Athens Ready to Welcome its Visitors Again, Mayor Tells UNWTO

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Athens is safely returning to everyday life and is ready to welcome its visitors again, Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis said on Wednesday during a meeting with UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili and Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. Pololikashvili is currently in Athens to attend the 66th Meeting of the World Tourism Organization Commission for Europe

SETE Chief Expects Strong Traveler Flows to Greece from US

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Athens International Airport US travelers are keen on visiting Greece this summer as more airlines link Athens directly with cities in the United States raising hopes for the Greek tourism industry. Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos confirmed the sector’s expectations speaking on SKAI radio on Wednesday. Retsos said he expects booming

Shipping Minister: No Covid-19 Tests Needed for Vaccinated Ferry Passengers

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archive photo Vaccinated travelers using ferries to visit the Greek islands will not be required to take Covid-19 tests before boarding, announced Greece’s Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis on Wednesday. Plakiotakis went on to add that passengers will however be required starting Thursday (June 3) to fill out a special health form that will ensure faster […]

PM Announces €420m in Support to Reboot Greek Tourism Sector

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a meeting with representatives of Greece’s tourism bodies and associations. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday that a total of 420 million euros in working capital will be allocated to tourism enterprises impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in order to help them restart

YouGov Survey: General Public in Favor of ‘Vaccine Passports’ for Travel

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Photo source: YouGov The majority of the population in 17 countries agrees that international travelers should carry vaccine passports to prove their vaccination against Covid-19, according to a recent global study conducted by international research data and analytics group YouGov. In its 17-country study, YouGov asked members of the public whether they agreed that

GNTO Holding Webinars to Promote Greece to Foreign Tourism Professionals

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Ouranoupoli, Halkidiki. Photo source: @Halkidiki Tourism Organization The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is planning to promote 10 Greek destinations to tourism professionals from The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg through 10 webinars to be held until March 2022. The 12-month program started in April with the promotion of Halkidiki, northern Greece, in

FinMin: OECD Greece Outlook Signals Trust in Greek Economy

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Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras. Photo source: cstaikouras.gr/ The findings of a new Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report send out a message of trust in the prospects of the Greek economy, said Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras this week. Staikouras referred to the report which forecasts Greece’s GDP to grow by 3.8 […]

Greece Extends Rent Cuts, Exemptions for Covid-hit Enterprises, Workers

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Photo source: Region of Attica Pandemic-impacted business owners in Greece active in tourism, F&B, culture, sports & gyms, and transport will be exempt from paying rent for June after the government extended Covid-19 aid. The measure applies to businesses affected by lockdown restrictions. According to a finance ministry announcement, a 40-percent reduction in rent

Greece Among 7 Countries to Launch EU Digital Covid Certificate

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Photo source: @European Commission The EU Digital Covid Certificate has gone live in seven EU member states, including Greece, the European Commission announced on Tuesday. This means that Greece, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Croatia and Poland have already connected to the EU gateway and started issuing the first digital Covid certificates. “Seven

Greek Island Covid-19 Vaccination Rollout Picks Up Pace

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Photo source: Municipality of Kythnos Greece’s “Blue Freedom” island vaccination plan is moving forward successfully with a number of islands building immunity against Covid-19. The news was announced by the health ministry’s General Secretary of Primary Health Care, Marios Themistokleous, who praised the island of Kythnos, where 93 percent of its residents have been