Zakynthos Hoteliers Eager to Plan for 2021

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Navagio Beach, Zakynthos The viability of tourist enterprises and the operation of the famed Navagio Beach on Zakynthos as well as ways to deal with Covid-19 cases topped the agenda of talks this week between island hotelier associations and Ionian Islands Regional Governor Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou. Among others, the two sides discussed the effective management of […]

Insurer AXA Lists Greece Among Top Countries for Quarantine-free Travel

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Greece together with the Seychelles and Tanzania have been listed as the best countries for travelers who do not want to undergo self-isolation, according to AXA Gulf, one of the largest international insurers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). AXA said the list was in response to high demand from travelers from the GCC, namely […]

UK Keeps Greece on ‘Safe List’ for Travel

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Photo Source: @Heathrow Airport As Europe braces for a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK Foreign Office (FCO) on Thursday updated its travel advice based on the re-assessment of effective coronavirus management. Greece remains on UK’s quarantine-free list of countries to and from which travelers can enter the country without having to self-isolate […]

Greece to Allow More Israeli Tourists

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The Greek government has agreed to double the number of Israeli tourists allowed to visit the country from 600 to 1,200 per week as of September 1. “The Israeli embassy in Athens, headed by Ambassador Yossi Amrani, has managed to update the existing outline in a manner that allows the doubling of Israeli tourists to […]

Greece – Cyprus Ferry Link Expected to Launch by Summer 2021

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A passenger ferry service between mainland Greece and Cyprus may be ready to launch by the summer of 2021, Cypriot Deputy Shipping Minister Vassilios Demetriades said on Wednesday. Speaking on Sigma TV, Demetriades said that the first itineraries could be conducted in the beginning of the 2021 summer season, if the extraordinary circumstances caused by […]

Athens Hotels 7-month Occupancy Down by 49.2% Due to Covid-19

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Athens, Greece The Greek capital’s hospitality sector suffered a major blow due to the coronavirus pandemic in the first seven months of the year marking a 49.2 percent decline in occupancy, according to data released on Thursday by the Athens – Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association. More specifically, according to the study conducted by GBR Consulting,

More Super Yachts Sailing Greek Waters

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(archive photo) Greece is steadily evolving into a luxury destination, with all the more yachting lovers choosing to sail Greek waters. According to Bloomberg, Greece is among the countries attracting more super yachts this year despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. More specifically, according to tracking data complied by Bloomberg, 145 super yachts sailed Greek seas

Study: Coronavirus Affecting Leisure Travel More

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Leisure travel appears to be among the hardest-hit segments with business travel the least affected by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest report by Swiss research agency m1nd-set. Global uncertainty due to the crisis reveals that Covid-19 will have a greater impact on leisure travel as 45 percent of Europeans say their plans for […]

Greek Coastal Destinations Winning Over Tourists in Covid-19 Times

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Paleo Faliro, Attica/ Photo © NIKOS DANIILIDIS – Wikipedia Hotel occupancy rates in Athens dropped by 30 percent but the South Aegean Region saw arrivals rise by 171 percent and flights by 154 percent in the first two weeks of August reflecting a clear preference for sea and sun. According to Greek daily Naftemporiki, Attica’s […]

Greece Βecomes ECTAA’s Preferred Destination

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The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and ECTAA have signed an agreement to make Greece the Preferred Destination of the European umbrella association of travel agents and tour operators for the second semester of 2020. With this agreement, ECTAA pledges to promote Greece among its 70,000 members – travel agents and tour operators – across […]