Photo source: European Commission The European Commission proposed on Thursday, a revision to non-essential travel rules, giving priority to vaccinated travelers and advising them to get booster shots against Covid-19 if they wish to extend the validity of their EU Digital Covid Certificate. It has called on EU states to reopen “systematically” to those vaccinated
Τhe Greek economy is recovering despite the Covid-19 pandemic but due to the high level of debt, Greece must maintain sustainable public finances, said the European Commission in its 12th enhanced surveillance report released on Wednesday. The Commission is forecasting growth in 2021 to reach 7.1 percent – fast approaching pre-pandemic economic activity levels – […]
The Greek Infrastructure Ministry announced this week that it will soon be launching the country’s largest-ever railway overhaul budgeted at 4 billion euros. The ministry is set to announce the start of competitions for six next-generation railway projects to be carried out in collaboration with operator Ergose aimed at upgrading the commercial and strategic role […]
The Parthenon Sculptures. Photo source: The British Museum The Parthenon Marbles belong to Greece and should be returned to their rightful owners, said 59 percent of UK residents in the latest poll on the thorny issue. Asked “where do you believe the Parthenon Marbles belong,” more than half of those polled said “Greece” in a […]
In a change of direction, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) advised on Wednesday, adults and mainly those over 40 to consider getting a third dose (booster) of a Covid-19 vaccine. The advice is a turn-around to guidance issued in fall jointly with the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which said there was […]
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) – Europe and the Greek Tourism Ministry are aiming to kickstart cruise travel to Greece in March 2022. The decision was announced following a meeting in Athens between Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias, Marie-Caroline Laurent, director general CLIA in Europe and Maria Deligianni, CLIA National Director – Eastern Mediterranean.
Athens, Greece. Photo source: @Athens Traders Association Greek officials are reiterating that there will be no national lockdown orders despite the surge in Covid-19 cases over the last month and health experts’ warnings of a tough holiday season ahead. Greece reported 8,100 new coronavirus cases in the last 24-hour period but Government Spokesman Yiannis Economou […]
Philippeion in Ancient Olympia. Photo © Konstantinos Ntougkas A plan that will include innovative actions for the branding and promotion of Ancient Olympia, one of the world’s most popular archaeological sites, as an experiential tourist destination as well as a set of best practices and extroversion events was approved by the city council this week. The […]
Photo Source: Municipality of Aristotle The Aristotle Municipality, located in Halkidiki, recently presented its religious tourism offerings to travel agents in St Petersburg, aiming to increase flows of religious travelers from Russia. The presentations were organized in collaboration with Mid-East, an organization offering VIP tourism services to Russian travelers in
South Aegean Tourism Initiative The South Aegean islands, which include popular traveler destinations such as Rhodes, Mykonos, and Santorini, broke all records this year attracting over 3 million visitors so far, the South Aegean Tourism Initiative (SATI) said this week. More specifically, more than 3 million people visited the islands in the


















