The Municipality of Naoussa in Central Macedonia announced that the “3-5 Pigadia” ski center is on its way to be transformed into a mountain resort that will operate all year round. The announcement followed the signing of the lease agreement on January 20 between the municipality and private company Oreinos Tourismos, the successful bidder of […]
Source: EC – Audiovisual Service / Photographer: Yorgos Karahalis The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Sunday extended all Covid-19 aviation directives that concern flights and arrivals to Greece from abroad until February 7. In short, arrivals are allowed from EU and Schengen Zone member states, those traveling for “essential reasons” and residents from 42 […]
Photo source: Hellenic Parliament Greece’s travel agents have joined other tourism trade associations in calling on the government to reassess a new development law recently tabled in parliament, which does not include their area of activity in its provisions. The Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist & Travel Agencies (fedHATTA) has joined the
Greece is taking one more step toward reducing its environmental footprint announcing that it would be subsidizing the purchase of electric taxis as part of a four-pronged transport ministry strategy. Transport Minister Costas Karamanlis presented the “Green Taxi” program during the 5th E-mobility Conference held in Athens this week. The decision is part of the […]
Cruise activity, which suffered massive losses since the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2019, picked up last year with 1,957 cruise ships bringing 1.32 million passengers to Greece, according to annual data published this week by the Hellenic Ports Association (ELIME). ELIME dubbed 2021 a “year of recovery” for the sector in view of limited activity […]
Photo source: aodos.gr The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has launched an international tender for the new concession of Attiki Odos, a 70km motorway system in Attica. The concession concerns Attiki Odos’ financing, operation and maintenance for a duration of 25 years. HRADF’s tender process will be conducted in two phases: a pre-qualification phase […]
Photo source: @ESAMEA – NCDP Greece took one more step towards ensuring destinations are fully accessible to residents and travelers after Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias signed a protocol of cooperation with the National Confederation of Persons with Disabilities (ESAmeA). Kikilias met with ESAmeA President Ioannis Vardakastanis to lay out the framework of cooperation
Safety is the top priority for Greek authorities who are aiming to kick off the tourism season earlier this year imposing rigorous Covid-19 health protocols and taking the country’s good reputation a step further. “The first priority for travelers this year will be safety. They want to travel to destinations that are safe, that guarantee […]
Athens, Greece. Photo © Y. Skoulas. Source: Visit Greece Tourism activity in Greece picked up in the last months of 2021, with November revenues exceeding 2020 figures and coming very close to pre-Covid-19 levels and 11-month revenues reaching 10.4 billion euros, said the Bank of Greece on Thursday. More specifically, tourism revenues in November 2021 […]
Greece’s tourism minister, Vassilis Kikilias, with shipping minister, Yiannis Plakiotakis. Cruise ship flow management, berth allocation, and traffic control topped the agenda of talks between Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and his counterpart at the shipping ministry, Yiannis Plakiotakis, this week. The two ministers explored ways to efficiently manage the flow


















