The Ellinikon project Sustainability and environmental protection are among the key planning principles of The Ellinikon, the highly anticipated urban regeneration project in Greece, set to breathe new life into the Athenian Riviera. Developed by Lamda Development exclusively with private funds, the project focuses on the coastal front regeneration of Ellinikon and
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Tuesday announced that Greek and foreign travelers aged 4 to 17 can present a negative self-test result for Covid-19 to board domestic flights in Greece. It is reminded that negative self-test results were previously accepted only from domestic travelers aged 4 to 11. The aviation directive, which has […]
Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias met with Athens’ municipal and regional authorities as well as representatives of trade associations. The operation of shops in the historic center of the Greek capital and ways to enhance the Athens city break tourist experience topped the agenda of talks between Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias, municipal and regional authorities, and
Photo source: @JFKairport The US is back on travelers’ wish lists after the government lifted a ban this week allowing for the first time in almost two years since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out tourists to enter the country with proof of vaccination and a recent, negative PCR test. The US travel ban, first imposed […]
Giannis Antetokounmpo at the White House. Source: www.nba.com Βasketball superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo made Greeks worldwide proud with his speech this week at the White House, when the Milwaukee Bucks became the first NBA team to visit since 2016. US President Joe Biden welcomed the Milwaukee Bucks to the White House to honor the team for […]
The Hellenic Parliament in Athens. Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is forecasting 7 percent growth for the Greek economy in 2021 and 3.9 percent in 2022, in its latest Regional Economic Prospects report released on Thursday. Overall, the EBRD lifted its growth estimate for the 37 countries in […]
The European Council on Tuesday removed Singapore and Ukraine from its list of safe third countries, special administrative regions and territories for non-essential travel into the EU. The removal from the list means that the Council recommends for EU member states to reintroduce temporary entry bans or travel restrictions for visitors from Singapore and Ukraine. […]
Tourism recovery in Europe in the aftermath of Covid-19 is expected to be long and tedious with global tourism spending to take a minimum of six years to return to pre-pandemic levels, found a Euromonitor report presented at the recent WTM London tourism trade show. Tourism recovery in Europe in the aftermath of Covid-19 is […]
Visitors from the United Kingdom to Greece next year are expected to increase by 35 percent compared to 2021, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias recently told the Financial Times. According to the minister, the rise will equal the record level of some 3.6 million UK tourists to Greece in 2019. “Having met most of the […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Chalki. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis launched on Friday the new national GR-eco Islands initiative aiming to kickstart the energy-saving transition of the country’s islands starting from Chalki. The government hopes through the pilot project to establish sustainable and energy efficient


















