Photo source: European Commission The EU has reached a crucial milestone with 70 percent of the adult population now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus (Covid-19), the European Commission said on Tuesday. In total, by August 31, over 256 million adults in the EU had received a full vaccine course. Commenting on the news, Commission President […]
Smaller types of accommodation attracted the interest of travelers this summer, as consumers continued to adapt to living in a Covid-19 world, according to recent research conducted by benchmarking and analytics firm STR. The most recent findings of STR’s Tourism Consumer Insights team show a familiar picture compared with its previous research. “Many accommodation types
Photo source: WTTC The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called upon the UK government to finally bring an end to the “widely discredited” travel traffic light system. WTTC represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector. The call comes after the UK’s latest travel update which saw just seven countries moved to the […]
Example of the EU Digital COVID certificate. Photo © European Union 2021 – Source : EP The lack of an internationally recognized Covid-19 vaccine certification system could hinder travel recovery as many travelers are left confused about quarantine requirements and travel restrictions, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to the company’s latest
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and Peloponnese Regional Governor Panagiotis Nikas during a press conference in Tripoli. Six culture projects slated for the Peloponnese region, including the Kalamata Dance Festival and dozens of restoration actions have received the go-ahead after Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and Peloponnese Regional Governor Panagiotis Nikas signed
Vassilis Kikilias (L) took over his new post from Harry Theoharis (R) during the Tourism Ministry handover ceremony held on Tuesday in Athens. Greece’s new minister of tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, assumed his duties on Tuesday and expressed his intention to continue “what has been built so far” for the sector in order to create a […]
The occupancy rate of hotels in hotels of the Cyclades and the Dodecanese islands reached up to 85 percent in August, the South Aegean Tourism Initiative said on Wednesday. Citing data from a survey by the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP), conducted for the South Aegean, the tourism body said that hotel occupancy […]
Hotel prices in popular Mediterranean destinations, including Greece, significantly increased during July and August 2021, compared to the average prices of 2019, according to an analysis released by Mabrian Technologies. Based on a sample of over 73,000 hotels, the analysis includes average prices per country for overnight stays during July and August 2021. Mabrian
In a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, Vassilis Kikilias was appointed as the new tourism minister for Greece, replacing Harry Theoharis. Kikilias previously held the position of health minister. Born May 15, 1974, in Athens, Kikilias is an orthopedic surgeon and a former professional basketball player, having played for Panionios B.C., Ionikos Nikaias B.C., AEK B.C., […]
Photo Source: @Parliament_GR / Aliki Eleftheriou Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled the Greek cabinet on Tuesday, introducing changes to the leadership of key ministries. The announcement was made by government spokesperson Yiannis Oikonomou. Key changes include the replacements of Michalis Chrysochoidis, who was Greece’s Citizen Protection Minister,


















