Athens, Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Starting on October 25, entrance into a defined area in the center of Athens will be allowed to certain vehicles based on an odd/even traffic regulation system dubbed the “green daktylios”. Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis announced the reinstatement of the decades-old system which, he said, will for the
The many alternative tourism activities that can take place on Mount Olympus were presented to German travel professionals by representatives of the Region of Central Macedonia during a recent event in Düsseldorf. The presentation was part of the Region’s new campaign launched to promote its thematic tourism products to the international market. During the event, […]
Photo © European Union 2020 – Source : EP Freer movement is set to top the agenda of an EU leaders meeting in Brussels on October 21-22, which will also examine ways to implement a coordinated approach to travel in and out of the EU, Bloomberg reports. EU leaders are expected next week to request […]
Ancient Olympia, Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece / P. Matsouka The Municipality of Ancient Olympia announced this week that it would be launching a series of actions and initiatives to attract more travelers, extend duration of stay and boost revenues. The actions are aimed at restoring the region’s reputation which was impacted by the Covid-19 […]
Greece is setting its hopes on tourism and on investments in the sector to create new jobs that will support local communities and families, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. “Our goal is to invest in tourism to create better jobs, increase income and lead to the prosperity of the average Greek family,” said Kikilias during […]
The Hellenic Hoteliers Federation’s Board of Directors. Greek hoteliers hit by the Covid-19 crisis will start recovering losses in three to five years’ time, said Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) President Grigoris Tasios during the the body’s general assembly held in Athens on Thursday. “Following two years of the pandemic, the average decline in turnover is
Photo source: @Athens Attica The multiple travel experiences that the destinations of Attica offers its visitors were presented to professionals and the French public during the annual IFTM Top Resa exhibition that ran in Paris earlier in October. “France is among Attica’s main target markets,” the Region of Attica said in an announcement following its […]
HCH President Alexandros Vassilikos with Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias. Sustainable hospitality should be at the center of all tourism services offered in the post-Covid-19 era, said the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) President Alexandros Vassilikos after a meeting this week with Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias. The minister met with board members of the
The Halkidiki Tourism Organization (HTO) presented the destination’s alternative forms of tourism to French travel professionals during the annual IFTM Top Resa expo in Paris held October 5-8. The exhibition this year attracted over 200 destinations, 1,700 brands and 34,000 tourism professionals, and hosted 150 conferences. The Halkidiki Tourism Organization participated
SETE President Yiannis Retsos Tourism should involve other sectors in efforts to bolster the Greek economy, said Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos during the annual Kyklos Ideon conference held this week. Speaking in a panel discussion on “Tourism and Manufacturing – Competitive or Complementary Sectors of the Greek Economy?”, Retsos said


















