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US Airline Shows Keen Interest in Greece Vacation Flights

2020-05-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Greece travel

Minister Theoharis also said people inside and outside Greece have sent the message that the opening of tourism is very important.

Tags: Athens flights, COVID-19 Greece, Greece holidays, Greece tourism, Greek travel, Harry Theoharis, holidays 2020, US airlines

Greek Hoteliers Ready to Acclimate to “New Normal” After COVID-19

2020-05-08 by Phil Butler

Georgioupolis Beach

Greece’s major hotel chains are looking at proactive plans for booking rooms in order to create a natural social-distancing atmosphere.

Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Greece 2020, Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greek travel, hotels, Mitsotakis

Wizz Air Announces Routes from London-Luton to Greece

2020-05-07 by Delia Gavrilescu

The low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced its newest routes from London-Luton to Greece and other destinations for this summer.

Tags: airlines, Coronavirus, Greece arrivals, Greece flights, Greece tourism market, Greek travel, London flights, Wizz Air

SETE Calls for Emergency Measures Over Covid-19 Pandemic

2020-03-13 by Argophilia Travel News

COVID-19

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has called on the Greek government to implement a series of COVID-19 related emergency measures.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, economic emergency, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek tours, Greek travel, hotels, SETE, tourism, travel ban, travel emergency

Greek Tourism Minister Theoharis Pushing Direct Athens-Boston Air Link

2019-12-14 by Argophilia Travel News

Visit Greece logo

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis was in Boston this week discussing the possible creation of more solid airline linkages.

Tags: Boston to Athens, Boston tourists, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek travel, Kayak, Theoharis, Tourism Minister of Greece, TripAdvisor

Athens Becomes Top European City Break Destination

2019-11-29 by Argophilia Travel News

The Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (InSETE), aays Athens is becoming a leading European city break destination.

Tags: Athens, Athens travelers, city breaks, Greece cities, Greece destinations, Greece tourism, Greek capital, Greek tourists, Greek travel, INSETE, tourism to Greece

Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis Lays Out Ten-Year Plan

2019-11-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Haris Theocharis

Tourism Minister Haris Theocharis previews ten-year plan for tourism in Greece focused on quality, sustainability and authenticity.

Tags: Greece tourism, Greece tours, Greece travel, Greek travel, Haris Theocharis, Harry Theoharis, Theoharis

INSETE Frames Greece’s Prime Tourism Woes

2019-05-24 by Phil Butler

According to figures compiled by INSETE, per capita spending by holidaymakers to Greece has declined drastically these last 15 years.

Tags: Greece tourism, Greek travel, Greek visitors, Ilias Kikilias, INSETE, Luxury Villa Omikron, prime tourism, tourism marketing

Visitors to Greek Museums and Archaeological Sites Boomed in 2018

2019-04-16 by Delia Gavrilescu

Knossos

According to a new survey by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) the number of visitors to Greek museums and archaeological sites saw incredible increases as of 2018.

Tags: Acropolis Museum, Delphi Archaeological Museum, ELSTAT, Greece, Greece archeology, Greek museums, Greek tourism, Greek travel, Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Greece Switches On Registry for Short-term Rentals

2018-09-03 by Argophilia Travel News

Greece villa

Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) has announced an electronic registry so property owners leasing their homes as short-term rentals can do so online.

Tags: AADE, AirBnb, Greece, Greece regulations, Greece stays, Greek tourism, Greek travel

Greek Commerce Body Says Tourism Doesn’t Boost Retail

2018-08-23 by Argophilia Travel News

25th August Street

Despite the expansion of the Greek tourism sector, the growing inflow of tourists has failed to stimulate trade, according to findings released by the Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE).

Tags: ESEE, Greece, Greece economy, Greece travel, Greek commerce, Greek debt, Greek tourism, Greek travel, INEMY, tourism, tourism revenue

ELSTAT: Greece Sees High Rise in 2017 Tourist Arrivals, Overnight Stays

2018-07-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Greece art

A significant increase was recorded in arrivals and overnight stays in hotels, similar establishments and tourist campsites in Greece last year compared to 2016, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Monday.

Tags: ELSTAT, Greece 2018, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greece travel, Greek travel

Airlines Forced to Reschedule Greece Flights Over Strikes

2018-01-15 by Argophilia Travel News

The most recent strike of public transport employees, as well as sailors and doctors, has caused airlines like Russia’s Aeroflot to reschedule or even cancel flights. And another strike of subway workers, bus drivers, tram and trolleybuses, is expected today.

Tags: Aegean Airliines, aeroflot, Greece, Greece austerity, Greece debt, Greek austerity, Greek travel, IMF, strikes

Greece Becomes Favored Russian Tourism Destination

2016-05-11 by Phil Butler

Oleg Safonov

The head of Russia’s Federal Tourism Agency, Oleg Safonov says Greece may became the leader in bookings from Russians, by the end of 2016. According to Safonov, the flow of tourist from Russia to Greece may exceed 1 million before year’s end.

Tags: Elena Kountoura, GNTO, Greece tourism, Greek travel, Oleg Safonov, Russia tourists, Russia travelers

AEGEAN Air Relays Olympic Flame of Hope

2014-09-10 by Delia Gavrilescu

The Special Olympics Hellas Greek Team before the departure for Brussels.

The “Flame of Hope” has taken off for Brussels via AEGEAN Airlines A3620 after having visited the Greek cities of Komotini, Kavala, Thasos, Thessaloniki and Athens.

Tags: Aegean, airlines, Dimitris Gerogiannis, Greek team, Greek travel, Olympics, Special Olympics

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