Photo source: European Commission Greek authorities have extended all Covid-19 aviation directives concerning flights and arrivals to Greece from abroad. The directives have been extended until December 3. In short, arrivals of travellers (with the required documentation) are allowed from EU and Schengen Zone member states, those traveling for “essential reasons” and
Duetto, a leading hospitality revenue management service provider, on November 24 will hold a LIVE webinar for Greek hoteliers on the topic ‘Embracing Technology: How to use Tech to Boost Revenue’. H.I.T. Hospitality Integrated Technologies, primalRES, SHS Swiss Hospitality Solutions, RevitUp.direct and Duetto are lined up to discuss: *Latest
Employees of the Athens metro, electric railway (ISAP) and the tram announced a three-hour work stoppage on Friday, November 19, to attend the funeral of a maintenance crew member that lost his life during an accident on the tracks. The Athens metro, electric railway (ISAP) and the tram will be not be in service for […]
Public transportation in Athens will be disrupted on Thursday, November 18, as employees of the metro, electric railway (ISAP) and tram have announced a 24-hour strike in protest of a train track accident that killed a maintenance crew member. Athens’ metro lines 2 and 3, the electric railway (line 1) and the tram will not […]
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias will head a delegation from Greece in Izmir to attend the 4th session of the Joint Committee on Tourism and the 9th Greek-Turkish Forum on Tourism, which will be held from today until November 18. It is noted that the last session of the Joint Committee on Tourism and the Forum […]
Greek authorities have extended all Covid-19 aviation directives that concern flights and arrivals to Greece from abroad. According to an announcement by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA), the directives have been extended until November 26. In short, arrivals are allowed from EU and Schengen Zone member states, those traveling for “essential reasons” and
Greece may have exceeded revenues and arrivals projections for 2021, but Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos is still reluctant to express optimism in view of limited liquidity for hundreds of Greek accommodation enterprises. “A four-month tourism season is not enough to cover massive losses,” said Retsos. According to the
Ferries will stay docked at ports across Greece during November 10-12 after Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) announced a 48-hour strike. According to an announcement, the umbrella union of Greek seamen are demanding a revised collective labor agreement with pay raises. The strike is scheduled to start from 6:01 am on Wednesday, November 10 and run until […]
The Greek islands won the gold award as the Most Desirable Region (short haul) at the Wanderlust Awards 2021. Organized by UK travel magazine Wanderlust, the awards ceremony took place on the sidelines of the WTM London tourism expo earlier this week. The area of the Greek islands was among the 10 regions that competed […]
Greece’s tourism sector is aiming to fully recover significant losses incurred by Covid-19 in 2022, said Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias in an interview to Sky News from London, where he is attending the World Travel Market (WTM) 2021 this week. Kikilias said Greece took a “calculated risk” in 2020 by opening up to tourism when […]


















