Tag Archives: summer 2020

For the second year in a row, a unique performance of ancient Greek theatre -with a twist – helps travellers in Athens to complete their experience of Greece. Right, under the Acropolis. The performance “Medea are other friends I made in Athens” is in English. It is “the funniest 60 …

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Heath protocols on cruise passengers do not translate into universal reopening of the cruise sector in Greece in August, President of the Association of Cruise Ship Owners and Maritime Agencies, Theodoros Kontes, said on Monday. In a statement to state-run news agency amna, Kontes said that the implementation of protocols  …

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When will the Greek government lift the restrictions for traveling to the islands? Greeks and tourists ask the same question as the summer comes near. According to media, the government has a 3-phase plan with the key dates being May 11, May 18 and June 1 The first phase reportedly …

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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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Tourism may be the “heavy instruct” of the country and severely hit by the pandemic, however, half of Greeks are wary about the possibility that Greece opens its borders to all foreign tourists without some criteria and certain conditions. According to a public opinion survey conducted by the Marlab Marketing …

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Greece’s Culture Minister Lina Mendoni announced on Thursday the country’s plan for the opening of archaeological sites and the possibility of holding cultural events in open spaces. The Acropolis and Ancient Olympia will open to the public again on May 18, 2020, along with all other archaeological sites. Rehearsals and …

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Greece has presented a 5-pillar plan to support the tourism sector that has been strongly hit by the pandemic. Speaking at the Parliament on Monday, Tourism Minister, Haris Theoharis, presented the key points of the plan saying that the government will make use of all opportunities to support tourism, but …

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The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) and 13 pan-Hellenic unions of the sector presented their proposals for the restart of the tourism economy in the country. They sent a letter ot prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with proposals for sustainability and competitiveness of the tourism sector. SETE called for the introduction of …

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Road tourism will recover faster so the proper health conditions must exist for the fast opening of the borders with the neighboring Balkan countries, Greece’s Tourism Minister Haris Theocharis said on Saturday. At the same time, he underlined that “road tourism is not the best kind of tourism” the country …

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Greece’s tourism sector hopes to once again be “open for business” sometime in July, Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis said on Thursday. He made clear, though, that only tourists from specific countries will be able to visit Greece this summer and not for all destinations in the country. When in an …

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