The Greek Tourism Ministry is setting the groundwork for a new tourism model that will establish the country as a leading responsible destination. “The tourism ministry together with stakeholders is launching a strategy for a sustainable model in tourism. To achieve this it is necessary to invest in research by utilizing new financial tools and […]
The Greek Tourism Ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) this week launched a new winter marketing campaign that promotes Greece’s mainland destinations. The new “Greece does have a winter” campaign, part of the country’s main “All you want is Greece” campaign, is aimed at promoting winter tourism and all the activities guests […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ruled against mandatory rapid testing for all saying it would be “unfair for the vaccinated”, but urged citizens in Greece to be responsible and take self-tests ahead of holiday gatherings and outings. Addressing a cabinet meeting, the PM reiterated that
Photo © Hellenic Parliament / Aliki Eleftheriou Greek lawmakers approved a tourism bill tabled in parliament last week which among others introduces tools that will enable public-private partnerships and sets out the terms of operation for destination management and promotion organizations (DMOs). The draft titled “Standard Tourist Destinations of Integrated Management,
Greek yachting professionals appear optimistic about the sector’s performance in 2022, despite the emerge of the Omicron variant which has led to global travel restrictions for Covid-19. Although difficult to predict due to the spread of Omicron, the leadership of the Hellenic Professional Yacht Owners Bareboat Association (known as SITESAP in Greek) expects increasing
IAPCO CEO Martin Boyle, IAPCO President Ori Lahav and EATA CEO Vagelis Vlachos. Photo source: @Develop Athens The Municipality of Athens has become an official Destination Partner of the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO), following an agreement signed between the two organizations during the IBTM World 2021 expo that took place recently
Εliso Bolkvadze, president of the cultural committee of the parliament of Georgia and Lina Mendoni, culture minister of Greece. Greece and Georgia have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the culture sector and develop joint activities and programs, the Greek Culture Ministry said. The announcement came after a recent meeting in Athens between Culture Minister Lina […]
Photo source: Greek Culture Ministry A permanent exhibition dedicated to the Olympic Games recently opened to the public at the Olympic Museum of Thessaloniki. Housed in a new exhibition space covering 3,500 square meters, the “Olympic Games” collection includes uniforms, equipment, Olympic medals, memorabilia and publications from Olympic organizations. According to
Photo source: Athens Municipality Greek authorities are examining the possibility of requiring vaccinated individuals to provide negative rapid test results in order to be allowed into closed spaces, following a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths over the past few weeks. Despite reiterating that there will be no lockdown, the government is concerned about the […]
Navagio beach, Zakynthos island. Photo Source: Municipality of Zakynthos (archive photo) Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias elaborated on plans to further develop one of the country’s most popular sites, the Navagio Beach on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, which were outlined in a draft tourism bill tabled in parliament last week. An amendment included in the


















