“The success story of winter tourism is limited to three or four areas in Greece”, as the hoteliers’ associations of the mountain destinations of Greece emphasize in their announcement. In fact, since they note that “these areas were really 100% full during the Christmas and New Year holidays and only for a few days, however […]
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Teleconference B. Kikilia with Chr. Hadjichristodoulou for the enhancement of the cruise
The Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, had a working meeting with the Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology, a member of the Committee of Experts, and the Expert Expert with his team at the University of Thessaly. During the meeting, they discussed the updating of the European and Greek health protocols for the cruise and the […]
V. Kikilias: Our strategy in tourism supports traditional and dynamic sectors of society
“The messages for the new year give us room for optimism for tourism, always of course in the fluid environment caused by the outbreak of the Omicron mutation”, notes the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias, in an interview given to ethnos.gr. Mr. Kikilias refers to the next moves to support the “locomotive of the Greek […]
The utilization of European resources for Greek tourism in the focus of the meeting V. Kikilia – El. Bozemberg
The planning of the Ministry of Tourism for the utilization of the resources of the EU Recovery and Resilience Fund, the strategy of the Greek tourism in view of the next tourist season and the holding of a special event of the European People’s Party for the prospects of tourism, were on its agenda. of […]
Austria: Ski resorts are evolving into coronavirus outbreaks
The popular winter tourism areas of western Austria are evolving into coronavirus outbreaks as the number of cases has skyrocketed and many tourism businesses have been forced to close due to staff shortages. In Tyrol alone at least 111 ski instructors are positive for the coronavirus, while in downtown Kitzbühel the rate of new cases […]
V. Kikilias: The Recovery Fund marks a new cycle of tourism development
The Recovery Fund marks a new cycle of tourism development, emphasizes the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias in an article on news247.gr, underlining the following: “In this effort to change the model and to achieve the maximum possible result, we utilize the resources of the Recovery and Resilience Fund with more than 320,000,000 euros, without […]
Air transport: Everything is judged in the first quarter of the year – Greece is in an advantageous position
2021 was a year of steady recovery for aviation in Europe following the shock of the 2020 pandemic. first quarter of the year that will largely determine the course of the whole year. In its report for 2021, the European Aviation Safety Agency (Eurocontrol) states that traffic (number of flights) at major European airports reached […]
V. Kikilias: Recovery of winter destinations during the festive season
The recovery of winter destinations at Christmas and New Year, confirmed the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias in a series of telephone conversations he made today with the Governors of the peak winter tourist destinations, while emphasizing the importance of faithful observance of the sanitary “O” is on the rise. Specifically, the Minister of Tourism […]
China: Annual decline in tourism recorded an annual decrease of 9.7%
Chinese tourism and related industries recorded a decline in their activities and turnover due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to official data. The value added of tourism and its related sectors in China was recorded at 4.06 trillion yuan (about $ 637.45 billion) in 2020, down 9.7% year-on-year, according to the National Bureau […]
The three challenges for tourism in 2022
With the hope and expectation that 2022 will prove to be the year when the pandemic will enter a final recession, the general secretary of EOT, Dimitris Fraggakis, conveys to APE-MPE the challenges of the new tourist year. For the third consecutive year that the pandemic continues to affect the whole world with the new […]
