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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

American tourist at Oia village

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

Celestial Cruises

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

Does Greece Brand Even Need a Tourism Ministry?

2021-05-24 by Phil Butler

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Greece’s tourism ministry had dozens of media outlets pimping the country’s reopening to tourists this month. But is the hype necessary?

Tags: Clayton Bartolo, Croatia tourism, Google, Google Travel Trends, Greece 2021, Greece coronavirus, Greece demand, Greece tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Greek City Times, Greek Reporter, Greek vacation, Harry Theoharis, Malta tourism, National Herald, Nikolina Brnjac, Peggy Antonakou, top travelers, tourism demand, Travel Trends, vacation in Greece

Greece COVID Cases Spiking On the Eve of Tourism’s Reopening

2021-05-07 by Phil Butler

Harry Theoharis

On the eve of Greece reopening to tourists, COVID-19 cases have spiked to 3,421 in a 24 hour period. Is Athens moving too fast?

Tags: COVID vaccine, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, Greece 2021, Greece restart, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, pandemic Greece, Peter Greenberg, restart travel, travel

Norwegian Cruise Line Resumes Sailings in Greece

2021-04-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Norwegian Jade

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the resumption of Greece island cruises for the summer 2021 beginning in June.

Tags: Aegean cruises, cruise fleet, cruising, Greece 2021, greece cruises, Greek Islands, Greek Isles, Harry Theoharis, Norwegian Cruise Line, Visit Greece

Study Reveals Greece as Top Choice for Traveling Europeans

2021-03-24 by Argophilia Travel News

A new study by the Royal Elcano Institute and Spanish tourism institute Turespaña reveals Greece as the first choice for European travelers.

Tags: Europe travelers, Greece, Greece 2021, Greece tourism, Greek destinations, Royal Elcano Institute, Turespaña, Visit Greece

TUI’s Greece Bookings Skyrocket – Greeks Only Want Their Lives Back

2021-03-17 by Phil Butler

Moderna

With the pandemic still ravaging Greece’s citizens and the country’s economy, foreign business interests seem to be calling all the shots (pun intended).

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Greece 2021, Greece summer, Greek holiday, Harry Theoharis, Kara Godfrey, Kos Island, Kos Vacations, Noel Josephides, OKU Kos, Sunvil Group, TUI, TUI Cruises, TUI Holidays, vaccine schedule

Greece Plans To restart Tourism by May 14th

2021-03-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Port Ios Paros

Greece’s Tourism Minister Haris Theocharis held a press conference this week to announce the country hopes on opening its tourist season on May 14.

Tags: All You Need Is Greece, Greece 2021, Greece hotels, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, Greece visitors, Greek travelers, Harry Theoharis, Theoharis, tourism minister

Greece’s Harry Theoharis Proposes EU Measures for the 2021 Season

2021-03-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Thierry Breton

Greek Tourism Μinister Harry Theoharis suggests to European Commissioner Thierry Breton short and long-term measures for a tourism reboot.

Tags: EU pandemic response, EU tourism, European commission, Greece 2021, Greece tourism, Harry Theocharis, Harry Theoharis, Thierry Breton, travel 2021

GNTO Presents Future Alternative Tourism Value to Scandinavia

2020-11-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Pavlos Mourmas

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) was in Scandinavia recently showing off alternative forms of tourism the country has to offer.

Tags: alternative tourism, GNTO, GNTO PR, Greece 2021, Greece tourism, Pavlos Mourmas, Sweden

“Greece 2021” Committee Releases a Music Video

2020-11-03 by Argophilia Travel News

Greece 2021

The “Greece 2021” Committee released a promotional video for the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution.

Tags: Dionysis Savvopoulos, Greece 2021, Greece promotion, Greece videos, Greek history, Greek Revolution

Zakynthos Island Already Planning for 2021 Season

2020-08-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Navagio Beach

Last week the Zakynthos Island Hoteliers Association and Regional Governor Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou discussed the plan for 2021.

Tags: COVID-19, Greece 2021, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek Isles, Ionian Islands, Keri Village, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Zakynthos Island

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