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Greece 2021

Greece: Where the Official Tourism Message Gets Mixed Up

2021-12-07 by Phil Butler

Vassilis Kikilias

Some Greek hoteliers are scared Winter 2021 will bring disaster. Others applaud record bookings. Greece now seems confused.

Tags: Greece 2021, Greece hotels, Grigoris Tasios, Hotel occupancy, tourism, Vasilis Kikilias

Hoteliers Federation President Grigoris Tasios Praises Tourism 2021 Effort

2021-09-15 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greece’s tourism performance this year was a pleasant surprise, according to Hellenic Hoteliers Federation President Grigoris Tasios.

Tags: 2021 tourism, Greece 2021, Greece coronavirus, Greece hotels, Grigoris Tasios, hotels, Hotels in Greece

Greece’s Hoteliers Say Tourism Numbers May Reach Half of 2019 Levels

2021-09-08 by Argophilia Travel News

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Hellenic Hoteliers Federation President Grigoris Tasios said this week foreign arrivals to Greece are approaching half of 2019 numbers.

Tags: Greece 2021, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greek hotels, Grigoris Tasios, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, SETE

The Greece Tourism Season That Never Should Have Been

2021-08-12 by Phil Butler

Greek Prime Minister

With wildfire ravaging the country, and the coronavirus resurging, will Greek officials finally admit the 2021 tourism season was a mistake?

Tags: Blue Freedom, fires in Greece, Greece 2021, Greece COVID, Greece COVID-19, Greece fires, Greece tourists, Greece vaccines, Greece wildfires, Harry Theoharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mitsotakis administration, Theoharis

Greek Official Confirms Island Vaccination Plan Was About Economics

2021-05-30 by Phil Butler

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Greece now readily admit that the “Blue Freedom” island vaccination plan to help cruise companies. The sad thing is, nobody seems to care.

Tags: Blue Freedom, COVID-19 Greece, Cruise industry, cruise news, Dr. George Pavlakis, Greece 2021, Greece tourism, Greece vaccinations, Greek Islands, Harry Theoharis, Heraklion, Ioannis Plakiotakis, MSC Cruises, TUI, TUI Cruises

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