Piraeus Port Gets Passenger Disembarkation Platform for Emergencies

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The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has created a new passenger disembarkation platform at the Piraeus port. The new platform can be used safely on ships of various sizes calling at the port of Piraeus and improves the operational capacity of the port to deal with emergencies. According to a company announcement, the platform was constructed […]

INSETE: Greek Tourism 2020 Performance in Numbers

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INSETE, the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) research body, recently released data which reveal the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on Greece’s tourism industry in 2020. The data focuses on air, road and cruise travel, as well as coastal shipping. More specifically, citing data of the Bank of Greece, INSETE said that the country’s travel […]

Greece Presents Tourism and Travel Revival Plan to EU Ministers

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. Ministers responsible for tourism in the European Union’s member states on Monday were introduced to a detailed plan drawn up by Greece for a pan-European opening of tourism and travel. Attending an informal video conference organized by Portugal as holder of the presidency of the Council of the EU, Greek […]

Crete Launches Greece’s First Site for Digital Nomads

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The Region of Crete has launched the first website in Greece for digital nomads, aiming to attract remote workers and support the country’s tourism recovery. Available at www.workfromcrete.gr, the website aims to promote Crete and its comparative advantages through a number of targeted actions. In an announcement, the Region of Crete said it was responding […]

KEPE: Greek Tourism Improvement Hinges on Vaccination

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Greece may see growth in the third quarter of the year provided a large part of its population and of its tourism source markets are vaccinated against Covid-19 by June, said Greece’s Center of Planning & Economic Research (KEPE) in its new report this week. “If all goes well, there will be a possibility of […]

Hotels Chamber Launches #filoxeniaMoU Greek Hospitality Action

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The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) has announced the launch of a month-long initiative dedicated to the importance of hospitality in restoring the tourism industry in the aftermath of the Covid-19. Titled #filoxeniaMoU, which means “My Hospitality”, the initiative will run through March and will focus on three key areas: dialogue with stakeholders on the […]

Greece Moves into Top 20 Places to be in During Covid-19 Times

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Greece moved up a list of best places to be in during Covid-19 times, according to Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking published recently. More specifically, Greece moved up 11 spots in the Bloomberg rating for February garnering an overall rating of 55.7 and entering the top 20 in 20th spot for the first time. Bloomberg’s montly […]

Greek Hoteliers Want Rapid Testing for Staff and Guests

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Hoteliers in Greece are proposing on-the-spot rapid testing to be conducted on employees and guests in efforts to ensure that the possibility of Covid-19 spread is under control. In a letter to the country’s health and tourism ministers and to president of the National Public Health Organization (EODY), the Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) is requesting […]

Italians will Book Travel to Greece ‘at the Last Minute’, Say Experts

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Travel from Italy to Greece for the summer of 2021 will depend on last-minute bookings, according to Italian tourism experts and tour operators. Reservations are close to zero at the moment due to the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, as well as the measures undertaken in Italy and the international travel restrictions. “All reservations this year […]

Greece Tables Tourism Recovery Recommendations to Commission

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis made a series of recommendations for the post-Covid-19 recovery of tourism in a letter to European Commissioner Thierry Breton, including the introduction of shared rules so as to restore confidence among the traveling public. Theoharis sent a letter to Breton, who oversees upcoming EU legislation, ahead of an EU tourism […]