EIB Teams Up with Greek Banks to Support Covid-hit Businesses

By admin 15 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group under the European Guarantee Fund (EGF), announced that it would join forces with Greek banks to support businesses impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic providing 6.5 billion euros in liquidity. Tourism enterprises, among the hardest hit in Greece, will be able to tap into the funding. A total of 2.7 […]

IATA Launches New Ground Operations Portal

By admin 15 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Photo source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently announced the launch of the IGOM Portal, a major support tool for the efficient implementation of the IATA Ground Operations Manual (IGOM). IGOM is the established global industry standard for ground handling worldwide. The IGOM Portal is an online platform where, with IGOM as the […]

US Airline Companies to Start Direct Flights to Greece Early this Year

By admin 14 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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US airline companies in 2022 will start direct flights to Greece earlier than in any other year, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Monday. Following a meeting with US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt at the ministry in Athens, Kikilias said that American airline companies this summer will operate 14 direct flights every week between eight […]

FinMin: Greece to Repay IMF Loans Two Years Ahead of Schedule

By admin 14 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras. Photo source: @cstaikouras Greece’s finance minister Christos Staikouras told Reuters on Monday that the country would be proceeding with the early repayment of bailout loans to the IMF (International Monetary Fund) by the end of the month. Repaying IMF loans two years ahead of schedule would bring the country one […]

Greece to Boost Security at Main Areas of Tourist Activity

By admin 14 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Public Order and & Civil Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos and Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. As Greece prepares to open to tourists next month, the ministers of tourism and civil protection met to set out the safety standards to be implemented at entry points. Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias met on Monday with to discuss boosting safety […]

Greece Sets Sights on Becoming a Tourism Champion

By admin 14 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Mykonos island. Greece. Photo Source: Region of South Aegean Greece is working hard to become a frontrunner in travel and tourism while ensuring the benefits are evenly distributed among the people, said Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias in an interview to Eleftheros Typos on Sunday. The main strategy to deal with difficult times and periods […]

PM: Tourism and Food Services to Drive Greece Growth

By admin 14 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Tourism and the food & drink industry will take the Greek economy to the next level, said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during the HORECA trade show held at the Metropolitan Expo in Athens over the weekend. “A new, significant development cycle is ahead of us driven by the tourism and F&B sector, […]

Eastern Halkidiki’s Wine Routes Introduced to Foreign Travel Agents

By admin 11 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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The Aristotle Municipality in Eastern Halkidiki, through a recent livestreaming event, introduced its wine routes and cultural heritage sites to travel agents from Portugal, Spain and Sicily. Organized by the municipality, the Greek National Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) office in Italy, the Sicily Tour Operators Association and Kyklos Travel, the event was held in early

Greece Loans Ancient Statue of Goddess Athena to Italy

By admin 11 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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A statue of goddess Athena, dating from 420-400 BC and from the Acropolis Museum collection, is now on display at the archaic sculptures gallery of the Archaeological Museum Antonino Salinas in Palermo, Sicily. The statue recently arrived to Palermo where it will stay for four years as part of a cultural exchange agreement between the […]

Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia to Take the Spotlight in Hollywood’s ‘The Bricklayer’

By admin 11 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Photo Source: @Thessaloniki Travel Thessaloniki and the wider Central Macedonia Region will feature in a new Hollywood film to start shooting on March 15, Central Macedonia Regional Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas announced this week. Tzitzikostas met with Millennium Media producer Robert Van Norden, Central Macedonia Film Office officials and Vice Governor for Tourism and