Brown Hotels Acquires Three Properties in Loutraki Area

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Brown Hotels, an international design hotel collection, has acquired three properties in the municipality of Loutraki – Perachora – Agioi Theodoroi in the Peloponnese. Located near Athens and Corinth, the municipality consists of three seaside towns that every summer attract domestic and international travelers, as well as many Athenians who own or rent a holiday […]

EBD Includes 5 Greek Destinations Among Best for Vaccinated Travelers

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Photo source: EBD The European Best Destinations (EBD) organization has included five popular Greek destinations among the world’s best for Covid-19 vaccinated travelers. As the European Commission is working to establish an EU-wide digital “green pass” for travel, the idea of a Covid-19 certificate is already being promoted by authorities in Greece, Madeira, The Azores,

US Embassy Launches Video to Celebrate the Greek Revolution Bicentennial

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Photo source: US Embassy in Athens The US Embassy in Athens has launched the first video of the “US-Greece: Celebrating 200 years of Friendship” campaign, which aims to commemorate the bicentennial since the Greek War of Independence in 1821. In the video, posted on social media, US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt highlights the historic […]

Survey: Half of Brits in Favor of Covid-19 Vaccination Passport

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Photo source: YouGov Half of the British public – 54 percent – would be in favor of the introduction of Covid-19 vaccination passports for global travel, according to a recent survey conducted by YouGov, an international research data and analytics group. The vaccination passport or health pass is a digitally enabled solution confirming that a […]

France’s ‘Version Femina’ Magazine Explores the Creative Side of Athens

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A feature published in the latest edition of “Version Femina”, a weekly French magazine for women, explores the modern creative side of Athens. In the four-page article, the magazine’s journalist Laurence Ogiela and photographer Sandrine Renaud present the dynamic “face” of the Greek capital, its emerging neighborhoods, street art, new museums and places of culture, […]

ITB Berlin: Int’l Tourism Spending to Reach pre-Covid-19 Levels in 3 to 5 Years

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International tourism spending is expected to reach the pre-Covid-19 crisis levels in 3-5 years, a survey by Euromonitor International revealed during the virtual ITB Berlin NOW 2021 trade show. According to data presented by Euromonitor International Head of Travel Research Caroline Bremner, global tourism inbound spending dropped by 57 percent in 2020 compared to 2019.

Celestyal Cruises to Start Sailings for 2021 on May 29

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Celestyal Cruises on Wednesday announced that it will start its 2021 sailings on May 29 to align its operations with the plan of Greek authorities for the gradual ease of Covid-19 restrictions and the restart of tourism. The company had initially planned to start operations on April 24 but set a new date after Greek Tourism […]

DRV: German Demand for Travel to Greece is High for Summer 2021

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Photo: GTP Demand for Greek destinations remains high among German travelers for the 2021 summer season, German Travel Association (DRV) President Norbert Fiebig said during the opening press conference of the ITB Berlin NOW 2021 Virtual event on Tuesday. According to Fiebig, bookings for the 2021 summer season are slowly increasing with German travelers remaining […]

Greece Planning to Re-open Shops and Restaurants

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Monastiraki market, Athens. Photo Source: ESEE Greek authorities are planning to gradually lift Covid-19 restrictions and allow retail shops to reopen from March 22 or March 29. Speaking on Parapolitika 90.1 radio on Tuesday, Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis clarified that when shops re-open, they will not be obliged operate with the “click away” […]

‘Greek Summer is a State of Mind’ Campaign Honored at Japanese Tourism Film Festival

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Greece’s 2020 tourism campaign, “Greek summer is a state of mind”, clinched two awards at the Japan World’s Tourism Film Festival. The campaign competed along with 1,327 participants from all over the world and won the second prize in the “Tourism Destinations – Country Award” category, along with a special award as the “Best Video […]