IATA Calls for EU States to Sort ‘Mess’ of Confusing Covid-19 Travel Rules

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Photo source: European Travel Commission (ETC) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Thursday warned that free movement within Europe is being compromised by the failure of EU member states to harmonize Covid-19 entry regulations. The association said that the reopening of borders is confusing travelers and businesses and not delivering the expected

Covid-19: WTTC Tells the UK to End its ‘Discredited’ Travel Traffic Light System

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Photo source: WTTC The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called upon the UK government to finally bring an end to the “widely discredited” travel traffic light system. WTTC represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector. The call comes after the UK’s latest travel update which saw just seven countries moved to the […]

Six Peloponnese Culture Projects Get Ministry Go-ahead

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Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and Peloponnese Regional Governor Panagiotis Nikas during a press conference in Tripoli. Six culture projects slated for the Peloponnese region, including the Kalamata Dance Festival and dozens of restoration actions have received the go-ahead after Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and Peloponnese Regional Governor Panagiotis Nikas signed

New Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias Takes the Helm

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Vassilis Kikilias (L) took over his new post from Harry Theoharis (R) during the Tourism Ministry handover ceremony held on Tuesday in Athens. Greece’s new minister of tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, assumed his duties on Tuesday and expressed his intention to continue “what has been built so far” for the sector in order to create a […]

Halkidiki’s Beauty ‘Stars’ in Foreign Music Video

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The beauties of Halkidiki in northern Greece are being promoted through the new music video of Gerald Ahern & Labis, a band consisting of Irish and Greek musicians. The band recently released a four-minute music video to promote their new song “Reverb”, which was filmed in Halkidiki with the support of the Halkidiki Tourism […]

Vassilis Kikilias Appointed New Tourism Minister of Greece

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In a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, Vassilis Kikilias was appointed as the new tourism minister for Greece, replacing Harry Theoharis. Kikilias previously held the position of health minister. Born May 15, 1974, in Athens, Kikilias is an orthopedic surgeon and a former professional basketball player, having played for Panionios B.C., Ionikos Nikaias B.C., AEK B.C., […]

Greek PM Reshuffles His Cabinet, Makes Changes to Key Ministries

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Photo Source: @Parliament_GR / Aliki Eleftheriou Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled the Greek cabinet on Tuesday, introducing changes to the leadership of key ministries. The announcement was made by government spokesperson Yiannis Oikonomou. Key changes include the replacements of Michalis Chrysochoidis, who was Greece’s Citizen Protection Minister,

Petition Launched to Add Greece to Disney World’s Epcot Center

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The Hellenic Electronics Center (HEC) has launched an online petition aimed at garnering support for the addition of Greece to the Disney World Epcot Center World Showcase. The Epcot World Showcase theme park that attracts millions of visitors each year currently hosts 11 pavilions, those of Canada, the UK, France, Morocco, Japan, Italy, Germany, China, […]

WTTC: Travel Between US and UK Can Restart if CDC Approves AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine

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Photo © European Union / Piero Cruciatti The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) recently called upon the government of the United States to urgently “speed up” approval of the UK’s AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to help restore vital transatlantic travel. The Centre for Disease Control (CDC), the main health authority in the US, last week approved […]

Greek Hoteliers Say Tourism to Reinforce Northern Evia Recovery

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General view of the burnt forest in the mountain near the village of Avgaria on Evia island. Copyright European Union 2021 / Photographer: Sotiris Dimitropoulmos Tourism enterprises in Northern Evia face viability challenges after fires ravaged the island for nine days earlier this month, local hoteliers said this week. Hotel owners are issuing a cry for […]