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Greece’s Small Islands Get Half a Billion in Eco-Funding – We Think

2022-06-17 by Phil Butler

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Mayors of some of Greece’s smallest islands met with Prime Minister Mitsotakis recently to discuss progress for eco-friendly development.

Tags: eco-friendly, EU Funding, Greece, Greece Prime Minister, Greece tourism, National Strategic Reference Framework, NSRF, sustaiable tourism, sustainability funding, sustainable, Sustainable Greece, tourism

Trends Say Americans Guarded Over Travel 2022

2022-06-15 by Phil Butler

Mike Parrish

A new survey by Forbes Advisor says more than half (54%) of summer vacationers polled say the cost of trips is affecting their plans.

Tags: American tourists, Booking.com, CNN, crete, Europe travel, Forbes Advisor, Forty One, Forty One Santorini, Greece 2022, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Mina Agnos, Mykonos, Santo Maris Oia, Santorini, SquareMouth, U.S. Travel Association, US tourists

Greece Records 8,083 Covid-19 Cases on Tuesday

2022-06-15 by Argophilia Travel News

Heraklion shopping

Officials at Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) confirmed 8,083 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, on Tuesday.

Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 Greece, Crete COVID, EODY, Greece tourism, health crisis, Mykonos, Mykonos tourism, Santorini, Santorini COVID, Santorini tourism

Greece Targets/Aids Tourists From India

2022-06-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Santorini church

Greece’s tourism leaders are working to attract a larger number of travelers from India after the peaking of interest of Indian travelers.

Tags: Greece, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece travel tips, inbound travel, India tourists, India travelers, Indian tourists, tourism

The Knossos Research Centre Summer Lectures 2022 Schedule

2022-06-06 by Phil Butler

Knossos Research Centre

A series of Summer lectures beginning this month at Crete’s Knossos Research Center begins this month, discussing facets of Hellenic history.

Tags: Amanda Kelly, British School at Athens, crete, Dr. Kleanthis Sidiropoulos, Greece, Greece tourism, Keftiu, Knossos, Knossos Curator, Knossos Palace, Kostis Christakis, Minoans, Valasia Isaakidou

Greece Tourism Minister Says Boom Season Is Upon Us

2022-05-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Vassilis Kikilias

Greece’s head of tourism, Vassilis Kikilias says touristic flows to the country are increasing geometrically week to week.

Tags: American tourists, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece vacations, Kikilias, tourism, Travel to Greece, U.S. travelers, Vassilis Kikilias

How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Is Affecting Tourism on Crete

2022-05-25 by Phil Butler

Mike Parrish

How dramatically will the Russia/Ukraine conflict impact tourism on Crete? For starters, losing almost half a million visitors is not good.

Tags: booking channels, Crete bookings, Crete destinations, Crete hotels, Greece tourism, GTP, Iberian Airlines, Russia outbound tourism, Russia travelers, Russian tourists, tourism revenue, Ukraine tourists

Greece Reports 5,588 New Coronavirus Cases in Past 24 Hours

2022-05-25 by Argophilia Travel News

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

Greek officials confirmed (PDF) 5,588 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. Santorini case incidences top 300 per 100k people.

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

Delta Air Lines Connects American Travelers With Greek Isles

2022-05-23 by Argophilia Travel News

SKY express

Delta Air Lines announces a partnership with SKY express to create convenient connections from North America to Greece’s fabulous islands.

Tags: American travelers, Crete flights, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Delta flghts, flight connections, Greece tourism, Greek Isles, SKY, SKY airline, SKY express

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

2022-05-22 by Phil Butler

Tourism Minister Kikilias

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 […]

Tags: Greece, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Kikilias, tourism

Visit Greece – The Nation That Put the Elderly Last In A Crisis

2021-12-16 by Phil Butler

One more ice cream season

The Greek leadership marginalized the at risk early on in the COVID pandemic in favor of restarting tourism. Now, feeble and afraid, the elderly are forced to get shots.

Tags: AARP, COVID booster, COVID shots, COVID vaccine, Crete COVID, Crete vaccines, Greece tourism, Mitsotakis, Operation Blue Freedom, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, retired people

New INSETE Study Points Greek Tourism Into the Future

2021-12-11 by Argophilia Travel News

INSETE Logo

A new study by INSETE digs deep into global trends that affect future tourism development, and suggest proper actions.

Tags: Aegean tourism, Greece data, Greece tourism, Greece travel, INSETE, SETE, tourism, Tourism Aegean

Greece Records 6,682 Cases in 24 Hours – PM Remarks Expected Today

2021-11-18 by Argophilia Travel News

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to address the unvaccinated members of the Greek public to take up the shot against Covid-19.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID-19 Greece, Greece COVID-19, Greece PM, Greece tourism, Greece vaccinations, Greece vaccines, Mitsotakis administration, vaccine schedule

Slam Dunking On Greece’s Recent Tourism Efforts

2021-11-08 by Phil Butler

Lords of Gravity

Okay, Vassilis Kikilias had his shot at doing right by Greeks and the whole sustainable tourism issue. Unfortunately, he’s not making the cut.

Tags: Greece, Greece tourism, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Jet2, Tourism in Greece, tourism minister, Travel to Greece, TUI, Vassilis Kikilias

Greece’s Vassilis Kikilias Inks Deal With Jet2 at WTM

2021-11-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Jet2.com & Jet2holidays

Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias signed a deal with Britain’s Jet2.com to increase available air passenger seats to Greek by 600,000.

Tags: Flights to Greece, Greece, Greece tourism, Jet2, Jet2Holidays, tourism news, Vassilis Kikilias, WTM

Greece and Saudi Arabia Agree to Expand Tourism Cooperation

2021-10-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Mitsotakis meets the Saudis

Greece and Saudi Arabia agree to expand on tourism, defense, and energy cooperation in the coming months.

Tags: Greece, Greece politics, Greece tourism, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Saud tourism, Saudi arabia, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Greek Officials Open Restaurants, Theaters, and Cinemas for Vaccinated

2021-10-09 by Argophilia Travel News

James Bond

Greece’s government has announced that as of October 9th, vaccinated patrons will be allowed in restaurants, theaters, and cinemas.

Tags: EDOY, Greece, Greece COVID-19, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, No Time to Die, Texnopolis Park

Greece and Slovakia Sign Tourism Cooperation Agreement

2021-10-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Sofia Zacharaki

Greece and Slovakia have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of tourism. According to the news, The agreement is aimed at knowhow exchange, as well as initiatives like extending both country’s tourism seasons.

Tags: Greece, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Slovakia, Slovakia tourism, Visit Greece, Visit Slovakia

Tourism Minister Kikilias Says Greece Accommodations Occupancy at 63%

2021-09-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Vassilis Kikilias

Greece’s Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias says the occupancy rate of tourist accommodation and hotels reached 63 percent recently.

Tags: Greece, Greece tourism, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Jet2, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece, Vassilis Kikilias

Green Fund Website for Greece Protected Areas Goes Live

2021-09-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Greece nature

A new website by Green Fund and Goulandris Museum, www.visitgreeknature.gr, launches to showcase Greece’s nature reserves.

Tags: alt tourism, Goulandris Museum of Natural History, Greece tourism, Hellenic Center for Habitats - Wetlands, Nature site, VisitGreekNature

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