Over 1 Million Tourists Chose South Aegean Islands So Far

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Santorini. Photo source: Visit Greece Over 1 million international tourists spent their holidays in the South Aegean Region in the last three months, including on such islands as Rhodes, Kos, Santorini, Mykonos and Karpathos, reaching nearly 92 percent of last year’s total. According to data released by the South Aegean Tourism Initiative, the

Attica Governor Activates Health Protection Hotline for Tourists and Residents

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Greek residents and tourists in Attica with questions or concerns about the current conditions concerning the wildfires and about protecting their health from exposure to smoke can now call a hotline to get guidelines. Attica Governor George Patoulis recently activated the region’s operational center’s public health protection 1110 helpline is and urging residents and

Mediterranean Tourism Body: Fires Wake-up Call, Concrete Solutions Needed

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Photo source: Hellenic Fire Service In the aftermath of hundreds of fires breaking out last week in Greece, Italy, Albania, Morocco, North Macedonia, Turkey and Lebanon, the Mediterranean Tourism Foundation (MTF) is calling on authorities to extend support with concrete action and without bureaucratic delays. The MTF is calling on the global community to push […]

Greece Attracting Higher Profile Hotel Customers, Says GBR

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Greece in June appeared to attract customers of a “higher profile”, as revenue per occupied rooms at resort hotels was high while demand was very low, according to the latest report by GBR Consulting on the Greek hospitality sector’s performance for the second quarter of 2021. GBR’s data of June 2021 showed higher average spend […]

Air Travel from Greek Islands: Covid-19 Vaccine Certificate or Negative Test Mandatory

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The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Saturday issued an updated aviation directive (NOTAM) on the rules for passengers of domestic flights, traveling from the mainland to the Greek islands and vice versa. The directive is part of the Greek government’s efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country. According to the updated

Greece in State of Emergency as Fires Rage On

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Greek Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias . Greece declared a state of emergency on Thursday until August 9 as dozens of fires continued to burn in the wider Athens area, on Evia island, in Central and Northern Greece and in the Peloponnese. Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias confirmed on Friday, that there were […]

Greek Hoteliers Offer Hundreds of Rooms in Fire-hit Areas

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Greek hoteliers are making available hundreds of rooms as accommodation for victims of the wildfires that have been devastating Greece over the last week. The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) in collaboration with the government announced that Attica residents impacted by the fires can call the National Public Health Organization on 1135 and be directed […]

Eurocontrol: Greece Among Countries Gaining Back Flights

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Photo source: Athens International Airport Air traffic appears to be approaching 2019 pre-Covid-19 levels with Greece moving up in terms of scheduled flights, according to the latest report by the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol). The association revised its previous four-year forecast according to which air traffic would reach 2019

Thessaloniki ConfEx Park Architectural Contest Winners Announced

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Impression of the winning design for the Thessaloniki ConfEx Park. Sauerbruch Hutton (Germany), Gustafson Porter + Bowman (UK) and Elena Stavropoulou (Greece) have won the Thessaloniki ConfEx Park design competition with their innovative design which incorporates history, functionality and innovation for the revamp of the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center.

Greece Struggles to Save Olympics Birthplace as More Fires Break Out

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Photo source: Hellenic Fire Service More than 170 firefighters, planes, trucks, helicopters, and volunteers spent the night trying to put out a wildfire threatening Ancient Olympia, its temples and the International Olympic Academy in the Peloponnese, as another massive blaze took hold of Evia island for a second day. At the same time, on Thursday […]