Greece Aiming for 150 Waterways in Five Years

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Photo source: Greek Water Airports Greece is moving swiftly ahead with the licensing and construction of 150 waterways, which it hopes to have up and running across the country in the next five years, investors and government officials said this week. Investors in the project are aiming to set up the largest seaplane network in […]

Greece Launches Digital Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (center) and Health Minister Vasilis Kikilias (right). Individuals living in Greece who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to request a digital vaccination certificate to be used when needed, announced Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis late on Tuesday. Mitsotakis presented the document, which he described as a

GNTO Presents Greece’s 3-year Tourism Campaign to Travel Agents

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© Maria Theofanopoulou The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) recently presented its plans for Greece’s upcoming three-year tourism campaign to members of the Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist & Travel Agencies (FedHATTA). During an online meeting, GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis presented Greece’s new long-term campaign and said the

Strefi Hill Revamp to Create an Oasis in Athens for Residents and Visitors

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An impression of the Strefi hill after its revamp. The Strefi hill, located in the neighborhood of Exarchia near the center of Athens, is set to undergo a major revamp, as part of an ongoing drive for the overhaul of the Greek capital, the Municipality of Athens recently announced. Strefi, one of Athens’ few green […]

IATA Urges Support for Greek Proposal on Common EU Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging all branches of the European Union to support the proposal of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to agree on a common digital European Covid-19 vaccination certificate that would enable those who are vaccinated to travel freely within Europe without testing. In an open letter to European Commission […]

Greece Proposes Three Steps to Restart Tourism

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis Covid-19 vaccination, rapid testing and exchange of data are the three keys to restarting tourism, Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said during a World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Crisis Committee meeting in Madrid on Monday. Theoharis tabled Greece’s proposal as president of the committee’s technical team stressing at the

Biden May Reverse Trump’s Order to Lift US Covid-19 Travel Ban on Europe

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US President-elect Joe Biden. Photo source: @Joe Biden Outgoing US President Donald Trump’s decision to lift Covid-19 travel restrictions on Europe and Brazil on January 26 may be reversed by his successor, Joe Biden, who takes office on Wednesday. A spokesperson for Biden said Trump’s decision to allow travelers from Europe and Brazil to enter […]

Greece’s Regional Airports See 2020 Traffic Plunge by 71%

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Covid-19 drove passenger traffic through Greece’s 14 regional airports down by 71.4 percent in 2020 against 2019, according to managing company Fraport Greece. More specifically, according to data provided by the company, the 14 Greek airports handled only 8,611,780 passengers in 2020 compared to 30,150,737 in 2019. Domestic travel dropped by 62.1 percent while

Greece on Bucket List of Global Travel Writers for 2021

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Photo © GTP Global travel writers, planning to resume travel this year, have included Greece on their bucket list of destinations. As part of a survey conducted by public relations agency FINN Partners Global Travel Practice, hundreds of travel writers were asked to name destinations they have not visited before and would consider for their […]

Commission Approves Works on Central Greece E65 Highway

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The E65 motorway in Central Greece. Photo source: GEK Terna The European Commission gave the Greek Infrastructure and Transport Ministry the go-ahead to proceed with the construction of a road network linking the town of Trikala with the main Egnatia Motorway budgeted at 442 million euros. The northern section of the Central Greece motorway known […]