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Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Given Go-Ahead on Skorpios Development

2021-01-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Skorpios Island

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev is given the green light to develop Skorpios Island, the getaway once owned by Aristotle Onassis.

Tags: Aristotle Onassis, Dmitry Rybolovlev, Greece investments, Greek Islands, luxury islands, Onassis fortune, Russian investors, Skorpios, Skorpios Island, VIP islands

British Residents of Spain Banned From Boarding British Airways Flight

2021-01-04 by Argophilia Travel News

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British residents of Spain were allegedly denied boarding by British Airways staff at Heathrow on their return home. Passengers claim even negative COVID proof and required documents did not sway flight personnel.

Tags: airline news, airlines, British Airways, British citizens, British fliers, Spain, Spain travelers

Greece Ministers Upgraded State Tourism Schools

2021-01-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Manos Konsolas

Greece’s state tourism schools training ASTE professionals are to be upgraded to four-year institutions, according to ANA.

Tags: ASTE, Greece ASTE, Greece tourism, KYA, Manos Konsolas, tourism, tourism education, Tourism schools

News Briefs from Crete Island January 2nd, 2020

2021-01-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Chania heat

Short news briefs from Crete as of January 2nd, 2020. Wizz Air will fly new routes to Heraklion…

Tags: ANEK LInes, Chania, IPTO, plastics ban, single use plastics, Wizz Air

Greece Records 597 New Covid-19 Cases on January 1st

2021-01-02 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greek authorities reported 597 new cases of the new coronavirus infection in a 24-hour period on New Year’s Day.

Tags: COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, EODY, health, pandemic, travel notices

Kalymnos Island Goes Into Strict Covid-19 Lockdown

2020-12-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Kalymnos Island

The Greek island of Kalymnos of the Region of the South Aegean is now under enhanced lockdown for ten days to contain the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). Greece’s General Secretariat for Civil Protection announced yesterday the decision, which is based on the high coronavirus infection rates that continue on the island. As of today, December 31st, 2020, […]

Tags: Aegean islands, coronavirus Greece, COVID-19 Greece, Greece islands, Kalymnos, Vassilis Kikilias

Theoharis Clarifies Covid-19 Vaccination Protocol for Travel to Greece

2020-12-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Minister of Tourism Harry Theoharis has outlined how the COVID vaccination will bring tourist traffic for 2021.

Tags: COVID tourism, COVID vaccine, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, tourism minister, Travel to Greece

Study Reveals Two in Three Americans Are Planning Trips After H1 of 2021

2020-12-28 by Argophilia Travel News

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A new Longwoods International tracking study of American travelers reveals that almost two-thirds are planning for no travel before the summer of 2021.

Tags: American tourists, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Longwoods International, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Greece Records 262 News COVID Cases in 24 Hours

2020-12-27 by Argophilia Travel News

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Authorities in Greece announced yesterday, only 262 new cases of the coronavirus in the country, with 13 of those detected at border checkpoints.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, Greece lockdown, Greece pandemic, pandemic

ECDC Labels Greece at “Green” Status on COVID-19 Map

2020-12-26 by Argophilia Travel News

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The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has put Greece at condition green on its latest coronavirus map.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, ECDC, Europe coronavirus, Greece health, Greece travel, pandemic Greece, pandemic second wave, TESSy

Greece Registers 617 New COVID-19 Cases in 24 Hours

2020-12-26 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greece’s National Public Health Organisation announced yesterday 617 new certified coronavirus cases for the previous 24 hour period.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, EODY

EU Countries Take Steps to Halt Mutated Coronavirus from the UK

2020-12-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Coronavirus mutation

Already, EU countries are moving to stop the spread of the mutated coronavirus discovered in the UK recently.

Tags: coronavirus mutation, COVID mutation, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, Pfizer COVID vaccine, UK mutation, UK travel ban, UK travelers, UK virus

ACI EUROPE Releases Report on Vanishing Air Connectivity in Europe.

2020-12-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Frankfurt Airport

An ACI EUROPE reveals a systemic collapse of the aviation network and air connectivity due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Tags: aci europe, air connectivity, air industry, airlines, airports, Europe airlines, Europe airports, Europe DDP, Europe travel, European travel

Greece to Administer First Covid-19 Vaccinations on December 27

2020-12-22 by Argophilia Travel News

Vaccine

Greek officials have announced that the first COVID-19 vaccinations will be administered at designated reference hospitals in Attica on December 27.

Tags: coronavirus impacts, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, COVID-19 Greece, pandemic response, pandemic vaccine, Pfizer COVID vaccine

Greece Gives Green Light to €25-Million Rhodes Health Tourism Project

2020-12-18 by Argophilia Travel News

Greece’s Ministry of Tourism has announced the authorization of a €25 million euro investment in health tourism on Rhodes.

Tags: Amartos Bay, Greece Ministry of Tourism, Rhodes hotels, Rhodes investments, Rhodes Island

Greece Lost €15 Billion to COVID: Experts Seek New Tourism Model

2020-12-17 by Argophilia Travel News

Omikron

COVID-19 has cost Greece in excess of €15 billion euro in tourism revenues according to the National Bank of Greece.

Tags: Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, Greek resorts, luxury Crete, Luxury Resorts, luxury villas, National Bank of Greece, NBG, pandemic, pandemic losses, Villa Omikron

Five Greek Islands Among Threatened European Cultural Heritage Sites

2020-12-15 by Argophilia Travel News

ruins of Paleochora

According to the European voice of civil society, Europa Nostra, several Greek islands are in danger of losing their cultural heritage.

Tags: Amorgos, cultural heritage, culture, environmentalism, European culture, Greece culture, Kimolos, Kythira, Natura 2000, nature, Sikinos, sustainability, Tinos island, wind farms

Bulgaria’s Ski Resorts Remain Open for COVID-19 Holidays

2020-12-14 by Argophilia Travel News

Bansko Ski Resort

Bulgaria officials say they have no intention of canceling ski holidays in the country.

Tags: Bansko, Bansko ski resort, Borovets, Bulgaria hotels, Bulgaria skiing, Bulgaria travel, Pamporovo

Aegean to Offer More Direct International Flights to Greek Islands in 2021

2020-12-14 by Argophilia Travel News

Aegean Airlines

Greece’s Aegean Airlines announced last week enhancing its network operations with more direct international flights to the Greek islands.

Tags: Aegean Airlines, Aegean flights, Aegean travel, airlines, Greece flights, Greece islands, Greece travel, Greek Islands

Greece Announces Limited Easing of Lockdown for the Holidays

2020-12-14 by Argophilia Travel News

25th August Street

Greece’s authorities announced last Friday the limited easing of the country’s Covid-19 lockdown restrictions for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Government Spokesperson Stelios Petsas gave the following instructions via the announcement: —- Retailers, beginning Sunday, December 13, until Thursday, January 7, 2021, will be allowed to operate only under the so-called “click-away” method to accept orders by […]

Tags: Greece, Greece Christmas, Greece pandemic, lockdowns, pandemic Greece, pandemic response, Stelios Petsas

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