Tourism Minister: 2022 Bookings for Greece Up in January Over Pre-Pandemic 2019

By admin 15 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

Demand for Greece is gaining momentum based on available data for 2022, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias this week confirming a considerable increase in bookings for the months ahead. In an interview to SKAI radio, Kikilias said prebooking levels for Greece in January were up 30 percent over the same month in pre-pandemic 2019, a […]

US Airline Companies to Start Direct Flights to Greece Early this Year

By admin 14 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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US airline companies in 2022 will start direct flights to Greece earlier than in any other year, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Monday. Following a meeting with US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt at the ministry in Athens, Kikilias said that American airline companies this summer will operate 14 direct flights every week between eight […]

Greece to Boost Security at Main Areas of Tourist Activity

By admin 14 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Public Order and & Civil Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos and Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. As Greece prepares to open to tourists next month, the ministers of tourism and civil protection met to set out the safety standards to be implemented at entry points. Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias met on Monday with to discuss boosting safety […]

Greece Sets Sights on Becoming a Tourism Champion

By admin 14 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Mykonos island. Greece. Photo Source: Region of South Aegean Greece is working hard to become a frontrunner in travel and tourism while ensuring the benefits are evenly distributed among the people, said Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias in an interview to Eleftheros Typos on Sunday. The main strategy to deal with difficult times and periods […]

Actions Discussed to Ensure Safety at Zakynthos Shipwreck Site

By admin 11 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Navagio beach, Zakynthos. Photo source: @Visit Greece Visitors will soon be able to have full access to one of Greece’s most famous sites: Navagio Beach on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, after Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and local authorities discussed standards of operation and actions for its restoration. Kikilias met with Ionian Islands Regional

Attica Region Seeks to Create ‘Health, Wellness and Greek Hospitality Village’

By admin 10 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Photo source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Attica Region Governor Giorgos Patoulis announced this week that plans were being considered for the creation in Athens and the wider Attica region of a “Health, Wellness and Greek Hospitality Village”. Addressing a meeting of Greece’s Regional Tourism Council under Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Wednesday, Patoulis, who […]

Greece’s Regions Unite to Launch Tourism Season Next Month

By admin 10 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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The regional governors of Greece said during a Regional Tourism Council this week that they were prepared to welcome the first tourists next month responding to the ministry’s call for the extension of the season. Presiding over the meeting in Athens, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias invited the country’s 13 regions, municipalities, hoteliers and tour operators

Greece Ready to Welcome Travelers Earlier This Year

By admin 9 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Greece will be open and ready to welcome travelers earlier than ever this year, expecting the first visitors in March, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. In an interview to Action24, Kikilias said Greece was working hard to extend the tourism season in 2022 beyond the traditional summer months through to December. “I have asked everyone, […]

Mykonos Sets Groundwork for Sustainable Tourism Development

By admin 9 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Little Venice on Mykonos island, Greece. Mykonos Mayor Konstantinos Koukas presented Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Tuesday with the findings of a study for the sustainable tourism development of the Greek island. More specifically, the report indicates 15 key areas where actions must be taken towards sustainable development that will protect the environment and the

Greece’s New Development Law Paves Way for Tourism Growth

By admin 8 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Tourism enterprises in Greece seeking to expand or diversify and investors with innovative project plans will be able to tap into a wide range of financial support tools foreseen in the new development law which was passed in parliament recently. The legislation includes many “firsts” such as funding for upgrades of non-central tourist facilities provided […]