European Travel Commission Invites Partners to Join #OpenUpToEurope Campaign

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The European Travel Commission (ETC) is seeking partners to co-invest into a pan-European consumer awareness-raising campaign to reinforce consumer confidence in travel and tourism and stimulate pent-up demand for travel in Europe during the summer of 2021. ETC also aims to demonstrate the travel industry’s proactive collaboration to provide safe and seamless travel

BookOnlineNow Appoints Elena Klouda as Head of Sales & Business Development

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BookOnlineNow has appointed Elena Klouda as its new Head of Sales and Business Development. Based in Athens, BookOnlineNow is a travel technology company, created to offer a best-in-class online booking engine and direct booking optimization tools and solutions to hotel partners. Elena Klouda Elena has 15 years of experience in various fields of the travel […]

SKY express Names New Aircraft ‘1821’ and ‘Freedom’ to Honor Greece’s Bicentennial

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Greek airline SKY express recently celebrated the 200th anniversary since the start of the 1821 Greek Revolution with the addition of two new Airbus A320neo aircraft to its fleet. The brand-new Airbus A320neos were aptly given names inspired by Greece’s significant anniversary: “1821” and “Freedom”. According to an announcement by the airline, the two new

Opening Retail Crucial for Greece’s post-Covid Recovery

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Photo source: Athens Traders Association (ESA) Greek authorities are seeking ways to re-open retail in an attempt to get the ailing economy going after all efforts to ease lockdown measures are being pushed back due to increasing Covid-19 infection rates. Greece’s committee of Covid-19 experts will convene on Wednesday instead of Friday to reassess the […]

Legendary Acropolis Rally Returns to Greece for 2021 Competition

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Acropolis Rally Greece last appeared in the WRC in 2013. Photo source: WRC The legendary Acropolis Rally returns to Greece for the first time in eight years, after the competition was added to the 2021 calendar of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). The WRC Promoter, last week announced that it had finalized a multi-year […]

IKIES Santorini to Re-open in May with Two New Rooms

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Ikies Santorini, Greece The Ikies Santorini boutique hotel, located in Oia on the island of Santorini, this summer will introduce its guests to two new suites and maisonettes: “The Alchemist” and the “The Shipbuilder”. The award-winning hotel has announced that it will reopen its doors in May to receive visitors from all over the world. “Ikies […]

WTM Survey: 4 in 10 Brits Can’t Wait to Book a Holiday Abroad

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Photo: GTP Four in 10 Brits are holding out for an overseas holiday this year, with younger generations being more likely to choose a package holiday than book a DIY (do it yourself) trip, according to exclusive research by WTM London. The survey showed that nearly 38 percent of people are planning to book an […]

Covid-19 Health Protocols for Greek Tourism in the Pipeline

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Greece’s Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki said this week that a set of finalized Covid-19 health protocols to be implemented in the tourism sector would be announced in the coming period. Speaking on Alpha 98.9 radio this week, Zacharaki revealed that protocols for businesses and employees in tourism have already been sent to the Covid-19 […]

EU Recovery Fund Approval in Germany Halted

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The German Bundestag. Photo source: bundestag.de Approval of a 750-billion-euro EU Covid-19 recovery fund, part of a 1.8-trillion-euro budget up to 2027 agreed by the EU’s 27 states last year, was temporarily blocked on Friday after German lawmakers had ratified it earlier. Hours after the lower and upper houses of parliament approved the fund, the […]

The Contessina Collection Tells its ‘Original Stories’ Through Videos

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Contessina Collection The Contessina Collection hospitality group has launched a video campaign aiming to promote its luxury hotels and prime hospitality services to domestic and international travelers. Established in 1996, the Contessina Collection operates the four-star Contessina Hotel and the five-star adults-only Contessina Suites & Spa, both located on