May 19, 2023
FEATURED, Tourism
The Corinth Canal will reopen to navigation on June 1, 2023 and for four months, that is until September 30,, the Canal’s managing company announced on Friday. The Corinth Canal company said that the final stages of restoration work on the canal will resume on October 1 and will continue …
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May 11, 2023
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO/ΕΟΤ) released its tourism season 2023 campaign video with the message “Greece. A life-changing experience.” The campaign aims to attract the international audience and enhance the demand for vacations in Greece in the current tourism period, GNTO said on Thursday. However, the video appears to target …
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March 21, 2023
Economy, FEATURED
Chicken, goats, sheep and rabbit in your picturesque home yard in the village? Forget it! The Greek government issued a decision to ban domestic animals in cities and villages yards especially in those with touristic interest. To start with, the ban will be implemented first on the island of Crete …
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March 20, 2023
Economy, FEATURED
Tourism businesses in Greece will be able to hire employees from third countries to meet staff demands after a relevant bill was revised to include the sector, the government announced last week. According to media, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Syria and Egypt are the third countries to which Greece’s tourism can turn now to …
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February 23, 2023
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Over 27.8 million tourists visited Greece in 2022. Travel receipts reached 17.6 billion euros. Average expenditure per trip was 618 euros from 702.4 euros in 2021, data of the Bank of Greece showed. Which countries did most tourists come from? Inbound travel traffic to Greece in 2022 amounted to 27.8 …
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February 16, 2023
Economy, FEATURED
The building of a floating island like in Dubai is being discussed for the island of Corfu, an investment of more than 270 million euros. Even though the project is at an early stage, it already divides the local community. The plan envisages the creation of a mooring marina for …
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February 7, 2023
Economy, FEATURED
More than 100,000 jobs in hospitality sector are expected to remain vacant in the tourism industry in 2023, the President of the Panhellenic Hoteliers’ Association (POX) Grigoris Tassios has estimated, causing a headache again this year due to the lack of hands in the country’s heavy industry. At the same …
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December 6, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Tuesday that an agreement has been reach with 11 airlines to increase flights from November 2022 until March 2023. In an interview with state broadcaster ERT, the minister referred to the interventions implemented to strengthen winter tourism, so that Greece welcomes travelers throughout the …
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November 18, 2022
Economy
Revenues from Greek tourism have already exceeded 18 billion euros this year, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias told reporters on Friday, on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the presidents of the Hellenic Hoteliers’ Federation held in Thessaloniki on the occasion of the 37th Philoxenia exhibition. “The Bank of Greece …
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November 6, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises SETE submitted its proposals for improving the institutional framework for the operation of the short-term rental market on Thursday, in a letter sent to Akis Skertsos, Minister of State, Vassilis Kikilias, Minister of Tourism and Theodoros Skylakakis, Deputy Minister of Finance. The proposals for …
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October 4, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism
The film “Greece DOES have a Winter” produced for the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) Visit Greece campaign is candidate for the World’s Best Tourism Film at CIFFT “People’s Choice” Award 2022, GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis posted on social media on Tuesday. According to film producers, main goal of …
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August 29, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
Rhodes expects to have tourists in the island’s hotels right up to November 15, with relatively high occupancy rates, Rhodes municipal councilor Thanassis Vyrinis told state-run news agency amna on Sunday. He expressed satisfaction with the tourism season on the island so far, stressing it broke all previous records. Vyrinis …
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August 21, 2022
Economy
The number of unemployed in Greece rose in July compared to June, despite the tourism season entering its peak period, data released by the Public Employment Agency show. In July, the registered unemployed actively seeking jobs stood at 948,930, 27,283 more than in June. Of those, 67.21% (637,836) are women, …
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August 20, 2022
Economy
Revenue from tourism this past June exceeded 2019 levels and has boosted predictions of a record year for the sector as far as receipts are concerned. While arrivals from abroad in June stood at 89% of those in 2019, the last full season before the coronavirus pandemic, revenue reached €2.62 …
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August 8, 2022
Economy
This year tourism proved that is Greece’s “heavy industry” and can not only support the national economy but also offer a substantial support in very difficult conditions” Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias stated. In an interview with state-run news agency amna,the Tourism minister said that nobody can doubt the excellent course …
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July 27, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Greece’s authorities have prepared an pioneering travel option, the “island hopping” charter flights, a pilot program that introduces charter tourism within the country and initially for three Greek islands, Astypalaia, Kastellorizo and Milos. The goal of the project is to provide the islands with additional connectivity with destinations not covered …
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May 30, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
An emotional storytelling is in the center of the new campaign of the Greek Tourism Organization EOT for 2022. The campaign runs under the slogan “You Will Want to Stay Forever.” Protagonist is Otto, an Austrian who visited our country years ago to taste the Greek summer, but he was …
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March 9, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
Government spokesperson Giannis Oikonomou on Wednesday referred to the good prospects for this year’s tourist season. On a post on Twitter, he wrote: “The first direct flight from USA arrived yesterday, earlier than any other year, at Athens International Airport, while the plan is for nine direct flights from USA to …
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February 27, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
The local tourism industry is trying to map out the possible consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the sector in Greece. “It is too early to make any safe statements today over the consequences on tourism. It will all be assessed in the coming weeks,” said the president …
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February 23, 2022
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s epidemiologists’ committee is meeting on Wednesday to examine the possibility of further lifting of Covid-restrictions with the mandatory use of masks outdoors expected to be on the focus of the discussion. The epidemiologists who advise the Health Ministry will reportedly consider whether to lift the mandatory use of masks …
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