Rising Covid-19 Cases in Greece Not Tourism-related

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Infectious disease expert Charalambos Gogos said on Thursday that the rise in Covid-19 cases in Greece over the past few weeks cannot be attributed to inbound travelers. Referring to a spike in incidents – 3,605 new cases in the last 24 hours and 20 deaths – Gogos confirmed that the percentage of “imported cases” was […]

Greece Accepting Most Covid-19 Vaccines for Travel

By admin 11 Αυγούστου 2021 No comment

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In efforts to facilitate travel and as one of the world’s leading tourism destinations, Greece is among the few countries in the world recognizing the largest number of Covid-19 vaccines. The new additions on top of those already approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) were announced earlier in June by the Greek public health […]

Challenges and Chances Ahead for Greece’s Coastal Shipping

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Greece’s coastal shipping sector suffered a blow in the last year due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic with the renewal of its fleet being an urgent priority, said the 2021 Greek shipping report released this week by XRTC Business Consultants. According to the report’s findings, fleet renewal will cost shipping companies nearly 3 billion euros in the next

EU Releases €4bn for Greece to Finance Investments, Reforms

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR The European Commission announced on Monday that it had released 4 billion euros in pre-financing to Greece as part of the EU’s post-Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The amount is 13 percent of the total Greece is entitled to

Over 1 Million Tourists Chose South Aegean Islands So Far

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Santorini. Photo source: Visit Greece Over 1 million international tourists spent their holidays in the South Aegean Region in the last three months, including on such islands as Rhodes, Kos, Santorini, Mykonos and Karpathos, reaching nearly 92 percent of last year’s total. According to data released by the South Aegean Tourism Initiative, the

Mediterranean Tourism Body: Fires Wake-up Call, Concrete Solutions Needed

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Photo source: Hellenic Fire Service In the aftermath of hundreds of fires breaking out last week in Greece, Italy, Albania, Morocco, North Macedonia, Turkey and Lebanon, the Mediterranean Tourism Foundation (MTF) is calling on authorities to extend support with concrete action and without bureaucratic delays. The MTF is calling on the global community to push […]

Eurocontrol: Greece Among Countries Gaining Back Flights

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Photo source: Athens International Airport Air traffic appears to be approaching 2019 pre-Covid-19 levels with Greece moving up in terms of scheduled flights, according to the latest report by the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol). The association revised its previous four-year forecast according to which air traffic would reach 2019

Thessaloniki ConfEx Park Architectural Contest Winners Announced

By admin 6 Αυγούστου 2021 No comment

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Impression of the winning design for the Thessaloniki ConfEx Park. Sauerbruch Hutton (Germany), Gustafson Porter + Bowman (UK) and Elena Stavropoulou (Greece) have won the Thessaloniki ConfEx Park design competition with their innovative design which incorporates history, functionality and innovation for the revamp of the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center.

Greece’s Tourism May Recover Up to 50% of pre-Covid 2019 Levels, Says NBG

By admin 5 Αυγούστου 2021 No comment

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Greece’s tourism sector is showing signs of recovery, according to a study released this week by the National Bank of Greece (NBG) which found that arrivals in June 2021 recovered one-third of pre-Covid-19 2019 levels against 3 percent in June 2020. NBG analysts said July 2021 had also gained back two-thirds of pre-pandemic 2019 arrival […]

IATA: Covid-19 Devastates Global Air Transport in 2020

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The Covid-19 pandemic hit global air transport hardest in 2020 with the international airline industry describing it as the worst year on record. According to statistics released this week by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the number of people who flew in 2020 dropped by 60.2 percent to 1.8 billion compared to 4.5 billion […]