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Greece Reports 5,588 New Coronavirus Cases in Past 24 Hours

2022-05-25 by Argophilia Travel News

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

Greek officials confirmed (PDF) 5,588 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. Santorini case incidences top 300 per 100k people.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID-19, COVID-19 Greece, Greece, Greece tourism

Greece Reports 2,235 New Covid-19 Cases and 21 Fatalities on Monday

2022-05-24 by Argophilia Travel News

EODY logo

On Monday, Greece’s National Organization for Public Health (EODY) announced some 2,235 new cases of COVID-19 and 21 virus-related deaths.

Tags: Coronavirus cases, COVID-19, EODY, Greece COVID deaths, Greece pandemic, Mykonos COVID-19, Santorini COVID

Delta Air Lines Connects American Travelers With Greek Isles

2022-05-23 by Argophilia Travel News

SKY express

Delta Air Lines announces a partnership with SKY express to create convenient connections from North America to Greece’s fabulous islands.

Tags: American travelers, Crete flights, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Delta flghts, flight connections, Greece tourism, Greek Isles, SKY, SKY airline, SKY express

Cyprus Officials Upbeat Over Tourist Flows from Russia in 2022

2022-02-10 by Argophilia Travel News

Cyprus

Cyprus Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios has stated his optimistic view on the potential for tourist flows from Russia this season.

Tags: Cyprus 2022, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Russia travelers, Russian tourists, Savvas Perdios, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Greece Follows EU – Scraps Covid Test for Travelers with Certificate

2022-02-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Athens and the Acropolis

Greece announces that entry travelers will be allowed without a mandatory test for travelers who have the European vaccination certificate.

Tags: 2022 tourism, COVID test, EU travel certificate, Greece travel, pandemic, Thanos Plevris, Tourism Greece, travel advisory, travel rules, travelers, Vassilis Kikilias

The WTTC Says Travel & Tourism Could Reach $8.6 Trillion in 2022

2022-02-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Travel and tourism

The WTTC says 2022 could see travel and tourism reach 2019 levels, approaching the $9.2 trillion the industry generated back then.

Tags: 2022 tourism, global economy, pandemic tourism, pre-pandemic, tourism data, travel and tourism, travel in 2022, traveler, world tourism, WTTC

Travel in 2022 – A Look Ahead: Tripadvisor/Ipsos MORI Research

2022-01-15 by Argophilia Travel News

Cretan Beaches

Study of Ipsos MORI sentiment analysis and first-party Tripadvisor data shows traveler intent for 2022 demonstrates high demand.

Tags: 2022 research, 2022 travel, 2022 travel outlook, COVID travel, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Ipsos MORI, pandemic effects, Tourism in Greece, travel demand, Travel to Greece, TripAdvisor

Tourism Bill Aims to Spur Public and Private Efforts for Development

2021-12-15 by Argophilia Travel News

The springs at Kaiafas

A bill from Greece’s Tourism Ministry will be before the Parliament seeking to spur destination development.

Tags: Greece destinations, Greece developers, Greece development, Greece investment, Greece Tourism Minstry, Greece travel, tourism, Visit Greece, wellness tourism

Hyatt Rolls Out Room Keys in Apple Wallet

2021-12-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Hyatt Room Key

Available today at several participating U.S. properties, the new contactless key technology further enables World of Hyatt Guests.

Tags: Apple Wallet, Hyatt Hotels, Hyatt Room Key, Hyatt technology, travel technology, World of Hyatt

New INSETE Study Points Greek Tourism Into the Future

2021-12-11 by Argophilia Travel News

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A new study by INSETE digs deep into global trends that affect future tourism development, and suggest proper actions.

Tags: Aegean tourism, Greece data, Greece tourism, Greece travel, INSETE, SETE, tourism, Tourism Aegean

Airlines Expect Volatility Because of the Omicron COVID Mutations

2021-12-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Norwegian Airlines

Fitch Ratings has revised private forecasts of the global passenger traffic for the 2021 and 2022 on account of the Omicron mutations.

Tags: air travel, airline news, airlines, COVID-19 economics, economy, Fitch Ratings, Omicron

EODY Reports 4,943 New COVID Cases in 24 Hours

2021-12-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Omnicron

Greece records over 4,000 new COVID cases in the past 24 hours. In Crete the Omicron variant has already been detected.

REDS Wins Bid for Former U.S. Military Base on Crete

2021-12-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Gouves base

Greek developer REDS submitted the highest bid for the former former U.S. military base just outside Heraklion, Crete.

Tags: CAMr.AT, Crete development, Crete property, Dimand, Gournes, Greek privatizations, Heraklion news, HRADF, REDS, REDS Real Estate Development, USAF Heraklion

UNWTO’s World Tourism Barometer Shows Q3 Uptick for Global Tourism

2021-11-30 by Argophilia Travel News

tourism 2021

The UNWTO World Tourism Barometer shows international tourist arrivals increased by 58% in July-September 2021 compared to the same period of 2020.

Tags: global tourism, tourism 2022, tourism data, tourism future, travel barometer, UNWTO, world tourism, World Tourism Barometer, Zurab Pololikashvili

Travel & Tourism Recovery to Be Guarded by Twelve-month EU COVID Certificate

2021-11-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

The IATA tells the EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) should only remain valid for up to nine months after the second vaccine dose.

Tags: booster shots, COVID certificate, COVID-19, EU Commission, Europe COVID-19, IATA, pandemic, Rafael Schvartzman, WHO, World Health Organization

Germany Restricts Travel From Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands

2021-11-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Brandenburg Airport

Unvaccinated and unrecovered travellers from Belgium, Greece, Iceland, and the Netherlands will face tighter rules when arriving in Germany.

Tags: COVID restrictions, germany, Germany travel, Greece flights, Greece tourists, high risk, travel advisory, travel restrictions

Jet2 Cuts £50-Off Deal for Mobile App Bookings By Nov. 22

2021-11-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Jet2.com & Jet2holidays

Jet2holidays is offering £50 off per person for holidays to Cyprus and Greece for bookings made through their mobile app.

Tags: budget airlines, Cyprus flights, Cyprus vacations, flight deals, Greece flights, Jet2, Jet2 Airways, UK travelers, UK trips

Greece Records 6,682 Cases in 24 Hours – PM Remarks Expected Today

2021-11-18 by Argophilia Travel News

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to address the unvaccinated members of the Greek public to take up the shot against Covid-19.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID-19 Greece, Greece COVID-19, Greece PM, Greece tourism, Greece vaccinations, Greece vaccines, Mitsotakis administration, vaccine schedule

Greece Record COVID Cases Spur Official Reactions

2021-11-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Coronavirus mutation

Greek officials enact new restrictive measures to battle rising COVID-19 cases across the country. New records being broken daily.

Greek Islands Take Home ‘Wanderlust’ Most Desirable Destination Award

2021-11-05 by Argophilia Travel News

The Greek Isles

The Wanderlust Travel Awards 2021 name the Greek islands Most Desirable Region (Short Haul) at WTM in London.

Tags: Dimitris Fragakis, Greek Islands, travel awards, Wanderlust, Wanderlust Travel Awards 2021, WTM

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