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BoG: Greece Travel Receipts Recoup 58.6% of Pre-pandemic Levels

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Bog: Greece Travel Receipts Recoup 58
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Acropolis Museum in Athens. Archive photo © Maria Theofanopoulou Tourism-related revenues in 2021 recovered 58.6 percent of pre-Covid-19 levels amounting to 10.6 billion euros, the Bank of Greece (BoG) said this week. More specifically, according to the country’s central bank, the rise in the services surplus is almost “exclusively attributable to an improvement in the

Greek Tourism Body Calls on Gov’t to Update Covid-19 Protocols

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Greek Tourism Body Calls On Gov’t To Update Covid 19 Protocols
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Photo © Greek Travel Pages (GTP) The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) is calling on the government to revise Covid-19 health protocols and facilitate travel ahead of the tourism season ensuring the country keeps its competitive edge. In a letter to Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and other government officials, SETE is requesting: – the removal of the […]

Greek Ministries Join Forces to Take Fishing Tourism to Next Level

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Greek Ministries Join Forces To Take Fishing Tourism To Next Level
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Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki and Deputy Agricultural Minister Simos Kedikoglou recently signed a memorandum of cooperation for the promotion and development of fishing tourism in Greece. “With the memorandum that we agreed and signed, we seek to promote Greece as an international destination for fishing tourism, always respecting sustainable development,”

Greece Adds 9 Traditions to its Intangible Cultural Heritage List

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Greece Adds 9 Traditions To Its Intangible Cultural Heritage List
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The “gaitanaki” dance in Analipsi. Photo source: Culture Ministry Nine traditional practices, customs and events, which still take place in cities and villages across Greece, have been included in the country’s National Index of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Culture Ministry announced recently. Greece’s national index is in line with UNESCO’s List of Intangible

Greece Extends Covid Travel Rules for International Arrivals

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Greece Extends Covid Travel Rules For International Arrivals
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The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Saturday issued an update to its Covid-19 aviation directives (NOTAMs) that have the rules travelers arriving in Greece on international flights must follow. All travelers to Greece must submit the mandatory Passenger Locator Form (PLF) any time before the departure of their flight. Moreover, inbound travelers to Greece […]

Greece Expects Australian Tourists to Arrive in Big Numbers this Year

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Greece Expects Australian Tourists To Arrive In Big Numbers This Year
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Significant tourist flows from Australia to Greece are expected in 2022, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said after a meeting on Friday with Australia’s Ambassador to Greece, Arthur Spyrou. The minister’s statement comes a few days before the Australian government lifts travel restrictions for vaccinated travelers. Kikilias welcomed the lifting of restrictions by