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COVID-19 cancellations

Europe’s Second Lockdown Already Crushing Stays

2020-11-23 by Phil Butler

Stop Covid

Europe’s 2nd lockdown is already negatively impacting hotel performance. Data from STR and other researchers reveals October performance way down.

Tags: 2020 bookings, COVID-19 cancellations, Europe bookings, Europe hotels, hotel bookings, hotels 2020, STR, VauBoo

Greek Officials Report 1,678 New COVID-19 Cases on Sunday

2020-11-02 by Argophilia Travel News

coronavirus

The Hellenic National Public Health Organisation (EODY) announced 1,678 confirmed Covid-19 cases on Sunday.

Tags: COVID lockdowns, COVID-19 cancellations, COVID-19 Greece, EODY, Greece emergency, health, health emergency, lockdown, pandemic regulations, pandemic response, Thessaloniki

US and Eight Other Countries Still Part of Greece COVID-19 Travel Ban

2020-06-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Knossos Tourists

The US and Eight other countries are still on a travel ban list due to a bad COVID-19 record.

Tags: COVID-19 ban, COVID-19 cancellations, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece vacation, Greek holidays, travel alert, travel ban, US travelers

Hotel Marketing Post Pandemic: Being Human Before Counting Beans

2020-05-21 by Phil Butler

Post Pandemic Marketing

Using Sweden COVID-19 booking advice as clickbait, is absolutely the wrong strategy in a post pandemic world.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, coronavirus deaths, COVID-19 cancellations, CRM, eHotelier, Europe hotels, Forbes, HospitalityNet, hotel marketing, Juanjo Rodriguez, Lidköping Stadshotellet, Marc Rollan Serrano, RevPAR, startups, staycation, Sweden coronavirus, Sweden hotels, The Hotel Network, TopHotelNews

COVID-19: Traditional Tourism Destinations Hardest Hit

2020-04-08 by Phil Butler

COVID-19

The COVID-19 crisis has spurred far-reaching travel restrictions, lockdown, and business regulations bringing tourism to a standstill.

Tags: coronavirus impacts, COVID-19, COVID-19 cancellations, destination management, Destination X, destinations, Deutsche Bank, Doug Lansky, Eric Heymann, GDP, PhocusWire, Raphael Minder, travel

Greek Tourism Businesses Offer 18-month Vouchers Instead of Refunds

2020-04-08 by Argophilia Travel News

Haris Theocharis

The Greek Tourism Ministry backs tourism enterprises on offering vouchers in leu of refunds in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 advisory, COVID-19 cancellations, COVID-19 economics, Greece recovery, tourism

A Pinpoint of Light for Greece Tourism After COVID-19

2020-04-01 by Phil Butler

Crete musician

A dissenters view versus the “pie in the sky” tourism industry sentiment over COVID-19. Greece tourism needs to shift into another gear.

Tags: alt tourism, Black Tomato, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 cancellations, Donald Trump, EU GDP, Europe travel, European Union, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek officials, luxury segment, luxury tours, Spain, Tom Marchan, tourism, travel bans, US travelers, VAT

TUI Temporarily Quits Operations Over COVID-19 Pandemic

2020-03-16 by Phil Butler

TUI Family Life

TUI has temporarily suspended most of its travel operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Company spokespersons say the move is a “compliance” and “industry adjustment” move. The news comes as the whole industry is in a state of shock as to “next moves.” TUI is on a shortlist of companies investing gurus say may be […]

Tags: Bloomberg, COVID-19, COVID-19 cancellations, COVID-19 Italy, pandemic, tourism, travel agencies, travel agents, travel industry, travel stocks, TUI, TUI Group, TUI stocks, TUI Travel, Wall Street, world travel

AEGEAN Extends Bookings Waiver Over COVID-19

2020-03-11 by Argophilia Travel News

AEGEAN is extending its waiver of rebooking fees for customers that wish to reschedule their travel plans due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Tags: Aegean, Aegean Airlines, Bookings, COVID-19, COVID-19 cancellations, flight booking, flights, Greece flights, Greek airlines

Ministers, Airlines, Cruises, and COVID-19 Bean Counting

2020-03-09 by Phil Butler

Deserted beach

Tourism Minister Theoharis and Condor Airlines executives met in Berlin last week to discuss the impacts of the coronavirus and other issues.

Tags: airlines, Condor, Condor Airlines, Coronavirus, COVID-19 cancellations, Crete hotels, Crete tourism, EU, Europe tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Greece travel, Greek hotels, Hary Theoharis, Tourism Ministers, travel advisory, US State Department

Booking.com Announces Free Cancellations Due to COVID-19

2020-03-04 by Phil Butler

Booking.com logo

Booking.com has issued a notice regarding the Coronavirus announcing free cancellations and refunds for travelers affected.

Tags: Booking.com, Bookings, Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, COVID-19 cancellations, hotel bookings, traveler bookings




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Greece’s Kikilias Expects 900,000 Serbian Tourists This Year

2022-05-22 By Phil Butler

As many as 900,000 tourists from Serbia are expected to visit Greece this year, according to Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. Recently, Kikilias was is in Belgrade for a series of meetings aimed at promoting Greece’s tourism product. The tourism minister spoke about how that, even despite the multiple crises that have arisen in the current […]

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