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Hotel Occupancy Peaks for New Year’s at Winter Hotspots in Greece

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Hotel Occupancy Peaks For New Year’s At Winter Hotspots In Greece
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Hellenic Hoteliers Federation President Grigoris Tasios. Winter destinations in Greece, including popular places like Arachova, Pelion and Ioannina are seeing occupancy levels soar to 85-90 percent for the three-day New Year holiday, according to data released by the Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX). POX President Grigoris Tasios said bookings concern domestic travelers

Covid-19: Greek PM Wants Citizens to Self-test for Christmas

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Covid 19: Greek Pm Wants Citizens To Self Test For Christmas
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ruled against mandatory rapid testing for all saying it would be “unfair for the vaccinated”, but urged citizens in Greece to be responsible and take self-tests ahead of holiday gatherings and outings.  Addressing a cabinet meeting, the PM reiterated that

Greek Tourism Bill Passed, Paves Way for Public-private Synergies

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Greek Tourism Bill Passed, Paves Way For Public Private Synergies
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Photo © Hellenic Parliament / Aliki Eleftheriou Greek lawmakers approved a tourism bill tabled in parliament last week which among others introduces tools that will enable public-private partnerships and sets out the terms of operation for destination management and promotion organizations (DMOs). The draft titled “Standard Tourist Destinations of Integrated Management,

Covid-19: Omicron Dampens Christmas Cheer in Greece, New Measures on the Table

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Covid 19: Omicron Dampens Christmas Cheer In Greece, New Measures On The Table
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Photo source: Athens Municipality Greek authorities are examining the possibility of requiring vaccinated individuals to provide negative rapid test results in order to be allowed into closed spaces, following a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths over the past few weeks. Despite reiterating that there will be no lockdown, the government is concerned about the […]

Greek Tourism Minister Explains Plan for Zakynthos’ Shipwreck Site

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Greek Tourism Minister Explains Plan For Zakynthos’ Shipwreck Site
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Navagio beach, Zakynthos island. Photo Source: Municipality of Zakynthos (archive photo) Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias elaborated on plans to further develop one of the country’s most popular sites, the Navagio Beach on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, which were outlined in a draft tourism bill tabled in parliament last week. An amendment included in the

Tourism Ministry Pledges Funding for Thessaloniki Tourism Projects

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Tourism Ministry Pledges Funding For Thessaloniki Tourism Projects
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Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and Thessaloniki Mayor Konstantinos Zervas Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias met with Thessaloniki Mayor Konstantinos Zervas this week to discuss funding programs for infrastructure projects that will contribute to the city’s tourism development. More specifically, the tourism ministry said it will be providing 1,085,000