Greece Sees Upbeat Travel Demand from France

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis with French Minister of State for Tourism Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. French demand for travel to Greece appears to be picking up, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis following his visit to Paris this month, announcing at the same time three new air routes to Greek destinations. Theoharis presented his French counterpart,

Twenty Fountains in Athens Get Revamp

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Folionos Negri (Drosopoulou st), Athens The Municipality of Athens has completed the revamp of 20 fountains in the Greek capital’s center and the surrounding neighborhoods. Athens’ history and culture is strongly connected with its fountains that attract residents and visitors throughout the year. The municipality has rolled out a major revamp project to salvage the […]

Global Travel Stakeholders Welcome EU Covid-19 Pass Deal

By admin 21 Μαΐου 2021 No comment

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Travel and tourism associations worldwide welcomed the news on Thursday of a provisional agreement between EU lawmakers and member states on the highly anticipated Covid-19 certificates set to facilitate restriction-free movement within the EU. The European Parliament and Council reached a compromise in time for the start of the summer holiday season, which means that […]

South Aegean Islands Want Individual Classification on ECDC Covid-19 Map

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The governor of the South Aegean, George Hatzimarkos, is calling for each of the region’s islands to be classified individually, depending on their Covid-19 load, on the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) map. The ECDC’s map aims to show the Covid-19 risk levels across the regions in Europe, based on local epidemiological […]

Ios Island Waterway Permit for Seaplane Flights a Done Deal

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The Greek island of Ios is moving ahead with the creation of its own waterway after the finalization of the licensing process by Deputy Transport Minister Yiannis Kefalogiannis. The permit has been granted to the Municipal Port Authority which has named Water Airports (Ellinika Ydatodromia) as the concessionaire for the project. The South Aegean Region […]

EU Set to Open its Borders to Vaccinated Third-country Travelers

By admin 20 Μαΐου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: Council of Europe – Newsroom Travelers from third countries wishing to visit member states of the European Union will soon be able to do so as long as they provide proof of vaccination against Covid-19, the EU Council announced this week. More specifically, EU member states agreed on Wednesday to loosen restrictions for […]

ATM 2021: The Middle East Shows Interest for Travel to Greece

By admin 19 Μαΐου 2021 No comment

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The GNTO kiosk at the Arabian Travel Market The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has recorded increasing interest from the United Arab Emirates and other countries of the Middle East for travel to Greek destinations. The GNTO represented Greece at the 2021 edition of the Arabian Travel Market 2021 that took place live at the Dubai […]

Airlines Urge UK to Make Greece ‘Green’ for Restriction-free Travel

By admin 18 Μαΐου 2021 No comment

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Pressure by British travel and aviation stakeholders is mounting on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to reverse Greece’s exclusion from the country’s ‘green’ travel list. The heads of the country’s national carrier British Airways, budget airline easyJet, and of Heathrow Airport are calling for Greece to be included on the UK’s green list, for more […]

Covid-19: Greece Not Ruling Out Local Lockdowns in Case of Virus Load

By admin 18 Μαΐου 2021 No comment

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Athens. Photo Source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Greek authorities are leaving open the possibility of ordering local lockdowns should Covid-19 incidents rise anywhere across the country. Government Spokesperson Aristotelia Peloni confirmed the news on Monday during a weekly briefing on coronavirus developments underlining that inspections in establishments that have

Greek FinMin Pledges €400m to Support Tourism

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Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras. Photo source: cstaikouras.gr Greece’s Finance Minister Christos Staikouras pledged to channel more than 400 million euros into the tourism industry to help it recover after being among the hardest-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Staikouras announced the news during an interview on the Parapolitika radio station, adding that it will