Covid-19: IATA Sees Progress in Opening the World to Travel

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) sees increasing momentum towards the reopening of borders and the relaxation of travel restrictions, as Covid-19 moves into the endemic phase. “As population immunity grows, more governments are managing Covid-19 through surveillance, as they do for other endemic viruses. That is great news for a growing number of

Greece-United States Hold Talks on Cooperation in Culture Field

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Greece and the United States will hold joint initiatives in the field of culture in accordance to a memorandum of understanding signed in 2021. During a recent visit to Washington, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni announced a number of actions for the promotion of Greek culture after holding discussions with the Assistant Secretary of State for […]

Amendment Simplifies Greek Waterway Procedures

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Photo source: Hellenic Seaplanes Investors and companies seeking to launch seaplane and waterway operations may soon be able to move forward with their plans after the Greek Transport Ministry recently revised a relevant legal framework. Hellenic Seaplanes announced in a statement that changes concerned the simplification and acceleration of licensing and procedures

Eurostat: More Overnights Spent in EU in 2021, Greece in the Lead

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Photo source: Eurostat Greece is among the countries that recorded the largest increases in the number of nights spent in 2021 compared to 2020, according to data released by Eurostat this week. The latest data reveals a rise in overnight stays of over 70 percent for Greece, Spain and Croatia, and notes that the overall […]

Greece Announces Relief Measures to Tackle Energy Crisis

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In efforts to relieve struggling Greeks hit hard by spiraling energy costs, the government announced a set of relief measures on Thursday, including a fuel rebate and an electricity bill subsidy for some 1.4 million qualifying households with an annual income of up to 30,000 euros. More specifically, according to Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras, […]

European Tourism Manifesto Wants Covid Pass to Include All Vaccines

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EU Digital COVID Certificate. Photo source: @European Commission / Photographer: Christophe Licoppe The European Tourism Manifesto alliance is calling on the Commission to adapt its EU Digital Covid Certificate (EUDCC) regulation so it includes all Covid-19 vaccines that have completed the World Health Organization (WHO) emergency use listing procedure. This, it said,

Kikilias to Attend EU Tourism Minister Conference in Dijon

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Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias will be joining his European counterparts in Dijon, France, to attend the Conference of Tourism Ministers of the EU during March 17-18. Organized by France as holder of the presidency of the Council of the EU, the Conference of Tourism Ministers will be chaired by […]

Greece Looks to Further Strengthen Tourist Flows from France

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As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen incoming tourism flows, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias met with the board of the Greece-France Parliamentary Friendship Group of the French Senate in Athens recently. Topping the agenda of talks between the minister and Greece-France Parliamentary Friendship Group Chairman Didier Marie and vice presidents Françoise Dumont

Greece Sees Robust Arrival Numbers in First Months of 2022

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Photo source: HCAA International arrivals to Greece increased sharply in the first two months of 2022, recording a 261.6 percent rise over 2021 to 2.6 million passengers against 718,330 a year earlier, said the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Wednesday. The two-month figure is still 37.8 percent below pre-pandemic 2019, when Greece welcomed 4.17

Greece Fortifies Tourism Ties with Saudi Arabia

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Greece and Saudi Arabia agreed to work on further strengthening ties through mutual tourism initiatives, said Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki, who was part of the Greek delegation participating in the Saudi-Greek Investment Forum held in Riyadh. Zacharaki together with Development & Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis and Secretary General for Tourism Policy