Greece Restarts Trade Fairs with Covid-19 Health Protocols

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Photo source: TIF-Helexpo Greek authorities announced on Thursday that trade events and fairs would restart on September 1 with Covid-19 protocols in place to ensure safety of organizers and participants. The General Secretariat of Commerce & Consumer Protection issued the hygiene measures and protocols which apply to all trade fairs and events including the 85th […]

More Greek Embassies and Consulates Join ‘myConsulLive’ Platform

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Photo source: Embassy of Greece in Lisbon More Greek embassies and consulates abroad are now giving Greeks abroad the option to conduct public record transactions via video calls through Greece’s MyConsulLive.gov.gr platform. Since last month 18 embassies and consulates in 17 countries were added to the service. Greeks living abroad now can conduct video calls […]

Northern Evia Professionals Launch Tourism Campaign After Fires

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Tourism professionals on the island of Evia, which saw 5,000 hectares of woodland and many of their enterprises go up in smoke in three days, have launched an online campaign aimed at raising awareness and garnering support to rebuild their future. Using the hashtag #Support_Tourism_VoriaEvia, tourism stakeholders in Northern Evia are calling on tourists to continue

Renovation Works Begin at Syntagma Square in Athens

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An impression of the lower part of Syntagma Square following its makeover. The Municipality of Athens recently began its announced renovation works to the lower part of Syntagma Square in the center of the Greek capital. More specifically, the works concern interventions to the public space delimited by Filellinon, Karagiorgi Servias and Mitropoleos streets. As […]

Greece Extends Covid-19 Travel Rules for Int’l Passengers

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The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Thursday extended all Covid-19 aviation directives (NOTAMs) concerning arrivals from abroad. Greece’s aviation directives are part of the Greek government’s efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country. The HCAA’s aviation directives have been extended until Thursday, August 19, at 6am. Travel

Greece Accepting Most Covid-19 Vaccines for Travel

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In efforts to facilitate travel and as one of the world’s leading tourism destinations, Greece is among the few countries in the world recognizing the largest number of Covid-19 vaccines. The new additions on top of those already approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) were announced earlier in June by the Greek public health […]

Travel: WTTC Calls for UK Government to Pay for Expensive PCR Tests

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Photo source: WTTC The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) recently said the UK government should bear the cost of “hugely expensive and unnecessary” PCR tests for fully jabbed citizens, which are deterring Britons from travelling. UK PCR tests have been said to be among the costliest in Europe with prices reaching up to £400 […]

Europe’s Airport Passenger Traffic in Downward Spiral in January-June

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Photo source: ACI Europe ACI Europe, which represents over 500 airports in 46 European countries, on Wednesday said data for the first half of 2021 showed passenger traffic in a downward spiral year on year. The European airport trade body’s air traffic report for June, Q2 and H1 2021 revealed the continued devastating impact of […]

Minister Presents Actions to Restore Athens’ Fire-hit Tatoi Estate

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Photo: Eurokinissi / Source: ELLINIKI ETAIRIA Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage (ELLET) Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni presented on Wednesday a series of restoration actions planned to address the damage caused by last week’s forest fires to the 4,000-hectare royal estate at Tatoi as well as an assessment of the destruction. Speaking to the […]

Athens Vying to Achieve Global Sustainability Status

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Photo credit: Thomas Gravanis, This is Athens Aiming to improve the standard of living and achieve ambitious sustainability targets, the Athens municipality has joined forces with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) to assess the sustainability status of the Greek capital based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. In this […]