SETE Forecast: Greece’s Revenues from Foreign Tourists to Reach Only €3bn

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Greece’s travel receipts from abroad are expected to reach only 3 billion euros in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19), Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos said on Tuesday. Speaking during the 4th conference of the Circle of Ideas think tank, Retsos said that the confederation’s initial forecast for 4-5 billion euros […]

IATA Wants Covid-19 Testing Before Boarding

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Photo Source: IATA In efforts to reignite air travel and address the issue of varying quarantine measures, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is requesting that all passengers be tested for Covid-19 before travel. Citing the economic cost of the breakdown in global air connectivity, IATA said investing in a border-opening testing solution should be a

Covid-19: Greece Joins rescEU Medical Equipment Reserve

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Photo Source: @European Commission Greece has joined the rescEU medical equipment reserve program, building up stocks of critical medical supplies to confront the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Following the European Commission’s approval, Greece – along with Denmark, Hungary and Sweden – has joined Germany and Romania in the rescEU scheme. With financial support

Cruise Companies Submit Plan for Healthy Sailing in Covid-19 Era

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In efforts to ensure safe journeys at sea in the Covid-19 era, cruise companies have tabled a comprehensive plan that includes heightened health protocols aimed at safeguarding crew, passengers, and communities and limiting the risk of possible coronavirus spread on board. Under the guidance of a team of medical and science experts dubbed the “Healthy […]

Ministry’s Tourist Guide Schools Attract 2,880 Applications

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Athens, Greece. Photo © Y. Skoulas. Source: Visit Greece Greece’s five tourist guide schools this year have accepted a total of 2,880 applications, which shows the increasing demand for tourism education in the country, the Greek Tourism Ministry said in an announcement on Tuesday. The schools are located in Athens and Thessaloniki, as well as […]

GNTO to Start 2021 Tourism Promotion for Greece End of October

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The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is preparing for the 2021 tourism season and has announced plans to launch new promotional actions for Greece by the end of October. Speaking in Thessaloniki during the FVW Workshop Greece 2020, the annual meeting of the FVW magazine, GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis said that Greece needed to […]

EU Covid-19 Recovery Funding to Go into Green and Digital Investments

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Restarting European economies in the aftermath of Covid-19 on a more sustainable basis through the newly launched EU-wide recovery fund is the next step in addressing the repercussions of the health crisis, the European Commission said this week, presenting its strategy for 2021. The Commission presented its 2021 Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy which includes a […]

Athens Municipality Launches Online Appointment Service for Citizens

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Syntagma Square, Athens. Photo © GNTO/Y Skoulas The Municipality of Athens recently introduced a new online appointment service for citizens that need to visit municipal offices in order to process their affairs. Citizens that are not able to use the municipality’s digital platform available at eservices.cityofathens.gr, can now easily book appointments online for 298

Minister: Greece Still Winning Investors’ Vote of Confidence

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Greek Development & Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis. Photo Source: @Ministry of Development and Investments Despite the Covid-19 crisis, Greece is still winning over investors as landmark projects like Hellinikon enter materialization phase, said Greek Development & Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis during the “24th Roundtable with the Government of

ENFIA Tax Abolished for Residents of 28 Small Greek Islands

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Marathi island, Greece The residents of 28 small and remote Greek islands are now exempt from paying the unified property tax (ENFIA) from 2020 onwards, the Finance Ministry announced on Wednesday. Scrapping the ENFIA tax for islands with up to 1,200 residents, was among the measures announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during the Thessaloniki […]