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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

AEGEAN Airlines: A Company Acts “Big” in Hard Times

2021-01-23 by Phil Butler

Aegean Airlines

The continuation of a travel horror story. Part II, the happy ending everyone wants. A happy ending to a customer relations nightmare.

Tags: Aegean, Aegean Airlines, AEGEAN customer service, airlines, Greece flights, Greece travel, Greek airlines, pandemic travel, senior citizens, senior travel, travel stories, United Airlines

ECDC Labels Greece at “Green” Status on COVID-19 Map

2020-12-26 by Argophilia Travel News

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The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has put Greece at condition green on its latest coronavirus map.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, ECDC, Europe coronavirus, Greece health, Greece travel, pandemic Greece, pandemic second wave, TESSy

Aegean to Offer More Direct International Flights to Greek Islands in 2021

2020-12-14 by Argophilia Travel News

Aegean Airlines

Greece’s Aegean Airlines announced last week enhancing its network operations with more direct international flights to the Greek islands.

Tags: Aegean Airlines, Aegean flights, Aegean travel, airlines, Greece flights, Greece islands, Greece travel, Greek Islands

Greece Cuts Traveler COVID-19 Quaranteen Time to 3 Days For Holidays

2020-12-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

Greek authorities have now reduced the mandatory quarantine time for incoming travelers to the country during the holiday season to only 3 days.

Tags: COVID-19, Greece quaranteen, Greece travel, Stelios Petsas, tourism

A Candid Look at Greece’s Bassakwards Tourism Industry

2020-11-18 by Phil Butler

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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

Thomas Cook CEO Says Greece is Winning in Current Sales

2020-10-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Santorini Sunset

Alan French, who’s the new head of Thomas Cook, says “Greece is currently the destination with the highest sales for our company.”

Tags: China tourism, China ventures, Chinese investments, Fosun Tourism, Greece bookings, Greece investments, Greece tours, Greece travel, Greece trips, Guo Guangchang, quarantine-free destinations, thomas cook

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 Travel Guidelines Update for Entry to Greece

2020-09-17 by Argophilia Travel News

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The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) has updated aviation directives (NOTAMs) to travel to Greece.

Tags: air travel, airlines, Greece flights, Greece travel, Greek tourism, HCAA, Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority

Tourism Minister Tells CNN He’s Proud Greece Reopened to Tourists

2020-09-04 by Phil Butler

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis says he’s proud of tourism season redux. Citizens not so proud with COVID-19 cases rising.

Tags: CNN, COVID-19 cases, Greece economy, Greece travel, Greek pandemic response, Greek Vacation 2020, Harry Theocharis, Harry Theoharis, Kethimerini, Politico, Richard Quest, tour operators, tourism industry, tourism minister, TUI, Visit Greece

Zakynthos Island Already Planning for 2021 Season

2020-08-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Navagio Beach

Last week the Zakynthos Island Hoteliers Association and Regional Governor Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou discussed the plan for 2021.

Tags: COVID-19, Greece 2021, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek Isles, Ionian Islands, Keri Village, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Zakynthos Island

Greece Doubles the Number of Israeli Tourists Allowed to Visit

2020-08-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

British tourists

Greece has announced the doubling of the number of Israeli tourists allowed to visit the country from 600 to 1,200 per week.

Tags: Aegean Airlines, COVID-19, Greece quaranteen, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece vacations, Israeli tourists, travel restrictions, Travel to Greece

Greece Βecomes An ECTAA Preferred Destination

2020-08-27 by Argophilia Travel News

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The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and ECTAA have agreed to make Greece the Preferred Destination.

Tags: ECTAA, GNTO, Greece attractions, Greece culture, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Pawel Niewiadomski, travel

Greece Tops U.S. List of Most Searched European Destinations

2020-08-21 by Argophilia Travel News

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Americans are still searching for their favorite destinations and Greece tops of desireable place in Europe.

Tags: American tourists, destinations, Greece, Greece 2020, Greece travel, top destinations, US tourists

Parties and Public Gatherings Banned in Mykonos and Halkidiki

2020-08-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Mykonos

The Greek authorities have now banned all parties and gatherings of more than 9 people for any reason on Mykonos and the region of Halkidiki.

Tags: COVID-19 restrictions, Greece travel, Greek Islands, Halkidiki, Mykonos, Mykonos parties

Greece Divvying Up Tourism Recovery Funds Before COVID-19 Is Done

2020-08-20 by Phil Butler

Manos Konsolas

Greek tourism stakeholders met earlier this week via teleconference to mull over the best ways to tap into €27.5 billion euros in EU rescue funding.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, EU recovery funds, Greece tourism, Greece travel, HAPCO, Lithuania travelers, Manos Konsolas, POX, Santorni, SEEN, sustainable tourism, travel agents, UK quarantine, Yiannis Retsos

Greece Extends Entry Ban for Non-EU Citizens

2020-08-13 by Argophilia Travel News

Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"

Greece officials have decided to postpone opening the country’s borders to visitors from outside the European Union.

Tags: coronavirus travel ban, COVID-19 bans, COVID-19 Travel Advisory, Greece tourism, Greece travel, travel ban

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

Stunning Greece Hotels Voted to 2020 Tripadvisor “Best of Best” Awards

2020-08-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Ikos Resorts

Tripadvisor has released the “Best of the Best” hotels based on pre-pandemic traveler reviews. Greece hotels feature prominently on the list.

Tags: Best of the Best, Greece 2020, Greece accomodations, Greece hotels, Greece resorts, Greece stays, Greece travel, Greece vacation, Ikos Dassia, TripAdvisor, TripAdvisor reviews

The U.S. State Department Issues Greece Travel Advisory

2020-08-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Knossos Tourists

The United States Department of State announced this week an advisory for Greece which urged U.S. citizens to reconsider plans for travel due to increasing cases of Covid-19.

Tags: COVID, COVID-19 Travel Advisory, Greece tourism, Greece travel, travel advisory, US citizens, US tourism, US travelers

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