In efforts to diversify the tourist product on offer, the Greek tourism ministry announced this week that it was drafting a new agrotourism plan aimed among others at channeling revenues into local communities as well as creating new jobs. Speaking during the AgriBusiness Forum 2020 held in Athens on Wednesday, focusing on “Food Safety, Security […]
The Greek island of Ios, Cyclades. Nine tourism projects are on Greece’s strategic investments list Greece’s government spokesman, Stelios Petsas, recently presented a list of new investments that have been approved by the interministerial committee for strategic investments. The list names 14 new investments worth some 1.8 billion euros. Among the new investments are the
INSPIRE Athens, MGE’s concept for the first Integrated Resort and Casino (IRC) in Greece. US gaming giant Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) offered to pay 150 million euros for the 30-year right to operate the first integrated resort and casino on the yet-to-go-up Hellinikon mega complex on the Athenian Riviera. The offer, a day after
Kozani, northern Greece. Photo: © Makedonas / Wikimedia Commons Restrictive measures will be imposed on the entire regional units of Ioannina (western Greece) and Kozani (northern Greece) for five days, the General Secretariat for Civil Protection said on Wednesday. The announcement came after it was announced that 26 and 29 new coronavirus (Covid-19) cases were […]
All members of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) that operate ships with a capacity of 250 or more passengers will conduct coronavirus (Covid-19) tests to all prior to boarding. According to CLIA, its global Covid-19 testing policy is “a travel industry first and an example of the cruise industry leading the way”. Upon announcing […]
Greece’s tourism stakeholders will have to readapt to a new reality as the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic lingers into the new year creating uncertainty and the need for structural changes, said Dimitris Fragakis, secretary general, Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) during the Greek Hospitality Awards. Fragakis said tourism sector recovery will be
Athens, Greece. Photo Source: Visit Greece/ Y. Skoulas Οther US companies are interested in investing in Greece, says Greek Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis Greece is moving full speed ahead with major investments in the areas of tourism, energy and technology, said Greek Development & Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis, with the recently announced
Photo source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling on governments to support the airline industry during the coming winter season with additional relief measures, as the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis has proven to be “deeper and longer”. The association on Tuesday warned that the airline industry will burn through $77 […]
Airports Council International (ACI World) recently published alternatives to physical distancing at airport security checkpoints, following findings that the measure could reduce checkpoint capacity by up to 75 percent. According to ACI World, physical distancing has proven to be a good mitigation measure against the spread of the virus but once passenger traffic
Despite last week’s warnings by EU leaders to stop hostile actions in the Mediterranean, Turkey said it would be supporting a decision by the self-proclaimed Turkish-Cypriot ‘government’ to reopen a section of the beach in the Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus city of Varosha. Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades strongly condemned the announcement, saying it is “an


















