Chambers of Arcadia and Guiyang to Join Forces in Tourism

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The Chamber of Arcadia in Greece will join forces this summer with the Chamber of Guiyang in China to promote common initiatives in tourism and entrepreneurship. Arcadia Chamber President Yiannis Troupis on Monday announced that the two Chambers will become “sister organizations” during a ceremony to be held on July 9, during the opening of […]

Dutch Tourists Arrive on Rhodes for a Vacation in a ‘Bubble’

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Photo source: Mitsis Hotels The Greek island of Rhodes on Monday welcomed its first tourists as part of the “Safe Corridor” pilot holiday program by Dutch tour operator Sunweb Group. Carried out in cooperation with Transavia and with the approval of the Dutch and Greek governments, the “Safe Corridor” program sees a total of 189 […]

Henley Index: Greek Passport Maintains 8th Spot Worldwide

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The Greek passport remains among the strongest in the world ranking eighth on the Henley Passport Index and offering its holders visa-free access to 186 countries. The Henley Passport Index offers the original ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. Based on […]

Greece Looking to Open to Travelers from the United States

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The US is among the third-country markets which Greece is looking to launch travel agreements with The United States is one of the markets that Greece is eyeing to form a travel arrangement that will open up tourism between the two countries this year. The US is considered a key third-country market for Greek tourism. […]

Digital Green Certificate: 13 EU States Agree on Common Criteria for Tourism

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Photo source: Vienna International Airport / @flughafen_wien Thirteen European Union countries have agreed on criteria in relation to tourism for the creation of an EU “green pass” for travel, an announcement by the Austrian Tourism Ministry said on Monday. The news comes after Austrian Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger held a virtual summit in late March […]

Greece 2.0: EIB to Help Manage €5bn of Greek Recovery Plan Investments

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Photo © GTP The European Investment Bank (EIB) on Monday formally agreed to help manage up to 5 billion euros as part of Greece’s implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, known as “Greece 2.0”. The new agreement, signed between the Greek Finance Ministry and EIB, represents the first time that the European Investment […]

Arcadia Presents Tourism Experiences, Year-round Destinations in New Video Campaign

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The Arcadia Chamber has launched a new campaign that aims to promote the area’s tourism offerings and support the recovery of local tourism enterprises that have been impacted by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Located in the Peloponnese, Arcadia attracts domestic and international travelers all year round due to its diverse landscape that combines coastal areas […]

Covid-19: Greece’s Exhibitions and Meetings Industry Sees Losses Exceeding €200m

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Photo source: TIF-Helexpo Following the cancellation of prominent conferences and exhibitions since March 2020, due to government efforts to slow the spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus), the Greek MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) industry is counting losses that exceed 200 million euros. A number of Greek conference/exhibition organizers and

Air Travel: February Showed No Indication of Recovery from Covid-19

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Total demand for air passenger traffic fell in February 2021, both compared to pre-COVID levels (February 2019) and compared to the immediate month prior (January 2021), according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). “February showed no indication of a recovery in demand for international air travel. In fact, most indicators went in the wrong […]

Global Tourism Crisis Committee Advances Solutions for Return of Travel

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Photo source: UNWTO The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)recently held the ninth meeting of its Global Tourism Crisis Committee to advance solutions to the biggest challenges standing in the way of international travel returning. Co-hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the virtual meeting was attended by committee members, drawn from political leadership, international