Greece Continues Partnership with WTM London, Ready to Promote its Best to UK Market

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The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) will once again sponsor the International Media Centre at WTM London 2021, a leading global three-day event for the travel industry that will take place in November in the UK. Sponsoring the event’s media centre for the 13th year, since 2008, the GNTO will play a huge part in […]

Hoteliers: Sustainable Hospitality a Priority for Greek Tourism

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HCH President Alexandros Vassilikos with Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias. Sustainable hospitality should be at the center of all tourism services offered in the post-Covid-19 era, said the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) President Alexandros Vassilikos after a meeting this week with Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias. The minister met with board members of the

Tourism Comeback Boosts July Retail Trade in Greece

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Stronger tourist flows to Greece in July stimulated retail trade with sales increasing by 13.3 percent, according to findings released this week by the Greek statistical authority (ELSTAT). More specifically, overall turnover in retail for July increased by 13.3 percent against July 2020 and was up by 1.0 percent compared to June. The retail trade […]

Greece Still Has a Long Way to Go to Win Over Digital Nomads

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Photo source: sepe.gr An increasing number of digital nomads are considering Greece as an option motivated by its history and culture, according to a recent study conducted by Remote, a network of remote-first tech companies. Study findings reveal that Athens is ranked 63rd on a list of 100 destinations identified by remote workers. However, though […]

Halkidiki Shows its Alternative Tourism Forms to French Market

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The Halkidiki Tourism Organization (HTO) presented the destination’s alternative forms of tourism to French travel professionals during the annual IFTM Top Resa expo in Paris held October 5-8. The exhibition this year attracted over 200 destinations, 1,700 brands and 34,000 tourism professionals, and hosted 150 conferences. The Halkidiki Tourism Organization participated

SETE: Greek Tourism Should Team Up with Other Sectors to Bolster Economy

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SETE President Yiannis Retsos Tourism should involve other sectors in efforts to bolster the Greek economy, said Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos during the annual Kyklos Ideon conference held this week. Speaking in a panel discussion on “Tourism and Manufacturing – Competitive or Complementary Sectors of the Greek Economy?”, Retsos said

Travel Giant TUI Schedules First Greece Arrivals in March 2022

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Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias (C) with TUI Group CFO Sebastian Ebel (L) and Thomas Ellerbeck, member of the Group Executive Committee and group director Corporate & External Affairs TUI Group. Travel giant TUI on Tuesday agreed with Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias to schedule the first tourist arrivals to Greek destinations in March 2022. Kikilias […]

New Tram Service Ready to Start in Piraeus

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A new tram service set to initially connect the port of Piraeus with Neo Faliro is scheduled to take off next month, said Deputy Infrastructure and Transport Minister George Karagiannis this week. Speaking on SKAI radio on Monday, the minister admitted there were problems but went on to say that the government was committed to […]

Minister: Greece’s Tourism Season Not Over, Visitors Still Coming

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Athens, Greece Tourist flows to Greece are still robust despite Covid-19, but the achievement is not by chance, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Tuesday. “Greek tourism is not on autopilot. It wasn’t last year either. Great efforts have been made in the midst of the pandemic,” he said in an interview to SKAI television. Kikilias […]

Demand for European Short-term Rentals Returning to High levels, Says AirDNA

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Demand for European short-term rentals is returning to high levels, despite the challenges of the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, a recent analysis by AirDNA found. The company tracked more than 42.3 million nights sold in August 2021, which was the highest number of listing nights sold since the start of the pandemic. Still though, it […]