Xenia Property on Chios to Reopen as Hotel After Decades of Neglect

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Chios island One more neglected formerly state-run hotel, the Xenia on the island of Chios will reopen almost 30 years later to visitors after Public Properties Company (ETAD) completed an agreement for the 50-year lease of the property with Avlum Enterprises Company Limited of the Tsakos Group. ETAD CEO Stefanos Vlastos and Ioannis Saroglou, representative […]

ACI Launches Airport Health Measures Portal

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Photo source: ACI World Airports Council International (ACI) World recently launched a new website that provides passengers with information about the coronavirus (Covid-19) health measures in place at airports around the world. According to ACI World, passengers are now be able to see the measures they can expect when departing, arriving or transiting through the […]

Sustainable Tourism: UNWTO Supports EBRD’s Web Tool for Green Technologies

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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) are joining forces to promote sustainable tourism. According to an announcement, the two organizations are aiming to accelerate the transfer of climate finance and make green technologies more accessible for the tourism sector through the Bank’s Green Technology Selector,

Forbes Poll: Luxury Hoteliers Say ‘Worst of Covid-19 Crisis Over’

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More than half of luxury hoteliers polled by Forbes Travel Guide (FTG) are expressing optimism that the Covid-19 crisis is subsiding but expect the road to recovery to be long. Indicatively, 54 percent of luxury hotel proprietors believe the worst of the crisis is over with 63 percent claiming business will return to sustainable levels […]

Covid-19 Restrictions Imposed on Kythnos Island

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Kythnos Island, Greece. Photo source: General Secretariat for Civil Protection Greece’s General Secretariat for Civil Protection on Thursday announced measures for the island of Kythnos in the Cyclades, aimed at curbing the further spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). The measures will run for a period of 14 days from Friday October 2 at 5am until […]

Coronavirus Hits Greek MICE Industry Hard

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Greece’s MICE industry has been significantly impacted by the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, with sector professionals forecasting a severe drop in arrivals and revenues for 2020 due to the mass cancellation of conferences and events. According to a survey conducted by the Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers (HAPCO), the City of Athens Convention and

EBRD: Slow Economic Recovery Due to Covid-19 Uncertainty

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Photo Source: EBRD The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is forecasting an overall 3.9 percent contraction across its 38 economies in 2020 and a 3.6 percent return to growth in 2021, it said this week. The EBRD report cites a high level of uncertainty due to Covid-19 and reveals that more people in EBRD […]

Greek Hoteliers Brace Themselves for a Tough Winter Due to Covid-19 Impact

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Photo credit: Dmitry Kalinovsky / Shutterstock.com Until science discovers the answer to the coronavirus (Covid-19), the pandemic will be here with us, the president of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Alexandros Vassilikos, said on Wednesday. Speaking during a web press conference, Vassilikos described the dire situation the Greek hotel market is in right now due […]

Greece Announces Restrictions for Travelers from Poland, Updates Aviation Directives

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Photo source: Warsaw Chopin Airport The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Thursday issued an aviation directive (NOTAM) concerning travelers arriving to Greece from Poland and also updated previous directives regarding passengers from other countries. All directives, which have been issued as part of the Greek government’s efforts to curb the spread of

New Light Design Showcases Athens Acropolis

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“Acropolis, in a whole new light” video by the Onassis Foundation (screenshot) The Athens Acropolis, one of the world’s most prominent ancient sites, emerged in new light on Wednesday, after a new lighting design was unveiled in the presence of city and government officials. Lighting design and implementation were carried out by Emmy Award-winning artist Eleftheria