Health authorities have announced 33,716 new cases of the coronavirus for the 24-hour period ending at 3pm Thursday.
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Tourism Bill Aims to Spur Public and Private Efforts for Development
A bill from Greece’s Tourism Ministry will be before the Parliament seeking to spur destination development.
Greece Sees Daily COVID Cases Rocket Past 7,000
Greek authorities have announced 7,009 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. There were also 99 more fatalities during the same period.
Chios Awarded “Bike Friendly Destination” Status
The Municipality of Chios has become the 8th municipality in Greece to be awarded the “Bike Friendly Destination” designation.
Greece: Where the Official Tourism Message Gets Mixed Up
Some Greek hoteliers are scared Winter 2021 will bring disaster. Others applaud record bookings. Greece now seems confused.
When Leaders Create “Frankenstein Logic” on COVID and Travel
Greece officials double down on the fallacy that COVID and travel are somehow mutually exclusive of one another.
Greece Records 6,682 Cases in 24 Hours – PM Remarks Expected Today
PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to address the unvaccinated members of the Greek public to take up the shot against Covid-19.
Greece Jets Past Romania in COVID Infections Per Million Citizens
Greece has set new COVID infections records for weeks, and now the country has passed Romania in infections per million of population.
Slam Dunking On Greece’s Recent Tourism Efforts
Okay, Vassilis Kikilias had his shot at doing right by Greeks and the whole sustainable tourism issue. Unfortunately, he’s not making the cut.
South Aegean Islands Set Record Visitors Numbers for October
The South Aegean islands region welcomed more visitors than ever before for October with more than 3 million travelers.
Greece’s Vassilis Kikilias Inks Deal With Jet2 at WTM
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias signed a deal with Britain’s Jet2.com to increase available air passenger seats to Greek by 600,000.
Monday November 1st News Briefs from Greece
Greece tourism numbers surprisingly high for 2021 despite the pandemic. The COVID pandemic is, so far, unrelenting. And other news…