Greece Looks to Host 1st Conference of UNWTO Online Tourism Education Committee

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Newly-appointed Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki has submitted a proposal for Greece to host the first conference of the UNWTO Online Education Committee for tourism. Created last September, the UNWTO Online Education Committee’s main objective is to provide the organization’s secretary general and the Executive Council with advice and recommendations on

Ministry Extends Contracts for Air Routes Serving Remote Greek Destinations

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The Greek Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport on Monday announced that it has extended the contracts of a number of Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes that serve remote Greek destinations. The contracts of the following PSO routes, which were assigned to airlines by following a government tender, will be extended until September 30: – Athens-Skyros […]

WTTC: UK’s New Hotel Quarantines Destructive for Tourism

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Photo source: WTTC The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) on Tuesday said the introduction of new hotel quarantines by the UK government in response to the new coronavirus (Covid-19) variants would ‘destroy the Travel & Tourism sector as we know it’. WTTC, which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, fears the crippling […]

Covid-19: Commission Proposes New Measures on Travel in the EU

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Photo source: European Commission Aiming to ensure better coordination and communication of travel-related measures at EU level, the European Commission on Monday proposed an update to the Council’s recommendation of last October on coordinating measures affecting free movement in the European Union in response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “The

Covid-19 Forces Israel to Ban All Flights

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Israel announced that it would not be allowing any passenger flights into and out of the country in an effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 and of new virus variants. Israel’s Cabinet approved the measures on Sunday, with the ban taking effect at midnight on Monday through to January 31. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s […]

EU Revises Rail Rules, Strengthens Passenger Rights

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2021 European Year of Rail – Illustration of commuters at the railway station of Karlsruhe, Germany. © European Union 2020 – Source : EP The European Council announced this week that it had revised a set of regulations covering EU rail rules with the aim of securing passenger rights including facilitating accessibility for people with […]

Greek PM: Rebrands in 2021 with a Focus on Past, Future and Quality

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Greece is launching its new national brand this year on occasion of the 200-year anniversary of the 1821 Greek Revolution aiming to project its glorious past and promising present and to attract visitors with its high quality tourism products, said Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in an interview to global affairs and lifestyle magazine Monocle. […]

Peloponnese Tourism Body Protests Against Wind Farm Plan on Mt Menalon

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Stemnitsa village, Mt Menalon. Photo: Maria Paravantes Tourism professionals in the Peloponnese are up in arms over a decision to create a wind farm between the traditional mountain villages of Stemnitsa and Chrisovitsi on Mt Menalon in Arcadia. Citing the importance of the region’s natural habitat as well as of its key role in Greek history, […]

Amadeus Reveals 5 Key Trends to Drive Travel Recovery in Post-Covid-19 Era

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Photo source: Amadeus Amadeus, a leading provider of cutting-edge technology solutions for the travel and tourism industry, has revealed five emerging trends expected to drive travel recovery in the post-Covid-19 era. The data was presented on Thursday by Amadeus’ executives Ludo Verheggen and Anna Kofoed during the “Travel Tech Talk – Getting ready for a […]

UNWTO: Tourism Restart Needs Vaccination Certificates, Harmonized Testing Protocols

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Photo source: UNWTO The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has called for the safe resumption of international travel in a harmonized way that includes vaccination certificates, digitalization and testing protocols. The organization’s call came during the Global Tourism Crisis Committee’s first meeting of 2021 in Madrid, which focused on the integration of vaccines into a