Photo source: @Cruise Lines International Association Global cruise and tourism associations welcomed the announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that it had dropped all guidance for cruise travel. After two years of warnings against cruise travel, the CDC last week updated its previous “Cruise Ship Travel Health Notice”, which had sparked […]
Greece posted above-average, double-digit growth in 2021 winning over international travelers seeking to get some sea and sun, according to the latest World Travel Monitor findings presented by IPK International at ITB Berlin earlier this month. At the same time, the country managed to increase both the average duration of stay and amount of money […]
The Hellenic Parliament. Photo Source: @PressParliament The Greek Development & Investments Ministry announced this week that 8 billion euros in foreign direct investments (FDI) were under assessment as part of the country’s drive to attract strategic investments. The news was announced during the Expo 2020 Dubai through the participation of Enterprise Greece and a
Greek hotel turnover in 2021 came to 3.8 billion euros demonstrating the hospitality sector’s contribution to the economy despite Covid-19, a report released by the Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE) found. According to IOBE data presented on the sidelines of the “#stirizo_HoReCa alliance” (Support HoReCa Alliance) event, the hospitality and F&B
“Support HoReCa Alliance” for the Sustainable Development of Hospitality and F&B in Greece Seven leading hospitality and F&B services associations in Greece joined forces to establish the “#stirizo_HoReCa alliance” (Support HoReCa Alliance) aimed at promoting the best interests of the sectors and working together towards a sustainable future. More specifically, the
Knossos, Crete. Photo surce: @Visit Greece Greece is a favorite holiday destination this summer for the customers of global leisure travel giant TUI Group, who selected Crete as the most popular destination overall, the company said this week announcing the release of its “Holiday Atlas 2022”. Greece and Spain are the most popular holiday destinations for […]
Photo © GTP Greece is among the countries that may be impacted by the Russia-Ukraine crisis but to a lesser extent due to a relatively small dependence on the Russian market, said a report released this week by travel intelligence providers ForwardKeys. A closer look at the report reveals a low dependence rate on the […]
Holiday travel giant TUI Group said this week that sanctions on the company’s largest single shareholder, Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov, as a result of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, will have no lasting impact on business, the company, customers and employees. “Our company is run by the executive board, like any German public limited company, and not by the
Thirty-five countries in Europe, leading industry stakeholders, and Destination 2050 partners (five leading European aviation associations) recently signed the ‘Toulouse Declaration’, the first-ever public-private initiative supporting aviation’s decarbonization goals. For the first time, through the ‘Toulouse Declaration’, which was presented during the Toulouse Aviation
Kastoria, northern Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece / G. Bozounis The promotion of Kastoria recently topped the agenda of talks between Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki and the city’s mayor, Giannis Korentsidis. Zacharaki pledged to support the city’s promotional actions adding that the ministry “wants to ‘build’ a sustainable destination with the region’s natural

















