Greek Orthodox Easter: A Mystical Experience

By admin 28 Απριλίου 2021 No comment

Greek Orthodox Easter – Epitaphios Anastasios71 / Shutterstock.com Unique posture of the presidential guard Evzone during an epitaphios procession on Holy Friday in Athens. Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou Tolling bells echo in the background as Greeks hustle and bustle to get everything done before Holy Friday. This is the darkest day of the year for […]

Fraport Greece Bets on Makedonia Airport Potential

By admin 19 Απριλίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: Fraport Greece Among the 14 regional Greek airports it is managing, operating, and developing, Fraport Greece has high hopes for Makedonia Airport which serves the northern port of Thessaloniki, the country’s second largest city. After the completion earlier this year of upgrade works on all 14 airports it runs, Fraport Greece said airline

Euromonitor Webinar to Assess Prospects for Global Travel and Tourism

By admin 22 Μαρτίου 2021 No comment

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Euromonitor International, a leading market research firm, will host a webinar with WTM Global on March 25 to discuss the prospects for the global travel and tourism market. The “Travel Industry Update with Euromonitor 2021 webinar will feature Caroline Bremner, Head of Travel and Tourism Research at Euromonitor. With almost 25 years of experience at […]

Greece May Ease Cap on Russian Traveler Arrivals

By admin 19 Μαρτίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: Sheremetyevo International Airport The possibility of increasing the number of arrivals from Russia allowed entry into Greece to 4,000 a week from the current 500, topped the agenda of a teleconference on Thursday between Greek Alternate Foreign Affairs Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis and Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev. The two ministers spoke

Commission Set to Extend EU Roaming Rules

By admin 1 Μαρτίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: @European Commission Aiming to ensure that citizens traveling in the EU will be able to roam without being charged extra, the European Commission recently proposed an improved set of roaming rules. The new roaming regulation will be extended in 2022 by another 10 years and will include better roaming services for travelers such […]

Athens Goes ‘White’ in Unprecedented Snow Storm

By admin 16 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 No comment

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Photo © Greek Travel Pages (GTP) Athens and the wider Attica region went “white” on Tuesday after a snow storm dubbed “Medea” swept through bringing all traffic to a halt and causing power cuts in and around the Greek capital. Snowfall combined with gale force winds started on Monday from the northern parts of Attica […]

Study: Greeks Cut Domestic Holidays Short in 2019

By admin 8 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 No comment

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Almost half of all Greek nationals were unable to go on holiday in 2019 for more than a week dropping to 2013 levels, according to a study released this week by SETE Intelligence (INSETE). More specifically, according to the research department of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), 49.2 percent of Greeks vacationed for up to a week […]

Minister: Greek Diet a Priority for Development of Brand Greece

By admin 5 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: @Visit Greece The Greek Diet and gastronomy tourism have an active role to play in the development and branding of the Greek tourism product, said Rural Development and Food Minister Spilios Livanos. Speaking in an interview to Skai TV recently, Livanos said the ministry’s priority is “the global promotion of the Greek Diet […]

Peloponnese Tourism Body Protests Against Wind Farm Plan on Mt Menalon

By admin 25 Ιανουαρίου 2021 No comment

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Stemnitsa village, Mt Menalon. Photo: Maria Paravantes Tourism professionals in the Peloponnese are up in arms over a decision to create a wind farm between the traditional mountain villages of Stemnitsa and Chrisovitsi on Mt Menalon in Arcadia. Citing the importance of the region’s natural habitat as well as of its key role in Greek history, […]

Greece Ready to Address Brexit Challenges

By admin 30 Δεκεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Photo source: European Parliament As of January 1, trade and financial affairs between the EU and UK enter a new phase following Britain’s departure from the Union. Although terms and conditions for operational ties between the two entities are laid out in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement signed on December 30, challenges are expected […]