The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced that its highly anticipated 21st Global Summit will take place in Manila, Philippines, δθρινγ 20-22 April. Initially scheduled to take place in March, the summit has been rescheduled for April to allow more participants to join the event, among them WTTC members, industry leaders and key government […]
Safety is the top priority for Greek authorities who are aiming to kick off the tourism season earlier this year imposing rigorous Covid-19 health protocols and taking the country’s good reputation a step further. “The first priority for travelers this year will be safety. They want to travel to destinations that are safe, that guarantee […]
Greece’s tourism minister, Vassilis Kikilias, with shipping minister, Yiannis Plakiotakis. Cruise ship flow management, berth allocation, and traffic control topped the agenda of talks between Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and his counterpart at the shipping ministry, Yiannis Plakiotakis, this week. The two ministers explored ways to efficiently manage the flow
Photo source: ICAO Global passenger traffic recovered modestly in 2021, with the latest International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) economic impact analysis of Covid-19 on civil aviation revealing that the number of passengers worldwide was 2.3 billion, up from the 60 percent drop seen in 2020 but 49 percent below pre-pandemic (2019) levels. Global seat capacity […]
Kardamili, Peloponnese The Peloponnese Region’s tourism destinations and thematic travel products will be promoted in 2022 through a new 1.95-million-euro program. Presented recently to local authorities and tourism stakeholders by Peloponnese Deputy Governor responsible for tourism Anna Kalogeropoulou, the promotional program covers a wide range of activities. According
Greece’s Council of Museums has given the green light for the establishment of an Underwater Museum of Antiquities in the facilities of the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) on the coastal front of Piraeus. According to an announcement by the Greek Culture Ministry, the council unanimously approved the preliminary architectural and structural plans for the conversion […]
The Greek tourism and shipping ministries are preparing a plan with measures aimed at safeguarding local tourism brands. Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced the news in an interview to public broadcaster ERT this week, adding that the measures would be implemented in the short, medium and long term and concerned not only the protection of […]
Dragon lake, Mt Smolikas. Photo source: Visit Greece In efforts to protect mountain area habitats from uncontrolled development including the installation of massive wind farms, the Greek environment ministry announced on Tuesday that it was placing six mountains in the country on high protection status. Under the decision, no construction or development projects
Tourism business owners in Greece are calling on the government to extend a series of measures announced earlier this month to address soaring energy costs. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged to extend relief and grant 400 million euros in aid in January to impacted households and businesses faced with skyrocketing energy prices. In a letter […]
Owners of tourism agencies, tourist bus services and small and medium-sized accommodation facilities in Greece are up in arms over a new development law tabled in parliament last week which does not include their areas of activities in its provisions. Reactions by the General Panhellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises (GEPOET) and the Hellenic Confederation of


















