Greece’s Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki Tapping into the valuable experience gained from the coronavirus pandemic and upskilling the country’s tourism workforce to meet the new demands are key to restarting tourism activity in 2021, according to Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki. Speaking during the virtual 4th Thessaloniki Development Conference,
Greece’s national vaccination plan is entering its next phase with the inoculation of the next two priority groups: individuals aged 60-64 and 75-79. Health Ministry Secretary General for Primary Health Care Marios Themistocleous on Monday announced that the vaccination platform will open on February 10 for senior citizens aged 60-64 and on February 12 for those […]
Lykavitos Hill, Athens. Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou “This is Athens”, the digital tourism guide of the Athens Development and Destination Management Agency (EATA) is joining forces with Canada’s Reach Global Marketing to promote the Greek capital to the Canadian tourism market. Reach Global Marketing is a company that specializes in tourism and has a long
An agreement to strengthen bilateral relations in the field of tourism between Greece and Israel was signed on Monday in Jerusalem between Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and his Israeli counterpart Orit Farkash-Hacohen. “This agreement aims to take advantage of important alliances with countries from the wider Mediterranean region,” Minister Theoharis said, adding
Greek tourism professionals are set to benefit from a series of new Covid-19 relief measures announced by the Finance Ministry, including a 13 percent reduction in VAT to continue through to September. More specifically, Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Monday that a total of 5.9 billion euros would be released in the Q1 […]
Tax breaks and business rent exemption are among support measures announced by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday to support food and beverage (F&B) service providers who have remained closed for months due to Covid-19 restrictions. Mitsotakis announced four measures during a meeting with sector representatives, adding that “reductions in taxes and
WTTC is urging governments around the world to shift their focus from whole countries, towards individual travelers The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is calling for governments to abandon the concept of ‘high-risk countries’ and instead focus on how individual ‘high-risk travelers’ are treated at borders. “Risk based on entire countries is neither effective
SETE President Yiannis Retsos. Photo source: @SETE The recovery of Greece’s tourism industry – from the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic – will be a gradual, slow process that will take three to four years, Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos said on Wednesday, during an online discussion with representatives of the country’s […]
Photo source: @Visit Greece The Greek Diet and gastronomy tourism have an active role to play in the development and branding of the Greek tourism product, said Rural Development and Food Minister Spilios Livanos. Speaking in an interview to Skai TV recently, Livanos said the ministry’s priority is “the global promotion of the Greek Diet […]
A foreign production crew films in Thessaloniki, September 2020. Photo source: Region of Central Macedonia The newly established Film Office of the Central Macedonia Region during its first months of operation managed to bring three foreign cinema productions to Greece. Established in September 2020, the Film Office operates as a one-stop-shop for foreign production crews


















