Photo source: Visit Greece / E. Fili Corfu is Europe’s best destination for a wellness-inspired city break, according to a study by Radical Storage, a company offering luggage services to holidaymakers, backpackers and business travelers. Radical Storage analyzed some of the most popular weekend and short-stay city destinations in and around Europe, ranking cities based
Photo source: IATA The International Air Transport Association announced this week that users of its digital Travel Pass could now upload EU and UK Covid-19 vaccination data to the IATA mobile app. More specifically, the Geneva-based trade body said that the EU Digital Covid Certificate (DCC) and the UK NHS Covid Pass can now be uploaded to the […]
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Saturday issued an aviation directive (NOTAM) that extends the rules for passengers traveling on domestic flights from the mainland to the Greek islands and vice versa. The directive extends the travel rules until August 30 at 6am and is part of the Greek government’s efforts to curb the […]
Chania, Crete Eight in 10 foreign travelers to Western Crete said they feel safe on the island with regard to Covid-19 and expressed their satisfaction with overall adherence to measures and health protocols at hotels and restaurants, found a study released this week by the Western Crete Tourism Observatory. According to initial findings of the […]
Plaka, Athens. Photo: GTP The decision to ease Covid-19 restrictions and allow economic activity earlier this year as well as the opening to tourists contributed to a recovery in Greek business turnover in the second quarter (Q2) of the year, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said this week. More specifically, Q2 turnover for all enterprises and […]
Photo source: advertising.expedia.com/ Continued search growth and shifting traveler behavior and attitudes are some of the key findings of the Q2 Trend Report for Travel Recovery that was recently released by Expedia Group Media Solutions. “Throughout Q2, we continued to see strong global search growth, rising international searches and lengthening search windows, among
Constitution square (Syntagma), Athens. Greek health authorities expect the number of Covid-19 cases to soar in September and October and are warning of a harsh fall ahead after a spike in incidents over the last few weeks. Epidemiologists expect to see the number of cases increase due to the return of Greek holidaymakers and lax […]
Photo source: Hellenic Fire Service (@pyrosvestiki) Evia island tourism professionals affected by the destructive fires that burned most of the northern part of the island for nine days are calling the government to bolster assistance already announced. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has already pledged to support impacted business owners with immediate compensation
Mount Olympus National Park. Photo source: @Visit Greece The Greek government is reportedly examining the possibility of introducing a fee for admission to Mount Olympus National Park, where Greece’s tallest mountain is located. The news was revealed through a leaked document according to which the environment and finance ministries are looking to impose a 6-euro […]
A competition calling for architectural proposals for the overhaul of Thessaloniki’s central Aristotelous Square was completed this week with the winners to be awarded in the coming weeks. Thessaloniki Mayor Konstantinos Zervos said the committee agreed unanimously to award a Greek team for its plan. The three winning teams (out of 13 proposals) will be […]

















