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Greece Regulates Qualifications for Tour Leader Professionals

2020-11-23 by Argophilia Travel News

tourists prefer print

Greece’s Tourism Ministry has laid out the specific terms and requirements in order to regulate the tour leader and tour guide professions.

Tags: Greece experts, Greece tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Greece tours, tour guide regulations, tour guides, tour leader regulations, tour leaders, tours

Greece and Saudi Arabia Move to Strengthen Ties Through Tourism

2020-11-19 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and his Saudi Arabia counterpart Ahmed Aqeel Al-Khateeb met recently to discuss strengthening ties through tourism and investments as well as ways to address the Covid-19 crisis.

Tags: Ahmed Aqeel Al-Khateeb, COVID-19 Greece, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, Saudi Arabia tourists, Saudi travelers, tourism, world tourism

A Candid Look at Greece’s Bassakwards Tourism Industry

2020-11-18 by Phil Butler

sunnyside up

An agreement between the Greek Tourism Ministry, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels looks like the foxes in the henhouse.

Tags: AIROTEL, Alexandros Vassilikos, CSR, Eco-Tourism, Greece, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek hotel owners, Greek Tourism Ministry, Harry Theoharis, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, International Hospitality Forum, Santorini, Sustainable Greece, sustainable hotels, sustainable travel, Visit Greece

Paros Airport Upgrade Project Receives €43 Million in Funding

2020-11-14 by Argophilia Travel News

Paros Municipality has just announced getting €43 million euros by the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSFR) for its airport upgrade.

Tags: Greece infrastructure, Greece islands, Greece tourism, Greek Isles, NSFR, Paros airport, Paros infrastructure, Paros Island, Paros Municipality

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

2020-11-12 by Argophilia Travel News

coronavirus

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

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

Greek Officials Disconnect from Reality in Pandemic Experiment

2020-11-04 by Phil Butler

COVID Travel

A news roundup that proves Greek officials haven’t got a clue about the pandemic. Tourism officials are putting out fires with gasoline.

Tags: COVID cases, COVID cruises, cruise lines, Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Greek ports, Harry Theoharis, hotelier, hoteliers, Jet2Holidays, Manos Valis, Piraeus Port Authority, Samos, Samos Island, TUI

Greece Records Record COVID-19 Cases Over a 24 Hour Period

2020-10-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Vaccine

Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) announces another record for the most coronavirus cases registered over a 24 hour period.

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

Can Greece Avoid a COVID Second Wave Becoming a Tsunami?

2020-10-27 by Phil Butler

COVID Tsunami

The lastest coronavirus tally in Greece is 715 cases in a 24-hour period. Some fear the second wave may turn into a tsunami of death and economic devastation.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Greece 2020, Greece tourism, Greek Parliament, Harry Theoharis, Mitsitakis, Nikos Igoumenidis, pandemic Greece, pandemic response, pandemic restrictions, pandemic second wave, second wave, TUI, Vacation Greece

Record Coronavirus Cases in Greece Bring Curfews and Mandatory Masks

2020-10-25 by Argophilia Travel News

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

Officials in Greece have instituted new curfews and the mandatory wearing of masks everywhere as of Saturday.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, Coronavirus cases, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19 Greece, curfew, Greece curfew, Greece tourism, Greek Prime Minister, health emergency, Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The GNTO in Scandanavia Holds Alternative Tourism Event

2020-10-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Skopelos Island

The Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) in Scandinavia has organized an event in Stockholm promoting alternative tourism products.

Tags: GNTO, Greece tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Greece tourism product, Greece tourism season, Scandinavian travelers

King Willem-Alexander of Netherlands Cuts Short Greece Vacation

2020-10-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

King Willem-Alexander

The Dutch royal family has cut short a family holiday to Greece because of criticism they were taking part in “nonessential travel”.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 warnings, Greece tourism, Greece vacations, king Willem-Alexander, Netherlands tourists

All the Greece Travel News “Almost” Worth Reporting

2020-10-19 by Phil Butler

Empty Greek beach

October 19th, 2020 is a monumental day. It’s the first day in a decade Argophilia Travel News could not find news worth reporting.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Doh, German travelers, Germany travel, Greece 2020, Greece tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Greek vacation, Harry Theoharis, tours, TUI

Five Crete Stays Where You Can Still Manage the Perfect Vacation

2020-10-12 by Phil Butler

Aravanes and Amari

Crete is still one of the safest destinations for those wanting to travel. Here are five perfect choices for a restful vacation.

Tags: agrotourism, alternative Crete, Amari, Amari Valley, Aravanes, COVID-19 escapes, Crete escapes, Crete resorts, Daebelos Estate, Delina, Delina Mountain Resort, Dimitris Markakis, Ecotourism, Greece ecotourism, Greece tourism, Ioannis Skoulas, Lambros Papoutsakis, Maria Papoutsaki, Rethymno, SeaScape Luxury Residences, Thalori, Thalori Retreat, Thronos, Travellers Choice, TripAdvisor, Vassilis Petrodaskalakis

Greek Officials Announce 436 New Coronavirus Cases and Six Fatalities

2020-10-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Covid-19

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

The Tourism Story Nobody in Tourism Wants to Tell the World

2020-10-07 by Phil Butler

Gambling. This is what the world’s top leaders are up to where the coronavirus pandemic is concerned. Here’s a look at some facts.

Tags: coronavirus recovery, COVID-19, COVID-19 policy, Greece tourism, Greek coronavirus, Japan Coronavirus, Japanese strategies, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, pandemic playbook, SARS-CoV-2, Zeynep Tufekci

Greece Creates Certification Criteria and Seal for “Glamping”

2020-10-06 by Argophilia Travel News

Treehouses of Serenity

Greece’s Ministry of Tourism announced yesterday a new certification for businesses in Greece offering ‘glamping’ accommodation services.

Tags: camping, campsites, glamour camping, glamping, Greece camping, Greece Ministry of Tourism, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek Law 4688/2020, Greek travelers, hiking, luxury campsite, tourism, Treehouses of Serenity

COVID-19 Resurgence in Greece Stokes Second-Wave Fears

2020-09-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Navagio Beach

Greece is seeing a new spike in Covid-19 infections, mostly in Attica, that is stoking concerns the second wave of the pandemic will further cripple tourism and the country’s economy.

Tags: Greece, Greece COVID-19, Greece officials, Greece schools, Greece tourism

Greek Health Officials Say There are Enough ICU Beds for Now

2020-09-28 by Phil Butler

Covid-19

The Hellenic Intensive Care Society President Αnna Kotanidou assures citizens of enough ICU beds.

Tags: Coronavirus, coronavirus Greece, COVID lockdown, COVID restrictions, COVID-19, COVID-19 Greece, Greece lockdown, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, lockdown, travel

Greece Officials Showing Off in TUI Dog & Pony Show

2020-09-25 by Phil Butler

Dog and pony show

Greece seems to be caving in to pressure from German tour giant TUI to forge through a COVID 2nd wave and create off season bookings.

Tags: Greece lockdown, Greece tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Greek Prime Minister, Harry Theoharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, lockdown, Sebastian Ebel, Theoharis, travel stocks, TUI, TUI Group, TUI stocks

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