PM Mitsotakis-SETE: Greek Tourism May See Better Days in 2nd Half of 2021

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and SETE President Yiannis Retsos on Wednesday agreed that Greek tourism may see signs of improvement in the second half of this year, as long as there are no unexpected developments on the Covid-19 pandemic front and if vaccinations rates pick up in the country. Speaking during the 29th General […]

SETE: Greek Tourism is Up Against 7 Major Challenges

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Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos on Wednesday listed seven major challenges Greek tourism will face in the short and long term as a result of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “We need a continuous management of everyday life, just like we did in 2020, but at the same time we need a plan that […]

EU Commissioner: ‘We Can’t Go Back to Tourism As We Knew It’

By admin 23 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: @Thierry Breton Three challenges must be addressed before the EU could call it summer in the aftermath of Covid-19, said Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton in a post on the European Commission’s blog on Tuesday. Under the title “Sea, Vax & Sun – Let’s Get Set for Summer”, Breton lists three […]

Greece Inks Deal for Metro Line 4 to Cover Athens’ Commuting Needs

By admin 23 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during the presentation of Athens Metro line 4. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Aiming to cover the commuting needs of some of the most densely populated areas in Athens, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis finalized an agreement for the construction of Metro Line 4 with French multinational rolling stock manufacturer Alstom SA,

Difficult Year Ahead for Greek Tourism, Says Minister

By admin 23 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis Signs are positive for the year ahead, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, adding that more than 9,000 travelers from the UK visited Greece last week despite the Covid-19 restrictions and the outbreak of the Indian variant in their homeland. In an interview to public broadcaster ERT on Wednesday, Theoharis […]

Experts Fear Travel May Bring New Covid-19 Variants to Greece

By admin 22 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Photo: Shutterstock Greek health experts are expressing concern that the Covid-19 pandemic may potentially enter a fourth wave in the coming months due to a slowing vaccination rollout and new variants entering the country through travel and tourism. Epidemiologists are pointing to the emergence in Greece of new strains brought over by foreign tourists as […]

European Commissioner Praises Greece for Vaccination Rollout

By admin 22 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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European Commissioner for Food Safety Stella Kyriakides (center) with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (right) and Health Minister Vasilis Kikilias (left). Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR The progress of Greece’s Covid-19 vaccination drive, the effectiveness of vaccines, and the need to reopen Europe to travelers topped the agenda of talks on Tuesday between European

Skiathos Island Secures Culture Ministry Funds for Three Iconic Projects

By admin 22 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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The Castle of Skiathos. Photo source: Ministry of Culture A total of 4 million euros in funds will go towards the restoration of three landmarks on the island of Skiathos, Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said this week after an inspection tour. On Skiathos to participation in the island’s bicentennial celebrations marking the 1821 War […]

Greece to Direct EU Resilience Funds into Special Forms of Tourism

By admin 18 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Harry Theoharis and Sofia Zacharaki present the ministry’s strategy set out in Greece’s “Ellada 2.0” plan to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Photo source: @htheoharis Special forms of tourism linked to agriculture and marine activities are the two main areas to benefit from EU relief funds after the […]

Sojern: GNTO, AEGEAN Digital Campaign Brings in Thousands of Bookings for Greece

By admin 18 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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In efforts to attract more travelers to Greece, Greek carrier AEGEAN and the National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) last year ran a digital tourism campaign in collaboration with digital travel solutions provider Sojern. The six-month multi-channel digital campaign was completed in 2020 and saw AEGEAN and GNTO benefiting from the use of programmatic video, display, social