Following the request of Guatemala, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia and Ukraine for the suspension of the Russian Federation from membership of UNWTO, the organization’s Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili has called for an emergency session of the Executive Council to address the matter. The session will be held in Madrid on March 8. The request follows the invasion […]
Holiday travel giant TUI Group said this week that sanctions on the company’s largest single shareholder, Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov, as a result of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, will have no lasting impact on business, the company, customers and employees. “Our company is run by the executive board, like any German public limited company, and not by the
Greece tourism authorities are looking for ways to address the possible backlash on tourist inflows and revenues created by the Russian-Ukraine conflict. The country was counting on welcoming more that 300,000 travelers from Russia this year and now as a result of the crisis is faced with the loss of one of its main source […]
Greece can become a global leader in luxury yachting in 2022, according to George Vernicos, Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) secretary general and representative of tourism to the European Economic and Social Committee. Speaking during the 1st Panhellenic Yachting Conference held last week, Vernicos said Greece has already been recognized as a global force in 2020
Greeks are worried about the impact of the Russia-Ukraine crisis on Greece’s economy, according to the results of a recent poll conducted by Pulse for SKAI TV. Pulse carried out the second part of its poll after February 24 – the day of the Russian invasion. According to its findings, 80 percent of respondents said […]
Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis presented the plans for the creation of the Panathinaikos Football Stadium A 40,000 seat football stadium for the historic Panathinaikos sports club, urban infrastructure upgrades, and the development of public spaces in the western Athens suburb of Votanikos are the priorities of a highly-anticipated overhaul to be carried out by the
The European Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Association (ECTAA) and representatives from Greece’s Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies’ (HATTA) discussed the impact of the Russian-Ukraine conflict on tourism, during an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday, expressing at the same time solidarity with the Ukrainian people and its travel trade partners.
The Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA) is coordinating the new Sea Guardians program, a new initiative aiming to protect the seas and collect data on marine protected species and pollution hot spots. The program is implemented in collaboration with the Aenaos Thalassa organization and the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (N.E.C.C.A)
The building of the Hellenic Parliament in Athens lit up in the colors of the Ukrainian flag on February 26, as a demonstration of solidarity. In solidarity with Ukraine, Greece announced that it would open 50,000 jobs in tourism to Greek expatriates or to Ukrainian refugees, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced this week. Kikilias said […]
The Acropolis in Athens. Photo source: @Culture Ministry / Tasos Fytras The Greek Finance Ministry presented this week the detailed analysis of renovation and restoration projects budgeted at 10 million euros to be carried out over a period of four years at the Acropolis in Athens under the country’s “Greece 2.0” recovery plan. More specifically, 8.9 […]


















