Thessaloniki Joins UNESCO Creative Cities Network for Gastronomy

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Thessaloniki has become a member of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network for offering a creative gastronomy scene, the Municipality of Thessaloniki announced on Monday. Launched in 2004, the UNESCO Creative Cities Network recently welcomed 49 new members that place culture and creativity at the heart of their sustainable urban development. The network numbers a total of […]

UNWTO and Instagram Partner to Help Destinations ‘Recover and Rediscover’

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Photo source: @UNWTO The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Instagram have joined forces to produce a Tourism Recovery Playbook that will help destinations and businesses harness the power of digital and visual storytelling to reach new audiences and return to growth. This first ever partnership with Instagram forms part of UNWTO’s wider shift towards harnessing […]

Enhancing the Athens Tourism Experience a Ministry Priority

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Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias met with Athens’ municipal and regional authorities as well as representatives of trade associations. The operation of shops in the historic center of the Greek capital and ways to enhance the Athens city break tourist experience topped the agenda of talks between Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias, municipal and regional authorities, and

US Now Open to Travelers from 33 Countries with Proof of Vaccination

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Photo source: @JFKairport The US is back on travelers’ wish lists after the government lifted a ban this week allowing for the first time in almost two years since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out tourists to enter the country with proof of vaccination and a recent, negative PCR test. The US travel ban, first imposed […]

Awesome Antetokounmpo Inspires Pride in Greece with his White House Visit

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Giannis Antetokounmpo at the White House. Source: www.nba.com Βasketball superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo made Greeks worldwide proud with his speech this week at the White House, when the Milwaukee Bucks became the first NBA team to visit since 2016. US President Joe Biden welcomed the Milwaukee Bucks to the White House to honor the team for […]

Greece’s 2021 Tourism Revenues Reaching €12bn

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Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said ministry and government efforts to establish Greece as a safe destination that is open to all tourists was paying off with tourism revenues this year expected to surpass 10 billion euros. Speaking to Open channel, Kikilias said travel receipts were already above initial projections of 5-6 billion euros and […]

Covid-19: Rules to Enter Banks and Public Services in Greece

By admin 8 Νοεμβρίου 2021 No comment

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Greek authorities have imposed new stricter rules for entry into banks and public services, after a surge of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases across the country last week. Affecting mostly unvaccinated citizens, the new measures are in effect since Monday morning and until November 22. Citizens can access public services in physical presence preferably (but not exclusively)

National Theater of Rhodes to Get €20m Revamp

By admin 8 Νοεμβρίου 2021 No comment

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National Theater of Rhodes. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR The National Theater of Rhodes will get a 20-million-euro revamp with national funds as well as support by the National Strategic Reference Framework (known in Greece as ESPA), Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced during a visit to the island last week. “This is a unique monument, which […]

New Archaeological Museum of Messolonghi Ready to Open

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The new Archaeological Museum of Messolonghi is getting ready to open its doors to the public in the next few weeks, the Greek Culture Ministry said in a recent announcement. Housed in the city’s historic Xenokratio public school, which has been restored by the ministry’s services, the new museum will showcase its permanent collection of […]

Greece Beats 2021 Target, Recoups 50% of 2019 Tourism Revenues

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Greece achieved its goal for 2021 recovering 50 percent of pre-pandemic tourism revenues, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, adding that the time was right to promote off-season travel and new destinations. Speaking recently on SKAI television, the minister added that international arrivals in September recouped almost 75 percent of 2019 levels for the same month.