Greece Considers Scrapping Covid Certificate for Restaurants

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Greek authorities are considering the removal of most Covid-19 measures by Easter, including the need to present a vaccination certificate to enter restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. Infectious diseases expert and member of the government’s Covid management committee, Gkikas Magiorkinis said there may be no need to use of the Covid vaccination certificate during

Minister Kikilias Says Tourism and Trade Go Hand in Hand

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Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias Tourism is one of the country’s main business activities and as such is a key revenue generator that not only supports Greek families but can also play a key role in Greece’s post-Covid-19 recovery, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias during an Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry board of directors meeting […]

Greece Launches ‘Smotel’ Brand for Small Hospitality Units

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Small hotel operations in Greece will now be represented under the brand “Smotel” launched this week by the Greek Confederation of Tourist Accommodation Enterprises (SETKE). The aim of the new brand is to create a new generation of lodgings that can meet travelers’ increasing demands and at the same time propose fresh experiences. The “Smotel” initiative […]

Visa Agrees with Ministry to Send Digital Nomads to Greece

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Photo source: @Visa The Greek Tourism Ministry is aiming to attract more remote workers as part of an agreement with digital payments company Visa. Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias hopes to attract Visa executives to Greece where they will work remotely as part of the ministry’s ongoing digital nomads initiative. The tourism ministry said Visa can […]

Greece Designing New Health Tourism Framework

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The Greek Tourism Ministry announced this week that it was designing in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) a new legal framework that would set out the conditions for the development of health and wellness tourism. “A framework that aims to cover all aspects of medical tourism and wellness tourism for those who visit […]

Greece Issues New Covid-19 Health Rules for Hotels to Follow in 2022

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Greece’s health and tourism ministries presented on Thursday a set of new Covid-19 health protocols to be implemented by hotels and other tourism-related companies. The regulations, which have been made public through a joint ministerial decision published recently in the Government Gazette, take effect immediately and expire on May 31, 2023. Among others, tourism

All-year Destination Greece Takes Spotlight at EXPO 2020 Dubai

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Greece can offer Arab travelers a wide array of tourism options all year round, informed Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development Olympia Anastasopoulou during her meetings with local travel and tourism stakeholders at the Expo 2020 Dubai. The newly appointed secretary general presented expo visitors and officials with the “holistic experience” of Greece, which

Greece Looks to Further Strengthen Tourist Flows from France

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As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen incoming tourism flows, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias met with the board of the Greece-France Parliamentary Friendship Group of the French Senate in Athens recently. Topping the agenda of talks between the minister and Greece-France Parliamentary Friendship Group Chairman Didier Marie and vice presidents Françoise Dumont

Greece Sees Robust Arrival Numbers in First Months of 2022

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Photo source: HCAA International arrivals to Greece increased sharply in the first two months of 2022, recording a 261.6 percent rise over 2021 to 2.6 million passengers against 718,330 a year earlier, said the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Wednesday. The two-month figure is still 37.8 percent below pre-pandemic 2019, when Greece welcomed 4.17

Greece Fortifies Tourism Ties with Saudi Arabia

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Greece and Saudi Arabia agreed to work on further strengthening ties through mutual tourism initiatives, said Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki, who was part of the Greek delegation participating in the Saudi-Greek Investment Forum held in Riyadh. Zacharaki together with Development & Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis and Secretary General for Tourism Policy