Greece Keeps Masks Outdoors in Fight Against Covid-19

By admin 24 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

Photo source: City of Athens Mask-wearing in all public spaces and outdoors is mandatory in Greece after the country’s Covid-19 committee decided to postpone its decision on the matter this week. The committee will re-examine the issue next week. Topping the agenda instead were health protocols to be implemented ahead of the country’s official opening […]

Ukraine Closed to Civilian Flights, Greece Monitors Crisis

By admin 24 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Airspace over and around Ukraine at 06:00 UTC time, today. Source: Flightradar24 The Ukraine government announced that it had closed its airspace to civilian flights on Thursday “due to potential hazard for civil aviation” after Russia launched an attack on the eastern part of the country earlier today. The European Union Air Safety Agency also […]

Greece Year-round Travel Flows Up by 99.4% in 2021

By admin 23 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Greece managed in 2021 to recover more than half of 2019 tourism revenues and double the number of arrivals by extending the tourism season past the traditional summer months and launching winter and city break campaigns despite the onset of the Omicron variant. According to the Bank of Greece (BoG) report for 2021, the number […]

Greece Launches Tourism Career Week for Refugees and Migrants

By admin 23 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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In efforts to make the Greek job market inclusive, the Greek Migration and Asylum Ministry organized a Hospitality Career Week in Athens and Thessaloniki aimed at providing work for migrants and refugees. According to the ministry, more than 350 participants had the chance to interview for some 180 positions in hotels and other tourism-related enterprises […]

Greek Tourism Ministry Monitoring Impact of Russia-Ukraine Crisis

By admin 22 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. Photo source: @VKikilias The Greek tourism ministry is closely monitoring the Russia-Ukraine crisis in order to address the potential backlash on tourism in terms of inbound travel and rising energy costs. Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said it was vital to first evaluate the situation before announcing any actions. In an interview

Greece Prepares to Meet New Post-pandemic Tourist Demands

By admin 22 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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A 10-year strategy to meet new traveler demands in the post-Covid-19 era is the next step to ensure Greece maintains its competitive edge as a leading tourism destination, said Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki during her visit to Heraklion, Crete. Citing pre-booking data collected so far, Zacharaki reiterated that signs for the year ahead were […]

UK to Drop All Covid-19 Restrictions this Week

By admin 22 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Photo source: gov.uk UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday that starting February 24, all coronavirus restrictions will end and Covid-19 will be treated as other infectious diseases such as the flu. Under the British government’s “Living with Covid” plan, vaccines against the deadly virus will remain as the main line of defense. “Restrictions […]

BoG: Greece Travel Receipts Recoup 58.6% of Pre-pandemic Levels

By admin 21 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Acropolis Museum in Athens. Archive photo © Maria Theofanopoulou Tourism-related revenues in 2021 recovered 58.6 percent of pre-Covid-19 levels amounting to 10.6 billion euros, the Bank of Greece (BoG) said this week. More specifically, according to the country’s central bank, the rise in the services surplus is almost “exclusively attributable to an improvement in the

Greece to Lift Covid-19 Measures for the Vaccinated by End of March

By admin 21 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Photo: Shutterstock Greek authorities are planning to lift Covid-19 measures by the end of March but only for those who are vaccinated, said Health Minister Thanos Plevris on Monday, adding that Omicron was a “dangerous” variant. Plevris said those who had chosen not to get vaccinated are putting themselves and society as a whole at […]

Greek Tourism Body Calls on Gov’t to Update Covid-19 Protocols

By admin 21 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Photo © Greek Travel Pages (GTP) The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) is calling on the government to revise Covid-19 health protocols and facilitate travel ahead of the tourism season ensuring the country keeps its competitive edge. In a letter to Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and other government officials, SETE is requesting: – the removal of the […]