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Greece’s COVID “Tourism First” Strategy Is a Dangerous Disgrace

2021-03-15 by Phil Butler

Harry Theoharis

Greek officials divert much needed COVID-19 vaccines to small islands in a bid to make safe destinations for Summer.

Tags: Amphilochia, Arta, Corinth, Coronavirus vaccine, crete, EODY, Greece COVID-19, Greece tourism, Greek tourism strategy, Harry Theoharis, Heraklion COVID, island vaccine program, Kastellorizo Island, Lefkada, Mitsotakis administration, PAGNI, PAGNI Hospital, pandemic, panedemic response, Samos, Syros, Tourism Minister Theoharis, TUI, vaccine

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

NBG Says Greece’s Tourism Sector to Remain Under Strain in 2021

2021-03-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Santorini taverna

The National Bank of Greece (NBG) says the liquidity gap for Greek businesses will be halved this year with tourism remaining under strain.

Tags: Greece economy, Greece recovery, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek hotels, NBG, Visit Greece

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

Greece’s Theoharis in Talks With the UK to Create Tourism Corridor

2021-02-19 by Phil Butler

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis is working with UK officials to try and create a travel corridor for vaccinated British citizens.

Tags: COVID testing, COVID vaccine, ELSTAT, Greece COVID-19, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, pandemic Greece, PCR test, UK tourists, vaccine

Israeli & Greek Leaders Sign Tourism Deal

2021-02-10 by Argophilia Travel News

Israel and Greece have reached an agreement to clear the way for vaccinated tourists to travel between their Mediterranean nations.

Tags: COVID-19 economics, Greece tourism, Israel relations, Israeli tourists, Mediterranean islands, Mitsotakis, Netanyahu, pandemic

Israel and Greece Mulling Reciprocal Visits for Vaccinated Travelers

2021-02-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Israel and Greece are currently in advance negotiations of an agreement for reciprocal visits for vaccinated tourists.

Tags: Greece tourism, Greece travel, Israel, Israel tourism, Israeli tourists, travel, travel ban

Crete Tops TravelSupermarket UK List of Desired 2021 Destinations

2021-01-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Agiofarago beach

Online comparison site TravelSupermarket says Crete is the most popular holiday destination for British travelers in 2021.

Tags: Brit travelers, crete, Crete 2021, Destination Crete, Greece tourism, top travel destinations 2021, travel choices, TravelSupermarket, UK tourists

Greece’s Night Curfew Remains in Place as Lockdown Measures Eased

2021-01-16 by Argophilia Travel News

lockdown

Greek officials announce the reopening of retail stores and shopping malls on January 18th, night curfew will remain in force.

Tags: Greece COVID-19, Greece lockdown, Greece officials, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, lockdown movement, pandemic Greece

Sofia Zacharaki Appointed to Deputy Tourism Minister Position

2021-01-06 by Argophilia Travel News

Sofia Zacharaki

Sofia Zacharaki has been appointed Greece’s deputy minister for tourism education and special forms of tourism as part of a government reshuffle announced last week.

Tags: Greece appointments, Greece ministers, Greece officials, Greece tourism, Manos Konsolas, Minister Zacharaki, Mitsotakis, Sofia Zacharaki, Tourism Ministry

Greece Ministers Upgraded State Tourism Schools

2021-01-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Manos Konsolas

Greece’s state tourism schools training ASTE professionals are to be upgraded to four-year institutions, according to ANA.

Tags: ASTE, Greece ASTE, Greece tourism, KYA, Manos Konsolas, tourism, tourism education, Tourism schools

Why Can’t Greek Officials Imagine Tourism Alternatives?

2021-01-02 by Phil Butler

Aravanes and Amari

The tourism situation in Greece calls for new thinking. Meanwhile, Athens decisionmakers are locked into old ways of doing business.

