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Greece Jets Past Romania in COVID Infections Per Million Citizens

2021-11-15 by Phil Butler

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Greece has set new COVID infections records for weeks, and now the country has passed Romania in infections per million of population.

Tags: ECDC, EODY, Greece coronavirus, Greece COVID, Greece vaccines, Romania COVID, Romania pandemic, vaccines

EODY Reports 3,651 New COVID Cases in 24 Hours

2021-10-27 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greece confirmed 3,651 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours including 63 fatalities from complications of the disease.

Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 response, EODY, Greece, Greece coronavirus, pandemic Greece

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

Greeks – Get Vaccinated Now, Not for the Schmuck Politicians, for All of Us

2021-08-25 by Phil Butler

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Greeks, get vaccinated. Not for the Schmuck Politicians who have fumbled on COVID. For all of us subject to new more deadly variants.

Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, coronavirus variants, COVID vaccine, delta plus, EODY, Greece, Greece coronavirus, Greece COVID-19, Greece tourism, Greece wildfires, Harry Theoharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Turkey virus, vaccines

Greece Faced With Dismal Fall As COVID-19 Lingers On

2021-08-23 by Phil Butler

Moderna

Greece confirmed 1,948 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, a number far down from the previous week’s highs in the 3,000s.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 response, Greece coronavirus, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism market, Greece vaccines

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?

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The Most Important Travel News You Will Read Today

2021-05-13 by Phil Butler

Nikos Igoumenidis

The reopening of Greece to travelers has brought praise from economists and the WTTC, but on Crete leaders say the people have been let down.

Tags: Blue Freedom, COVID-19 Greece, Gloria Guevara, Greece, Greece coronavirus, Greece lockdown, Greece vacation, pandemic lockdowns, Summer 2021, tourism, WTTC

Greece Will Lift More Lockdown Restrictions After Easter

2021-04-29 by Argophilia Travel News

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On May 3rd, the day after Orthodox Easter, the lenient lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 in Greece will essentially end.

Tags: Easter, Greece coronavirus, Greece curfew, Greece lockdown, Greece stores, Greece tourism, Greece vacation, Summer 2021

All the Travel News from Greece Today – In a Word – “Ghastly”

2021-04-09 by Phil Butler

Welcome to next

Greece may be the backdrop for a new Sci-Fi horror, a dystopian nightmare where tourism euros are now worth more than people.

Tags: Greece, Greece coronavirus, Greece tourism, Greece vaccine rollout, Greek Isles, Harry Theoharis, TUI

Greek Ministers Determined to Lease Beachfront for Cash

2021-03-29 by Phil Butler

Hersonissos

The Greek government has revised a law on shoreline use that gives shoreline rental businesses the right to use beaches.

Tags: beach camping, beach leases, beach use, Christos Staikouras, Environment, Greece beaches, Greece coronavirus, Greece environment, Greek bonds, Greek nature, WWF Greece

Greece Celebrates Freedom But Corporate Tourism Tyranny Is On the Rise

2021-03-26 by Phil Butler

Corporate Tyranny

Greeks celebrate 200 years of freedom from Ottoman bondage, at a moment when international corporations create tourism slavery.

Tags: Celebrity Cruises, cruise lines, Greece coronavirus, Greece tourism, Greece vaccine rollout, Greek Independence, Harry Theoharis, Lisa Lutoff-Perl, March 25, TUI

News Flash: Healthy Romanians to Visit Sick Greeks for Easter

2021-03-22 by Phil Butler

Theoharis in Bucharest

Romania and Greece are keen to set up a travel arrangement for vaccinated travelers using their own vaccine certificates. What can go wrong?

Tags: Greece, Greece coronavirus, Greece vaccine, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Mitsotakis, Romania coronavirus, Romania vaccine, Theoharis, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Greece Second Wave Lockdown to Remain In Force

2020-11-25 by Argophilia Travel News

Heraklion cafes

According to officials in Greece, the current lockdown will probably stretch on into mid-December given bad COVID numbers across the country.

Tags: Christmas pandemic, EODY, Giorgos Gerapetritis, Greece coronavirus, pandemic, pandemic second wave, pandemic third wave, second wave, Stelios Petsas, third-wave, Vassilis Kikilia

Greek Authorities Report 2,752 Covid-19 Cases and 43 More Deaths

2020-11-12 by Argophilia Travel News

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As of Wednesday, the Hellenic National Public Health Organisation (EODY) reported 2,752 confirmed Covid-19 cases.

Tags: EODY, Greece coronavirus, Greece COVID-19, Greece health, Greece second wave, Greece tourism, health alert

Greek Officials Announce 436 New Coronavirus Cases and Six Fatalities

2020-10-09 by Argophilia Travel News

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The Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY) announced yesterday 436 new Covid-19 cases and 6 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Tags: COVID cases, COVID-19, Greece coronavirus, Greece tourism, pandemic Greece, The Hellenic National Public Health Organization

Greece Cracks Down Hard on COVID-19 Violations

2020-08-21 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greek officials have imposed a crackdown for COVID-19 violations. Individuals who violate regulations can now be sentenced to life in prison.

Tags: COVID-19 restrictions, COVID-19 violations, Greece coronavirus, Greece crackdown, Greece tourism

Greek Authorities Say Tourism Not the Cause of COVID-19 Spike

2020-08-19 by Argophilia Travel News

Knossos Tourists

Greece’s Deputy Minister of Greek Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias says tourism is not the cause for the recent rise in Covid-19 cases.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Greece, Greece coronavirus, Nikos Hardalias, tourism

GNTO Launches “Greek Summer Feeling” Campaign Via Bloomberg

2020-08-12 by Argophilia Travel News

GNTO campaign

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has launched a “first-ever” strategic partnership with Bloomberg.

Tags: Bloomberg, Destination Greece, Dimitris Fragakis, GNTO, Greece, Greece coronavirus, Greece tourism, Greece travel, media, PR campaign

Greece Reports 203 New Covid-19 Cases Sunday, August 8th

2020-08-10 by Argophilia Travel News

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

The National Organisation of Public Health (EODY) has announced 203 new cases of coronavirus in Greece as of Sunday.

Tags: Coronavirus cases, COVID-19 cases, EODY, Greece coronavirus, Greece COVID-19, pandemic, pandemic Greece

The European Union May Ban American Travelers This Summer

2020-06-24 by Phil Butler

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission

As Europe’s touristic destinations open their borders for travelers from July 1st, EU regulators mull over banning American travelers.

Tags: American tourists, COVID-19, EU, Greece coronavirus, second wave, Summer 2020, travel ban, US travelers, vacations, visit Europe, Visit Greece

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