FinMin: Greece to Repay IMF Loans Two Years Ahead of Schedule

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Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras. Photo source: @cstaikouras Greece’s finance minister Christos Staikouras told Reuters on Monday that the country would be proceeding with the early repayment of bailout loans to the IMF (International Monetary Fund) by the end of the month. Repaying IMF loans two years ahead of schedule would bring the country one […]

Greece to Boost Security at Main Areas of Tourist Activity

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Public Order and & Civil Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos and Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. As Greece prepares to open to tourists next month, the ministers of tourism and civil protection met to set out the safety standards to be implemented at entry points. Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias met on Monday with to discuss boosting safety […]

Greece Sets Sights on Becoming a Tourism Champion

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Mykonos island. Greece. Photo Source: Region of South Aegean Greece is working hard to become a frontrunner in travel and tourism while ensuring the benefits are evenly distributed among the people, said Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias in an interview to Eleftheros Typos on Sunday. The main strategy to deal with difficult times and periods […]

PM: Tourism and Food Services to Drive Greece Growth

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Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Tourism and the food & drink industry will take the Greek economy to the next level, said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during the HORECA trade show held at the Metropolitan Expo in Athens over the weekend. “A new, significant development cycle is ahead of us driven by the tourism and F&B sector, […]

Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia to Take the Spotlight in Hollywood’s ‘The Bricklayer’

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Photo Source: @Thessaloniki Travel Thessaloniki and the wider Central Macedonia Region will feature in a new Hollywood film to start shooting on March 15, Central Macedonia Regional Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas announced this week. Tzitzikostas met with Millennium Media producer Robert Van Norden, Central Macedonia Film Office officials and Vice Governor for Tourism and

Actions Discussed to Ensure Safety at Zakynthos Shipwreck Site

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Navagio beach, Zakynthos. Photo source: @Visit Greece Visitors will soon be able to have full access to one of Greece’s most famous sites: Navagio Beach on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, after Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and local authorities discussed standards of operation and actions for its restoration. Kikilias met with Ionian Islands Regional

Crete Sets Up Cluster for Promotion of Local Products, Cuisine

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Showcasing the products of Crete, promoting the world-famous Cretan diet and uniting the island’s productive forces, are the top priorities of the newly formed cluster “Kriti to Nisi Mou” (Crete: My Island). Through the promotion of the Cretan diet and healthy eating habits, the new entity hopes to encourage wholesome production practices with a focus […]

EU Commission: Tourist Flows Lift Greece Economy in 2021

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Healthier tourist flows to Greece over the summer helped the Greek economy reclaim a significant part of Covid-19-induced losses, said the European Commission this week, forecasting overall real GDP to grow by 8.5 percent in 2021. In its European Economic Forecast Winter 2022, the Commission is also expecting the Greek economy to expand by 4.9 […]

Attica Region Seeks to Create ‘Health, Wellness and Greek Hospitality Village’

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Photo source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Attica Region Governor Giorgos Patoulis announced this week that plans were being considered for the creation in Athens and the wider Attica region of a “Health, Wellness and Greek Hospitality Village”. Addressing a meeting of Greece’s Regional Tourism Council under Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Wednesday, Patoulis, who […]

Greece’s Regions Unite to Launch Tourism Season Next Month

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The regional governors of Greece said during a Regional Tourism Council this week that they were prepared to welcome the first tourists next month responding to the ministry’s call for the extension of the season. Presiding over the meeting in Athens, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias invited the country’s 13 regions, municipalities, hoteliers and tour operators