February 14, 2023
Economy
Ηotels located in Athens and the Attica region recorded an average occupancy rate of 69.1% in 2022, up from 54% in 2021, but significantly lower compared with an average rate of 77.4% in 2019, the Hoteliers’ Association of Athens and Attica said in a report on Thursday. However, December figures …
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March 15, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Greek and Turkish hoteliers of low-end accommodation are dropping prices in anticipation of the start of the season to stimulate demand. According to research by website travel.gr, in at least 7 Greek popular destinations, British Tour Operator First Choice are recording prices from 6 to 10 euros per night in …
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August 3, 2021
Social
Greek authorities call on citizens of Attica who cannot return to their homes due to the forest fire in north-western Attica to seek accommodation calling EODY hotline . Authorities have arranged rooms in hotels in several areas, the government said in a statement. Accommodation cost is paid by the state …
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July 15, 2021
environment
Two hotels close to the fire front were evacuated on Thursday afternoon on the island of Samos where a wildfire has been raging since the morning. The fire broke out in the forest of the area Vourliotes in the east of the island. The order for evauation was given by …
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January 9, 2021
Refugees
“Filoxenia”, the program to house asylum seekers at hotels throughout Greece, has concluded and contracts will not be renewed, the Migration & Asylum Ministry said on Thursday. Currently there are only 130 asylum seekers housed at a total of three hotels in Greece and they will be transferred to existing …
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December 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Hoteliers in Greece reacted to the government decision to close their restaurants on Christmas Eve and Day as well as on New Year’s Eve and Day. “Hotel restaurants operate legally only to serve their guests and with specific, strict rules and conditions,” the Hellenic Hoteliers’ Federation said in an announcement …
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June 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism
Greece’s hoteliers are angry at the government following a ministerial decision obliging them to create special “Covid-19 rooms” that is isolation rooms within their facilities to host cases of coronavirus Covid-19, patients who do not require hospital care. The ministerial decision comes less than a week before the country opens …
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June 2, 2020
Economy
One in four restaurants and night entertainment facilities such as bars across Greece did not opened again in the first week of restrictions lifting. The majority of restaurants, taverns and bars that remain close are on the islands. At the same time, prices remain at the previous level, despite the …
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May 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Tourism
Greece opens again its gates to foreign tourists without tests and quarantine on June 15, 2020. However, citizens from some 20 countries will be initially allowed. Restrictions for exempted countris will be lifted on July 15 and thus based on epidemiological data. Foreign tourists will not undergo tests and will …
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May 20, 2020
Archeology
Hotels and other buildings at the foot of the Acropolis will not be allowed to be higher that 21 meters, neither will be allowed to have swimming pools on their roof tops. Members of the Central Archaeological Council (KAS) have unanimously approved on Tuesday, the “Special Presidential Decree for determining …
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May 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Tourism
Greece’s Tourism Ministry has prepared a safety and hygiene “protocol for hotels and tourist accommodations” that will have to be implemented during this year’s season amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 16-page long protocol has been based on recommendations of the Greek National Health Organization EODY. The protocol covers all sectors …
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May 9, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Tourism
Tourism Minister, Haris Theoharis, revealed the health protocols for flights and hotels Greece plans to implement during the tourism season in summer 2020, once the country opens its borders to tourists amid the pandemic. Speaking at an online event of the youth organization of ruling New Democracy, Theoharis stressed that …
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April 6, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece’s Tourism Ministry will issue am 18-month voucher i order to support hotels and travel agencies hit by the coronavirus crisis. The Ministry will introduce a relevant regulation that will offer the opportunity for tourist businesses to to compensate their clients. Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis said on Monday, that the …
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March 19, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The Greek Tourism Ministry announced on Thursday the closure of hotels operating all around the year. The measure aims to protect the staff from the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry said in a statement. The decision is effective as of midnight March 22 to March 23 and until the end of …
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October 1, 2019
Uncategorized
The collapse of Thomas Cooks opened a big wound in Greece’ tourism sector. According to a survey conducted by the Greek Chamber of Hotels the financial damaged is worth 315 million euros for 2019. And it will reach over one billion euros in 2020. The survey was conducted by the …
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September 28, 2019
Economy
The Greek government announced on Saturday a series of measures for tourist businesses and workers affected by the collapse of British Thomas Cook. The measures were announced after a meeting of representatives from the Finance, the Labor and the Development ministries. Workers The number of required insurance stamps (IKA/EFKA) for …
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September 25, 2019
Economy
The Greek Finance Ministry will exempt hotels hurt by the Thomas Cook collapse from the payment of “stay-over tax.” A relevant Legislative Act is underway and it will refer for the time period from September 23 to October 10, that is for as long as the repatriation operation by the …
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August 24, 2019
environment
A big forest fire is raging on the island of Samos and authorities have ordered the evacuation of two hotels as well residents of the area of Mesokampos near Pythagorio. The fire broke out in a forest in Mesokampos short after 5 o’ clock Saturday afternoon. It spread quickly and …
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August 2, 2019
Tourism
In two separate incidents, three youngsters drowned in swimming pools of hotels on the islands of Rhodes and Crete on a single day. An 8-year-old child drowned in the swimming pool of a hotel in Hersonissos on the island of Crete on Wednesday afternoon, the same day where two teenager …
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May 20, 2019
Economy
Greece’s Independent Public Revenues Authority has issued a circular with regards to the new decreased Value Added Tax that goes into effect as of Monday, May 20, 2019. The circular analytically describes the sectors affected by the decreased V.A.T. It affects hundreds of food items, catering services but also hotels …
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