Greek Travel Agencies See Major Turnover Drop in Third Quarter

By admin 23 Δεκεμβρίου 2020 No comment

Photo Source: Global Blue A drop of 74.9 percent was recorded in the turnover of Greek travel agencies, tour operators, reservation services and related activities in the third quarter (Q3) of 2020, normally considered high season for Greek tourism, compared to the corresponding period of 2019, according to data by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). […]

Covid-19: Aviation, Tourism Sectors Not Happy with EU Guidance on Travel Restrictions

By admin 14 Οκτωβρίου 2020 No comment

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Photo source: Prague Airport Aviation and tourism bodies have expressed their disappointment with the EU’s guidance to member states on taking a coordinated approach to the restriction of free movement in response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. EU ministers on Tuesday agreed to coordinate better on Covid-19 travel measures with a 3-common criteria, a colour-coded

Marios Kammenos Re-elected Treasurer of ECTAA

By admin 14 Οκτωβρίου 2020 No comment

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ECTAA’s re-elected president, Pawel Niewiadomski (center) and treasurer, Marios Kammenos (second from right) during the association’s 121st semi-annual meeting in Athens. Greek tourism professional Marios Kammenos has been re-elected treasurer of ECTAA, at the association’s 121st semi-annual meeting held October 8-9 in Athens. ECTAA, the European Travel Agents’ and Tour

Thomas Cook Relaunches as ‘Covid-ready’ Online Travel Company

By admin 16 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Renowned UK brand Thomas Cook will relaunch on Wednesday, September 16, as an online-only travel business following its acquisition by international leisure company Fosun Tourism Group. Licensed by the CAA and Atol-protected, the new Thomas Cook will launch as a purely online business via a new website www.thomascook.com, offering customers thousands of hotels and flight

Cardiff-bound TUI Flight from Zakynthos Advised to Quarantine

By admin 31 Αυγούστου 2020 No comment

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Passengers on board a TUI flight from the Greek island of Zakynthos to Cardiff in Wales, were advised to self-isolate after seven people tested positive for Covid-19. The new coronavirus incidents come after at least 11 out of 30 teenagers from the UK who vacationed on the same island contracted coronavirus last week. The current […]

UK Tour Operators Want Support to Restart Tourism to Greece

By admin 8 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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Specialist tour operators working out of the UK are calling on Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis to support their efforts to rekindle travel to Greece days ahead of the country’s reopening to the UK market. Participating in a teleconference on Monday, British specialist tour operators representing companies such as Sunvil, Mark Warner, and Neilson urged […]

TUI Sees Greece Among Countries Preparing for the Return of Tourists

By admin 1 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Greece is among the countries that is intensively preparing for the return of tourists, according to travel giant TUI. In a letter to the company’s staff, recently published by German newspaper Bild, TUI CEO Fritz Joussen, among other things, refers to which countries he sees receiving tourists this year, following the Covid-19 pandemic. “Greece, Cyprus, […]

ECTAA: Concrete Actions Only Way for Tourism Value Chain to Continue

By admin 29 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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Europe’s travel agents and tour operators are calling for concrete actions including provisionally changing the EU’s Package Travel Directive so that the tourism value chain can continue after coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions are lifted to operate. The European Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Association (ECTAA) is stressing that only through coordinated actions

Travel Vouchers Should Remain Voluntary, Says European Commission

By admin 16 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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The European Commission recently said it was not against vouchers as an alternative to cash refunds for canceled travel bookings due to the coronavirus (Covid-19), but only under the condition that they are voluntary and secured against insolvency of tour operators, travel agents and airlines. Discussing on Tuesday via teleconference with the Internal Market and […]

TUI Signs €1.8bn German Bridging Loan to Cushion Effects of Covid-19

By admin 9 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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Photo source: TUI Group TUI AG on Wednesday announced that it signed a state-aid bridging loan for 1.8 billion euros with the KfW, Germany’s state-owned development bank. The company had received approval from the German federal government for the loan on March 27 as part of the coronavirus (Covid-19) state support programme. The loan is […]