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Ryanair Won’t Require Fliers to Have COVID-19 Vaccine

2020-12-14 by Argophilia Travel News

Ryanair

Ryanair will not require fliers to be vaccinated in order to fly on the airline’s routes, according to a company spokesman.

Tags: airlines, COVID-19 Vaccine, Michael O’Leary, pandemic, Ryanair, vaccine

Greece Cuts Traveler COVID-19 Quaranteen Time to 3 Days For Holidays

2020-12-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

Greek authorities have now reduced the mandatory quarantine time for incoming travelers to the country during the holiday season to only 3 days.

Tags: COVID-19, Greece quaranteen, Greece travel, Stelios Petsas, tourism

Greece Reports 1,534 New COVID-19 Cases on Thursday

2020-12-11 by Argophilia Travel News

EODY

Yesterday, Greek officials announced 1,534 new cases of COVID-19, with 23 having been identified following inspections at border locations.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Greece COVID-19, pandemic, pandemic Greece, pandemic restrictions

Greece’s Tourism Minister Presents a Bill of Tourism to Ministerial Council

2020-12-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Navagio Beach

A new from the Ministry of Tourism was presented this week by the Minister of Tourism Haris Theocharis.

Tags: Greece laws, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, Sustainable Greece, sustainable tourism, Tourism Minister of Greece, Zakynthos Shipwreck

Fattal Group and Other Israeli Investors Showing Strong Interest in Greece

2020-12-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Esperia Hotel

Israeli investors showed intense interest in Greece at a recent event hosted by Enterprise Greece, the Israel-Greece Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and the Greek Embassy in Tel Aviv.

Tags: Enterprise Greece, Fattal Group, Fattal Hotels, Ficus Investments, Giorgos Tsolakis, Greece industry, Greece investments, Greece projects, Greek Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel investors, Israel-Greece Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Israeli investors, Leon Avigad, Selina, Zoia Fund

National Geographic Names Alonissos Island a Destination on the Rise

2020-12-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Peristera shipwreck - Alonissos, Greece

National Geographic Traveller has named Greece’s Alonissos Island to a list of destinations on the rise for 2021.

Tags: Alonissos Island, Greece destinations, Greece diving, Greek archaeological sites, Mediterranean monk seal, National Geographic Traveler, Parthenon of shipwrecks, Peristera shipwreck, SCUBA Greece

Greece’s Theoharis Highlights Air Connectivity With Global Markets

2020-12-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Tourism Μinister Harry Theocharis stressed the importance of Greece’s air connectivity with global markets.

Tags: COVID-19 predictions, COVID-19 restrictions, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, IATA, Minister Harry Theoharis, WHO

Retail Stores Selling Seasonal Items to Open in Greece December 7th

2020-12-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Christmas in Greece

This coming Monday, December 7, retail stores that trade exclusively in seasonal Christmas goods will be permitted to open.

Tags: Greece, Greece Christmans, Greece lockdown, Greece reopening, Greece retail, Greece stores

Skopelos Island Ramps Up Tourism Offering for 2021

2020-12-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Agios Ioannis Kastri on Skopelos

The Greek island of Skopelos has announced coming new touristic products and services including hiking and cycling routes.

Tags: cycling, hiking trails, Skopelos, Skopelos hiking, Skopelos Island

Eight Ancient Tombs Unearthed in the Peloponnese

2020-12-03 by Argophilia Travel News

Elis

Eight tombs have been unearthed by archaeologists in a recent salvage excavation by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia.

Tags: Ancient Greece, archaeology, Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia, Greece, Greek antiquities, Hellenic tombs

20% of German Travelers to High-Risk Countries Falsifying Documents

2020-12-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Frankfurt Airport

The German federal police report that one-in-five German travelling to countries designated “high-risk” for COVID-19, falsify their documents.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, COVID-19 Greece, German police, German tourists, German travelers, high-risk countries

HotelBrain & IOGR Group Partner to Offer Greece Tourism Value

2020-12-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Sky Express

HotelBrain has announced partnering with the IOGR Group for the creation of new tourism value to Greece destinations and experiences.

Tags: Hotelbrain, IOGR, IOGR Group, Panos Paleologos, Skyserv

Greek Officials Extend Lockdown and Limit Coronavirus Test Prices

2020-11-28 by Argophilia Travel News

EODY

Greek health authorities announced this past Frida having detected some 2,013 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours previous.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID-19 testing, Europe lockdowns, Greece COVID-19, Greece lockdown, lockdown

Insights on the Luxury Hotels Global Market to 2027

2020-11-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Four Seasons Bora Bora

The “Luxury Hotels – Global Market Trajectory & Analytics” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

Tags: Airport Hotels, Global Luxury Hotels Market, hotel industry, hotels, Luxury Hotels, PRNewswire, research and markets

Turkey Opens 2,900-year-old Altintepe Fortress to Tourists

2020-11-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Altintepe

Visitors to eastern Turkey will now be able to experience the amazing 2,900-year-old ruins of Altintepe Fortress.

Tags: Altintepe Fortress, Byzantine Empire, Roman, Roman Empire, Turkey archaeology, Turkey attractions, Turkey tourism

Greek Officials Fear “Third Wave” of Coronavirus Infections

2020-11-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

Nikos Kapravelos, who is the head of the ICUs at the George Papanikolaou General Hospital of Thessaloniki, says he fears Greece could be hit with a third wave in 2021.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID-19 Greece, EODY, George Papanikolaou General Hospital, Greece COVID-19, Nikos Kapravelos, third wave

Aegean Airlines Reports More Losses in Q3 of 2020

2020-11-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Aegean Airlines

On Tuesday, Aegean Airlines reported losses of €28.3 million euros in the third quarter of 2020.

Tags: Aegean Airlines, Aegean profits, airline news, airlines 2020, airlines profits, Greek airlines, pandemic economics, pandemic losese

Greece Second Wave Lockdown to Remain In Force

2020-11-25 by Argophilia Travel News

Heraklion cafes

According to officials in Greece, the current lockdown will probably stretch on into mid-December given bad COVID numbers across the country.

Tags: Christmas pandemic, EODY, Giorgos Gerapetritis, Greece coronavirus, pandemic, pandemic second wave, pandemic third wave, second wave, Stelios Petsas, third-wave, Vassilis Kikilia

The IATA Reports Big Aviation Industry Losses to Continue Into 2021

2020-11-25 by Argophilia Travel News

Norwegian Airlines

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the industry is expecting deep losses will continue into 2021.

Tags: airline industry, airline losses, airline news, airlins, aviation, aviation industry, coronavirus recovery, IATA, industry recovery

Survey Shows the Dutch Favor Greece for Her Sunny Beaches and Smiles

2020-11-24 by Argophilia Travel News

A recent survey by Griekenland.net attempts to explain why the Dutch love traveling to Greece so much.

Tags: crete, Crete hotels, Dutch travelers, Greece resorts, Greek beaches, Greek hotels, Griekenland.net, Mythos Palace Resort, Netherlands tourists

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