HCH President Alexandros Vasilikos and GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis. The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) are joining forces to promote Greece to the international market and drive recovery for the tourism sector. “The ‘next day’ for the tourism industry will have two main protagonists: quality and digital […]
Greece’s stand at Romania’s recent TTR Virtual Tourism Expo 2021 attracted a large number of online visitors, placing the country among the event’s three most popular destinations. Held between February 18-22, the TTR Virtual Expo 2021 hosted a total of 127 exhibitors – destinations, travel agencies, tour operators and tourism service providers – from all […]
Greece stands to gain approximately 1.6 billion euros in a year if it manages to attract digital nomads to the country with its new technologies and lax tax policy, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis this week. Speaking during the virtual “Greece: Competing for Global Talent” event organized by the Delphi Economic Forum on Tuesday, […]
Source: European Council Vaccination certificates as well as non-essential travel restrictions will once again top the agenda of an EU leaders video conference on Thursday, February 25, to examine the Union’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. EU affairs ministers discussed the idea of a vaccination “passport” on Tuesday, during an informal video call. The proposal […]
Photo source: Athens – Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association The ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the travel restrictions imposed worldwide and low demand have put Athens’ hospitality market on hold. “There are no bookings [for Athens] at the moment. Nothing is certain for the next months, since we don’t have any prepaid bookings, while a flexible […]
Greece welcomed fewer tourists in 2020 down by 76.5 percent after the coronavirus pandemic brought global travel to a virtual halt, according to data released this week by the Bank of Greece. More specifically, inbound traffic in 2020 dropped by 76.5 percent to 7,375 thousand against 31,348 thousand in 2019. The number of travelers through […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called off plans to ease Covid-19 lockdown measures early next month after the health authorities announced a surge in cases on Tuesday. “The sharp increase in cases yesterday pushes back the prospect of easing measures on March 1,” Mitsotakis said during a
Greek authorities have tightened lockdown restrictions in the regional unit of Arcadia in the central Peloponnese in an effort to stop the further spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). The General Secretariat for Civil Protection said on Wednesday that is has placed Arcadia in “dark red” (very high-risk) status on the country’s color-coded risk-assessment map following
Photo source: Visit Greece The upcoming tourism campaign to promote Greece abroad is expected to be ready by the end of March, the secretary general of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), Dimitris Fragakis, said on Tuesday. Speaking during a press conference on the 2020 hotel performance in Athens and Attica, the GNTO’s secretary general […]
Photo source: EC – Audiovisual Service Vaccination certificates could positively affect the intention of people to travel and enhance safety procedures, according to the president of the Athens – Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association, Lambrini Karanasiou-Zoulovits. During an online press event held on Tuesday, Zoulovits estimated that vaccination certificates could


















