‘The Mykonos Project’ Gets Green Light from Council of State

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Mykonos, island, Greece. Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou The Council of State, Greece’s highest administrative court, recently gave the green light for the development of “The Mykonos Project”, a major tourism investment on the island of Mykonos. According to an announcement by the Ministry of Development & Investments, the Council of State approved the draft presidential

Kallichoron Hotel on Astypalea Offering Free Stays to Covid-19 Medics

By admin 14 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Kallichoron Art Boutique Hotel The Kallichoron Art Boutique Hotel on Astypalea is offering free accommodation to medical professionals working for Greece’s national health system to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. As a way of saying “thank you”, the hotel will offer up to 90 overnight stays in total. The initiative is part of Kallichoron’s award-winning “Room2Give” […]

Covid-19: Sunweb Group Freezes Prices for Already Booked Holidays

By admin 13 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Photo Source: @Sunweb Group Sunweb, a leading travel group in Europe, recently announced that it is freezing its rates for holidays canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, guaranteeing affected travelers that the prices for identical travel plans, within a booking period of one year, will remain unchanged. This means that holidaymakers who have already had […]

Grimaldi and Minoan Lines Stand By Greek Healthcare System

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The Social Foundation of the Grimaldi Group is actively supporting Greece’s efforts to curb the Covid-19 pandemic by donating 100,000 euros for the purchase of medical equipment for the University General Hospital of Heraklion on the island of Crete. Through Minoan Lines, its Greek subsidiary, and CEO Antonis Maniadakis, the Grimaldi Group is supplying Greece’s […]

Kassaros Travel in Metsovo Getting Ready for 2020 Summer Season

By admin 13 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Photo Source: @Kassaros Travel Kassaros Travel, a tourist agency based in Metsovo, is getting ready to launch a new program of activities for the 2020 summer season, which will be put into effect as soon as the Covid-19 travel restrictions are lifted. Kassaros is among the many companies in Greece that have temporarily seized operation […]

Qatar Airways to Give Away 100,000 Tickets to Frontline Medics

By admin 12 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Qatar Airways will give away 100,000 free tickets to frontline healthcare professionals to say “thank you” for their heroic work looking after people during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Given the airline’s work at the frontline of global efforts to repatriate stranded passengers, it now seeks to recognize and reward the world’s frontline healthcare workers. The […]

Best Western Launches ‘We Care Clean’ Program for its Hotels

By admin 12 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Best Western Hotels & Resorts (BWHR) has launched its “We Care Clean” program, aiming to ensure a high level of cleaning standards and operational best practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Based upon guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency

Metaxa Hospitality Group Donates €30,000 for Covid-19 Testing on Crete

By admin 12 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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In efforts to support Greece’s national plan to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Metaxa Hospitality Group announced the donation of 30,000 euros to the referral laboratory for Covid-19 testing of the University of Crete. The Laboratory of Clinical Virology of the university’s medical school is expected to conduct a large number of molecular tests for Covid-19 […]

Covid-19: Textile Company ‘Pennie’ Donates Masks to Greek Hospitals

By admin 11 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Greek textile company Pennie has donated reusable cotton masks to the doctors and nurses of four hospital units in Greece, aiming to support the people that are currently fighting in the frontline to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. “With a sense of social responsibility, Pennie wishes to support the medical staff of various hospitals in the […]

Greek Court Rejects Hard Rock Hellinikon Casino Case

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Greece’s first Integrated Resort and Casino (IRC) is to be a part of the Hellinikon project. Photo Source: thehellinikon.com A recent Council of State decision has once and for all ended a legal conflict over the 30-year permit to run the first Integrated Resort and Casino (IRC) in Greece to be constructed at Hellinikon following […]