Spontaneity will be the word of the year for 2021 travelers as a new global study reveals 89 percent of US travelers intend to be “more impulsive than ever”, following 2020’s cancelled trips. The new “2021 Upgrade” report of Hotels.com has uncovered how this new lust for spontaneity will have a ripple effect on the hotel […]
The European Travel Commission (ETC) and Eurail have launched a joint award competition for the Best European Rail Tourism Campaign 2021, as part of the European Year of Rail (EYR) initiative that kicked off on January 1. The award will be given to the marketing campaigns that best promote rail travel as a sustainable tourism […]
Cleanup operation in the neighborhood of Gyzi near the center of Athens. As part of its ongoing efforts to improve the quality of life for residents and visitors in the Greek capital, the Municipality of Athens is proceeding with a major cleanup operation in the city’s neighborhoods. In line with its permanent strategy for cleanliness, […]
The Neptune Hotels Resort, Convention Centre & Spa, located on the Greek island of Kos, has received the HolidayCheck Special Award for 2021. German booking and rating portal HolidayCheck, every year offers the Special Award to hotels that are popular among holidaymakers and receive positive recommendations from over 90 percent of their guests. Only 607 hotels
“One in two commercial businesses will not manage to recover [from the coronavirus crisis] and this confirms our estimation that a third national lockdown could be disastrous,” the Athens Traders Association (ESA) said on Monday. The association presented the results of a survey conducted during the week that followed the reopening of retail shops and shopping […]
Photo source: Ministry of Health Greek health authorities are rolling out a four-phase plan for the vaccination of people against the coronavirus (Covid-19) on the Greek islands, Alternate Minister for Health Services Vassilis Kontozamanis said on Monday. During a speech in parliament, Kontozamanis said the population’s vaccination would be carried out throughout the
Simon Press Travel Forward, the travel technology event co-located with WTM London and part of the WTM Portfolio, has announced two new senior appointments. Richard Gayle is stepping down as Exhibition Manager after more than three years in that role and Simon Press will take over as Exhibition Director from January 2021. Simon Press has […]
Photo source: @Lufthansa News Lufthansa Group airlines are introducing a requirement for all passengers and crew members to wear only medical protective masks on flights to and from Germany. The company’s rule will comes into force on February 1. From that date, passengers will be required to wear either a surgical mask or an FFP2 […]
Photo source: Amadeus Amadeus, a leading provider of cutting-edge technology solutions for the travel and tourism industry, has revealed five emerging trends expected to drive travel recovery in the post-Covid-19 era. The data was presented on Thursday by Amadeus’ executives Ludo Verheggen and Anna Kofoed during the “Travel Tech Talk – Getting ready for a […]
CLIA Global Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman of MSC Cruises, has been appointed to a two-year term as Global Chairman of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). He will assume his position immediately. Vago served as CEO of MSC Cruises from 2003 to 2013, during which time the company experienced over 800 percent […]


















