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Greece Tourism Receipts on Record Breaking Track for 2023

2023-06-21 by Phil Butler

Greece courtesy Pixabay

According to the latest data from the Bank of Greece, January-April 2023, non-resident traveler arrivals increased by 52.5%.

Tags: AirDNA, Bank of Greece, GNTO, Greece, Greece arrivals, Greece tourism, Greece tourism receipts, Greece tourists, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, UK travelers, US tourists

Germany Restricts Travel From Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands

2021-11-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Brandenburg Airport

Unvaccinated and unrecovered travellers from Belgium, Greece, Iceland, and the Netherlands will face tighter rules when arriving in Germany.

Tags: COVID restrictions, germany, Germany travel, Greece flights, Greece tourists, high risk, travel advisory, travel restrictions

South Aegean Islands Set Record Visitors Numbers for October

2021-11-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Mykonos Blu

The South Aegean islands region welcomed more visitors than ever before for October with more than 3 million travelers.

Tags: 2021 travel, Aegean islands, COVID Pandemic, Greece tourists, Greece travel, post pandemic, pre-pandemic, Santorini tourists, South Aegean Islands

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

United Airlines Adds New Flights to Croatia, Greece, and Iceland

2021-04-20 by Argophilia Travel News

United Airlines

United has just announced new flights to Croatia, Greece, and Iceland in a restart after the pandemic grounded most airlines.

Tags: COVID restart, Croatia flights, Greece flights, Greece tourists, Greece travel, Iceland flights, United Airlines

Trivago Data Shows Brits Ready to Gtf Outta Britain for Vacations

2021-02-09 by Argophilia Travel News

women traveler

A recent survey conducted by leading travel platform Trivago shows that 40% of Britons will do anything for a vacation.

Tags: Britain flights, British tourists, Greece tourists, pandemic effects, target markets, travel market, Travel to Greece, Trivago, vacation woes

Russian Travelers Can Fly to Greece Beginning February 8th

2021-02-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Aeroflot flight attendant

Starting February 8th, the Russian Federation will resume flights to Greece and Singapore, according to Itar-Tass news agency.

Tags: epidemiological situation, EU countries, Greece tourists, Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, lockdown, NOTAM, russia flights, Russian tourists, Russian travelers

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 Puts Halt On Flights from Barcelona and Greater Catalonia

2020-08-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Nikos Hardalias

Greece has temporarily banned passenger flights arriving from Barcelona and the wider region of Catalonia.

Tags: Greece COVID-19, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Nikos Hardalias, Spain travelers, spanish tourists, travel restrictions

Greece Remains on UK’s ‘Safe List’ for Travel – For Now

2020-08-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Myrtos Beach

Greece remains, for the time being, on UK’s quarantine-free list of countries for to and from travel.

Tags: Greece safety, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greece travelers, safe destinations, UK tourists, UK travelers, Visit Greece

Greece Extends Covid-19 Rules for Baches Until July 31

2020-07-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Kommos Beach Crete

Greek authorities have announced the extension of Covid-19 measures on organized beaches through to the end of July.

Tags: Greece, Greece COVID-19, Greece tourists, Greece vacation, pandemic, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotaki, reopening Greece, tourism

New Protocols for Greece Travel from Civil Protection Authority

2020-06-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Greek tavern

Starting July 1, Greek officials will ask visitors to the country to carry out the necessary diagnostic screening and provide location data.

Tags: Civil Protection Authority, COVID-19, Greece flghts, Greece regulations, Greece tourists, Greece travel, health measures, pandemic regulations, PLF, travel data

Alitalia Resumes Rome to Athens Flights Starting July 1st

2020-06-13 by Argophilia Travel News

Alitalia

Alitalia has just announced the resumption of flights from Rome Fiumicino to Athens International Airport (AIA) starting July 1st.

Tags: Alitalia, Athens bookings, Athens flights, Athens tours, Greece 2020, Greece tourists, Greece vacation, Italy flights

Irish Times “Spot On” With Greece Tourism Anxieties Story

2020-06-02 by Phil Butler

Heraklion Center

A story this week on the Irish Times Richard Pine frames Greece’s reopening to tourism through the filtered light of skepticism.

Tags: COVID-19, Germany tourists, Grecotel, Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greek Tourism Ministry, Irish Times, Maria Daskalantonaki, Richard Pine, tourism

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