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Greek Officials Extend Lockdown Measures Until January 18th

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Greece’s Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias announced on Friday the extension of the country’s COVID-19 lockdown measures until Monday, January 18.

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Greece Expecting Warmest January in the Last 50 Years

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According to Greece’s National Observatory of Athens the country will experience the highest January temperatures of the last 50 years.

5 years ago

Sofia Zacharaki Appointed to Deputy Tourism Minister Position

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Sofia Zacharaki has been appointed Greece’s deputy minister for tourism education and special forms of tourism as part of a government reshuffle announced last week.

5 years ago

Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Given Go-Ahead on Skorpios Development

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

5 years ago

Greece Ministers Upgraded State Tourism Schools

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

5 years ago

Why Can’t Greek Officials Imagine Tourism Alternatives?

Phil Butler

The tourism situation in Greece calls for new thinking. Meanwhile, Athens decisionmakers are locked into old ways of doing business.

5 years ago

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

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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.

5 years ago

Kalymnos Island Goes Into Strict Covid-19 Lockdown

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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, […]

5 years ago

Theoharis Clarifies Covid-19 Vaccination Protocol for Travel to Greece

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

5 years ago

Greece Records 262 News COVID Cases in 24 Hours

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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.

5 years ago

A Truly Sustainable Greece Tourism: The Essentials

Phil Butler

Greek desicionmakers are now wrestling with the idea of a new model for tourism. Let’s hope they are serious this time.

5 years ago

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

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

5 years ago

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