A standard vaccination certificate that would enable safe travel and allow countries to restart tourism is gaining ground with Sweden, Austria and Denmark being the latest to introduce the documents. Earlier this year, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for a unified digital vaccination certificate to be used and accepted across the EU. The proposal […]
Locked up for months due to Covid-19 containment measures, Europeans are looking to go on vacation early this summer, according to the latest report released by the European Travel Commission (ETC). More than half (54 percent) of Europeans are aiming to travel either domestically or to another European country before the end of July, according […]
Hellenic Parliament, Athens Greece ranked 30th on a list of 60 of the world’s most innovative countries, according to the recently released “Bloomberg Innovation Index 2021”. The annual index ranks the world’s 60 most innovative countries using seven criteria, including research & development expenditure as a percentage of GDP, productivity, patent activity,
Photo source: corfu.gr The Greek island of Corfu is among the top 5 international destinations of choice for UK nationals planning to travel this year, according to analytics firm ForwardKeys. More specifically, the Ionian island of Corfu together with Orlando, Faro, Las Vegas, and Ibiza are the leading choices for travel according to Air Ticket […]
The city of Trikala, central Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece The Municipality of Trikala in Thessaly, central Greece, is investing in sustainable practices aiming to both facilitate the life of its residents and achieve growth to attract travelers. Speaking during an online conference organized by IFITT Greece on Monday, Trikala Mayor Dimitris Papastergiou said the […]
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Tuesday clarified that Greece this year will be open to all visitors holding either a negative molecular Covid-19 test or a vaccination certificate when entering the country. Wanting to put an end to rumors that Covid-19 vaccination will be the exclusive prerequisite for travel to Greece, the minister told […]
The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) is calling on the government to extend its new (seventh) round of refundable financial assistance also to tourism businesses. The “repayable advance” measure, known in Greek as “epistreptea prokatavoli”, is tax-free aid in the form of state loans to businesses affected by the outbreak of Covid-19. Half of (50 percent) […]
In efforts to promote Greek tourism and attract potential travelers in the post-Covid-19 era, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is proceeding with the upgrade of its digital tools and infrastructure. Speaking during an online conference on Monday held by the Greek chapter of the International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT), GNTO […]
UFI Conference 2019. Photo source: @UFI The global exhibition industry saw its revenues drop by 68 percent in 2020 compared to 2019, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry – UFI announced recently. This result is based on updated regional data provided in the UFI Global Exhibition Barometer, which indicates that 2020 revenues represented only […]
Photo source: European Union, Photographer: Claudio Centonze Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is urging the EU to ensure that Covid-19 vaccine supplies are secured and that there will be no more delays. “We need to move forward to make sure that as new vaccines are approved, this approval will happen very, very quickly and that we […]


















