long and was jointly created by Greek artists Blaqk, Jamer, Kez, […]

Study: Americans, Canadians Eager to Travel Again

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Photo Source: WTTC Americans and Canadians are eager to travel again, with the majority already planning to take a holiday in 2021, according to a study released by Travel Leaders Group and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). Conducted in September on some 3,000 frequent travelers, 99 percent of Americans and Canadians said they […]

Greece – EU Discuss Joint Tourism Protocols for Covid-19

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili and European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas. Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis met high-level EU officials in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss formulating a common approach to health and safety protocols that will facilitate travel in Europe. “Now is the time, with the new

Greek Travel Agents, Tourist Guides Angered Over Covid-19 Risk Map

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Photo Source: FEG Tourist Guides Greek travel agents and tourist guides are up in arms over a recently announced Covid-19 risk-assessment map which categorizes into four levels the country’s regional units based on degree of risk as indicated by a color-coded system. The Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist & Travel Agencies (fedHATTA) and Efi […]

Greek DMC Shows Luxury Side of Epirus and Zagorohoria to Travel Agents

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Aiming to promote Greek tourism despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Luxury Greece DMC & Travel in early October organized a familiarization (fam) trip to introduce the international luxury market to the region of Epirus and Zagorohoria. The company hosted luxury travel agents from all over Europe and a representative from Traveller Made, a network of […]