Kilada Project: €400m Tourism Investment Kicks Off in Greece

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Dolphin Capital, real estate investors and developers that specialize in hospitality, held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, celebrating the start of construction of the Kilada project in Greece, a tourism investment more than 400 million euros. The Kilada project, located in the valley of Argolida, eastern Peloponnese, is the first tourism investment in

Greek Port Authorities Heighten Security Checks on Board Ferries

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Piraeus port, Greece (archive photo) Greek port authorities are heightening security checks at ports and on board ferries across Greece, in efforts to ensure Covid-19 safety precautions are being adhered to by passengers and crews as the country’s tourism season begins to gradually pick up. Port authority officials will be carrying out regular inspections on […]

Athens and Aegina Ready to Star in New French Film

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Athens, Greece Athens and the nearby island of Aegina have been selected as the filming locations of a new French feature film, titled “On sourit pour la photo” (Smile for the photo), directed by Francois Uzan. With the support of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), the production crew will start shooting the film on […]

Covid-19 Recovery Plan Tops EU Leaders’ Meeting

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Photo Source: @European Commission Reaching an agreement on a far-reaching Covid-19 recovery plan budgeted at 750 billion euros topped the agenda of an EU leaders meeting on Friday as the Union prepares to face the worst recession in its history. The virtual summit examined the Commission’s proposed coronavirus rescue fund dubbed “Next Generation EU” aimed […]

Tourism Minister Discusses Contracts for Hotel Doctors

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More than 500 doctors have so far signed short-term contracts with seasonal and year-round hotels in Greece, according to a recent announcement of the Greek Tourism Ministry. The presence of doctors in hotels throughout Greece are among the preventative measures aimed at ensuring safety for visitors, hotel professionals and destinations, in the aftermath of the […]

Santorini to Set Up First DMO in Greece

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Santorini, Greece The first DMO (Destination Management Organization) in Greece will be representing the island of Santorini, South Aegean Region Governor George Hadzimarkos announced in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week. Speaking ahead of Mitsotakis, who announced the official re-opening of Greece to tourism after Covid-19 from Santorini on

Acropolis Museum’s Annual Performance Positive Despite Covid-19

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Photo © Acropolis Museum / Giorgos Vitsaropoulos One of the world’s leading museums, the Acropolis Museum in Athens, welcomed 1,283,125 visitors from June 2019 to May 2020 despite its forced closure on March 14 due to the coronavirus outbreak. The famed Greek museum marks its 11th anniversary over the weekend and reopened to the public after […]

Google: Online Searches for Greek Destinations Double Globally

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The interest of potential holidaymakers for Greece has grown stronger during the last few weeks, as online searches for Greek destinations on Google has doubled worldwide, according to Maria Founta, Google Country Marketing Manager for Greece, Romania and Ukraine. Moreover, online searches by Greek users has tripled in recent weeks compared to last March.

EY: Estimated Tourism Losses for Greece at 10bn due to Covid-19

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Covid-19 is estimated at costing the Greek tourism sector some 10 billion euros in 2020, according to the latest report released this week by services firm Ernst & Young (EY). At the same time, the Greek hotel industry is expected to suffer damages to the tune of 4.46 billion euros: 3.26 billion euros for seasonal […]

OECD Revises Covid-19 Outlook for Greece

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Syntagma Square, Athens. Photo © GNTO/Y Skoulas Like most of the world’s economies, Greece too has been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, but the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has revised its previous forecast, estimating now that the country’s economy will contract at a smaller rate this year compared to the eurozone average. […]