Tags: AirBnb, Amir Benesh, Aravanes Traditional Tavern, Blue Palace in Elounda, budget tourism, cheap travel, crete, Crete vacations, Crete villas, five-star hotels, Greece resorts, Greece sustainability, Greece tourism, Greek hotels, Mykonos, TUI, TUI BLUE Elounda Village, TUI deals

Theoharis Clarifies Covid-19 Vaccination Protocol for Travel to Greece

2020-12-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Minister of Tourism Harry Theoharis has outlined how the COVID vaccination will bring tourist traffic for 2021.

Tags: COVID tourism, COVID vaccine, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, tourism minister, Travel to Greece

A Pandemic Lesson Greek Hoteliers Refuse to Learn

2020-12-30 by Phil Butler

Ironman on Falasarna

Greek thought leaders are not really thinking ahead where sustainability is concerned. The pandemic “pause” opportunity is being wasted.

Tags: Bank of Greece, degrowth, Greece agrotourism, Greece competitiveness, Greece Ministry of Tourism, Greece tourism, overtourism, pandemic, Rachel Dodds, Retsos, SETE, Tanja Mihalic, UNWTO, wellness tourism, world crisis, Yannis Retsos

A Truly Sustainable Greece Tourism: The Essentials

2020-12-26 by Phil Butler

Kommos Beach

Greek desicionmakers are now wrestling with the idea of a new model for tourism. Let’s hope they are serious this time.

Tags: Alejandro Hernández-Puértola, Aravanes Traditional Tavern, Candia Maris, Crete hotels, Crete tourism, Crete vacation, Crete villages, degrowth, Environment, Greece tourism, HIP, John Vourdoubas, Konstantinos Andriotis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Luxury Hotels, NBG, Next Generation EU, Porter’s Five Forces, Sustainable Greece, TUI, Yiannis Retsos

Greece Lost €15 Billion to COVID: Experts Seek New Tourism Model

2020-12-17 by Argophilia Travel News

Omikron

COVID-19 has cost Greece in excess of €15 billion euro in tourism revenues according to the National Bank of Greece.

Tags: Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, Greek resorts, luxury Crete, Luxury Resorts, luxury villas, National Bank of Greece, NBG, pandemic, pandemic losses, Villa Omikron

Porto Carras Resort Opens Under New Management April 2021

2020-12-09 by Phil Butler

Porto Carras Grand Resort

Halkidiki’s famous Porto Carras Grand Resort will reopen its doors on April 29, 2021, under new management and ownership.

Tags: Belterra Investments, Greece destinations, Greece resorts, Greece tourism, Halkidiki, Halkidiki beaches, Halkidiki hotels, Halkidiki resorts, Halkidiki spas, Ivan Savvidis, Porto Carras Grand Resort, resort news

Greece’s Tourism Minister Presents a Bill of Tourism to Ministerial Council

2020-12-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Navagio Beach

A new from the Ministry of Tourism was presented this week by the Minister of Tourism Haris Theocharis.

Tags: Greece laws, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, Sustainable Greece, sustainable tourism, Tourism Minister of Greece, Zakynthos Shipwreck

Greece’s Theoharis Highlights Air Connectivity With Global Markets

2020-12-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Tourism Μinister Harry Theocharis stressed the importance of Greece’s air connectivity with global markets.

Tags: COVID-19 predictions, COVID-19 restrictions, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, IATA, Minister Harry Theoharis, WHO

Mitsotakis: “ Greece must not become low-cost investment destination”

2020-11-30 by Phil Butler

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Prime Minister Mitsotakis says “Greece needs to become attractive to investors in five ways, not simply over low labor cost. Now what?

Tags: brain drain, Greece brain drain, Greece sustainability, Greece tourism, Mitsotakis, Pissarides Committee, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Theoharis, tourism industry, Tourism Minister of Greece, Transforming Tourism Initiative, Travel to Greece, V.K. Premium Business Consultants, Visit Greece

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