Photo Source: @Ursula von der Leyen European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be visiting Athens on Thursday as part of her NextGenerationEU tour aimed at assessing member states’ recovery plans and whether they are ready to start accepting EU Digital Covid Certificates. The Commission president will be visiting Portugal, Spain, Greece, Denmark, and […]
Greek ferry operators are calling for immediate support measures and compensation to cover 200 million euros in losses suffered as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020-2021. More specifically, the Greek Shipowners Association for Passenger Ships (SEEN) is demanding that the government proceed with the immediate payment of dues exceeding 50 million euros for
Photo source: @Acropolis Museum Athens‘ Acropolis Museum on Sunday, June 20, will celebrate its 12th anniversary and offer reduced entry (at 5 euros) to all its exhibition areas. After remaining closed for more than six months due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Acropolis Museum reopened its doors in mid-May under strict safety measures. “The […]
The Micra Anglia luxury boutique hotel is open and welcoming guests from all over the world to the island of Andros. A historic property, Micra Anglia offers fully renovated rooms and suites as well as upscale dining and wellness facilities. Operating since 2009, the five-star boutique hotel is providing its visitors with Andros’ most authentic […]
Senior financial executives from across Europe, including Greece, are expressing increasing optimism that the Covid-19 pandemic is on its way out, expecting business activity to recover in the next 12 months, according to the Deloitte European CFO Survey Spring 2021. More specifically, 78 percent of Greek and 74 percent of European CFOs expect an increase […]
Starting June 16, tourism enterprises impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic will be able to tap into a total of 420 million euros in working capital released by the Greek government to help them restart operations. The support scheme announced earlier this month by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis provides a wide range of tourism businesses, including hotels,
Photo source: European Commission Vaccinated travelers may soon be able to travel restriction-free across the EU after member states agreed on Friday to ease restrictions. Reuters reports that the decision which will allow cross-border tourism for vaccinated travelers was reached during an EU ambassadors meeting on Friday. Officials approved a revised European Commission
Photo source: diaNEOsis The majority (94.4 percent) of Greeks believe that vaccination against Covid-19 saves lives with one in two saying they feel psychologically more secure after, found a study released this week by research and policy institute diaNEOsis. The study, which provides a closer look at how Greeks feel about vaccination and the pandemic, […]
A Boeing 737 aircraft of Blue Air landed at Athens Airport on June 9. Blue Air is operating 17 weekly frequencies from Romania to five Greek destinations as part of its 2021 summer schedule. The carrier launched its Greece services from Romania in late April and now operates flights from Bucharest to Athens, Heraklion, Mykonos, Rhodes […]
Photo © Aegli Hotel The historic Aegli Hotel in the heart of port town Volos in central Greece has reopened its doors and is welcoming visitors back to its high quality premises. The hotel continues its long history and puts the safety of its guests and staff first by adopting every measure required to protect […]


















