Another difficult year for the tourism and aviation industry will be this year, as the anxiety for the evolution of the pandemic continues. In recent months, especially after the summer, the number of bookings for 2023 has been steadily increasing. However, low cost airlines are preparing for fierce competition. Since the start of the pandemic […]
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V. Kikilias: Let’s go to a total restart of tourism
“Our tourism economy is the real backbone of the Greek economy as a whole,” said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, stressing that “tourism is not a matter for the few, it is a matter for the many.” During the discussion of the Budget, the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias referred to the effects of the global […]
ILTM Exhibition of France: Greece is a protagonist in luxury tourism
Strong interest in new Greek destinations in the field of luxury tourism was identified at the 20th International Exhibition International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM), which took place in Cannes, France from 6 to 9 December. The EOT service of France, as it is emphasized in a relevant announcement, participated in this year’s anniversary event with […]
Britain to remove all countries from ‘red travel list’ for Covid-19
Britain will withdraw all 11 countries from its “red travel list” for Covid-19 from tomorrow Wednesday, because there is currently a dispersion in the Omicron variant community, Health Minister Sajid Javid told parliament today. The British government added the South African countries to its “red” list at the end of November, which means that only […]
V. Kikilias: The problem of access to the Zakynthos Shipwreck will be solved soon
“Our political goal and strategy is to give the opportunity and the tools so that all the Regions, all the Municipalities and all the uniquely beautiful geographical points of our country, to develop their tourism product” stressed the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias in Parliament, in the context of the elaboration of the bill for […]
Parliament: The drafting of the bill for the Standard Tourist Destinations starts on Tuesday
Next Tuesday, the bill of the Ministry of Tourism entitled “Standard Tourist Destinations of Integrated Management, Management and Promotion Organizations, Spas of Greece and other regulations for the enhancement of tourism development” will be introduced in the competent parliamentary committee. The purpose of the bill, which was submitted to Parliament last night, is to “address […]
S. Zacharaki: From December 15, post-training programs for the unemployed in the tourism sector will start
1,250 employees and temporarily unemployed in the tourism sector in 18 regions of Greece will have the opportunity to participate in a subsidized retraining program, following a decision signed today by Deputy Minister of Tourism Sofia Zacharaki. Applications for the program start from 15/12/2021 and concern 50 postgraduate departments that will operate the Ministry of […]
INSETE: Greece in the top-10 of European destinations in the most important tourist markets
The strong brand of Greek tourism is confirmed by the results of a survey on “Trends and preferences for international travel in Greek markets in Europe and the US” conducted by Censuswide on behalf of the Institute of the Hellenic Tourism Business Association (INSETE). In particular, the research showed that Greece is a very popular […]
V. Kikilias: The catalyst for the acceleration of the Greek economy is tourism
The catalyst for the acceleration of the Greek economy is tourism, the Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, stressed in a statement to APE-MPE, and underlines that, according to the official data of ELSTAT, the country’s GDP for the third quarter of 2021 presented increase of 13.4% compared to the corresponding quarter of 2020. Referring to […]
‘Twin’ of good news for the economy
Of Tasos Dasopoulos Despite the concern spread by the Omicron mutation, the Greek economy continues to measure positive developments near the end of 2021, successfully completing another post-memorandum assessment and having to wait for a positive development for the GDP of the third quarter. The Minister of Finance, Mr. Christos Staikouras in yesterday’s statements confirmed […]
