Greece Allows 100% Capacity at Vaccinated-only Conferences and Events

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Photo source: TIF-Helexpo Greece has partially lifted Covid-19 protocols for events and conferences allowing 100 percent capacity at exhibition spaces for vaccinated-only participants. Speaking to ANT1 channel, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced the news, adding that organizers were no longer required to provide live streaming (now optional) and could also

Greece Expects Tourists to Spend More this Year

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Greece is ready for a strong year ahead, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias this week, citing encouraging feedback from travel and tourism operators worldwide that is in line with forecasts made earlier this week. On Tuesday, Kikilias confirmed that demand for Greece was gaining momentum based on available data for 2022, with prebooking levels in January up

Greece Loosens More Covid-19 Restrictions

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A number of Covid-19 restrictions will be lifted in Greece, allowing standing customers at bars, clubs and cafes, full-house conferences and events, and a 50 percent capacity at sports events starting on Saturday, February 19, Health Minister Thanos Plevris announced on Thursday. Plevris announced the news after a meeting on Wednesday of the country’s Covid […]

Minister: New Hotel Investments Brighten Athens City Center

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Omonia Square, Athens The Greek Tourism Ministry is taking initiatives in collaboration with the Citizens Protection Ministry to improve safety in large Greek cities and mainly in Athens as part of its plan to boost city break travel, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said recently. In an interview to SKAI radio, Kikilias welcomed new hotel investments […]

Greece Set to See Tourism Revival in 2022 Despite ‘Omicron’

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Greece is among European tourism destinations expected to recover losses incurred by the Covid-19 pandemic thanks in large part to its high vaccination rates, found a report released recently by data analysis and tourism intelligence provider Mabrian Technologies. According to the data comparing Omicron, vaccination rates and the outbound air capacity of the UK, Germany,

Greece Sea Tourism, Hotels Top Priorities for Ministry’s New Secretary General

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The Greek Tourism Ministry’s Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development Olympia Anastasopoulou (second from left) with Greek Professional Yacht Owners Bareboat Association (SITESAP) President Paris Loutriotis and members of the board. Hotel issues, marine tourism, cruise travel and marina infrastructure topped the agenda of meetings between newly-appointed

Corfu to Get New Berthing Facility for Recreational Boats

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Ionian Islands Regional Governor Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou. The Greek island of Corfu will soon be getting a new recreational boat berthing facility after Ionian Islands Regional Governor Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou signed a concession deal with construction firm Tomi Avete on Monday. The project, to go up in the Cafe Yali area, was presented during a special event […]

Crete: Chania Aiming to Launch Greece’s 1st Citizens Tourism Service Center

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Photo source: Municipality of Chania The municipality of Chania on Crete is hoping to launch Greece’s first Citizens Tourism Service Center (KEP) which would offer visitors and tourists assistance and information as well as documentation on tourism-related issues. The initiative was tabled by Chania Mayor Panagiotis Simantirakis at a meeting on Monday with Greek National

Tourism Minister: 2022 Bookings for Greece Up in January Over Pre-Pandemic 2019

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Demand for Greece is gaining momentum based on available data for 2022, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias this week confirming a considerable increase in bookings for the months ahead. In an interview to SKAI radio, Kikilias said prebooking levels for Greece in January were up 30 percent over the same month in pre-pandemic 2019, a […]

EIB Teams Up with Greek Banks to Support Covid-hit Businesses

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group under the European Guarantee Fund (EGF), announced that it would join forces with Greek banks to support businesses impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic providing 6.5 billion euros in liquidity. Tourism enterprises, among the hardest hit in Greece, will be able to tap into the funding. A total of 2.7 […]