A total of 9,000 homes with going rates as high as 25,000 euros/m2 will be constructed at Hellinikon along the Athenian Riviera, the largest private investment in Greece, the head of the company undertaking the project said this week. Speaking to SKAI television, Lamda Development CEO Odisseas Athanasiou referred to the real estate value of […]
Photo source: Greek Culture Ministry A stolen 1939 painting offered to Greece by Pablo Picasso was recovered by police this week, found in the hands of a builder who broke into the country’s National Gallery nearly a decade ago. There appeared to be no visible damage to the painting even when Greek police officers accidentally […]
Photo source: EC – Audiovisual Service/Photographer: Claudio Centonze The EU Digital COVID Certificate, which will facilitate safe free movement within the European Union during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, officially launched on Thursday, July 1. Press to enlarge the infographic. Aiming to facilitate travel, the certificate serves as proof that a person has been
Greece is following in the footsteps of Europe, where the rebound in tourism post-Covid-19 is already underway, according to a new tool developed by global analysts Oxford Economics. According to the new EU Tourism Tracker, tourism in Europe is gathering speed, up by 20 percent against 2020 levels and by as much as 36 percent […]
Photo source: European Parliament Airlines in Europe have failed to protect the rights of passengers during the Covid-19 pandemic, including not offering refunds, said the European Court of Auditors (ECA) this week. In its report released on Tuesday, the ECA confirmed that many airlines are not refunding customers despite having be awarded 25 billion euros […]
Photo source: UNWTO The crash in international tourism due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic could cause a loss of more than $4 trillion to the global GDP for the years 2020 and 2021, according to an UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) report released on Wednesday. According to the UNCTAD, the estimated loss […]
Photo source: GSTC The Municipality of Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands, located in the Region of the Ionian Islands, has become a member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). “Hopefully, this will be the start for a sustainable future for our destination,” said Mayor of Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands Meropi Spyridoula Ydraiou. Established […]
Aiming to promote the country’s tourism offerings to a wider audience, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) presented this week the “Sunset in Greece” concert as part of an ongoing year-long international campaign to run on US channel PBS through to June 2022. The concert was recorded at the ancient Temple of Aphaia on the […]
Greece is feeling the impact of Covid-19 for one more year reporting a 74 percent drop – among the highest declines in the EU – in the number of overnight stays between April 2020 and March 2021, according to the latest data released by Eurostat. Overnight stays at EU tourist accommodation facilities dropped by 61 […]
Photo source: IATA Global travel and tourism associations are calling on EU governments to follow one line with regard to EU Digital Covid Certificate (DCC) verification, warning that anything else will cause unnecessary airport queues and longer processing times, undermining travel and economic recovery. In a letter to EU leaders this week, airports group ACI […]


















