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Greek Hoteliers Chafed Over COVID-19 Bookings Dive

2020-07-19 by Phil Butler

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The Hellenic Hoteliers Federation is calling for a unified approach in dealing with the negative booking impact caused by recent government actions.

Tags: Bulgaria border, Bulgarian tourists, Crete Hoteliers, Greece 2020, Greece bookings, Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greek Summer 2020, Greek Vacation 2020, Harry Theoharis, Hellenic Hoteliers Federation, Heraklion, POX, Promahonas border

Greece’s Tourism Minister On “What’s Next” for Summer 2020

2020-07-15 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis announced this week the next steps Greece will take in its effort to open to tourism this summer.

Tags: COVID-19, Greece tourism, Greece travlers, GreekSummer2020, Harry Theoharis, Sweden travelers, tourism minister, Tourism Ministry

Greek Summer 2020 Hits First Big COVID-19 Snag

2020-07-11 by Phil Butler

Greece’s reopening has already hit a major snag according to public health officials. A resurgence of COVID-19 cases could spell disaster.

Tags: Brookings Institute, Bulgaria tourists, COVID-19, Greece borders, Greece opening, Greece travel, Greek Summer 2020, Greek Vacation 2020, Harry Theoharis, Hellenic Health Ministry, Romanian tourists, second wave, Serbia COVID cases

Greece’s Tourism Boss Says Covid-19 Entry Testing Proving Effective

2020-07-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Minister of Tourism Harry Theoharis, the targeted Covid-19 testing being conducted at entry points across Greece has been effective.

Tags: Association of Greek Regions, COVID testing, Destination Greece Health First, Endless Greek Summer, Greece borders, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, tourism, tourism minister

Greece’s Tourism Minister Sets Mid-July Date for UK Open Travel

2020-07-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Greece’s Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis announced this past week that Greece may be ready to welcome British travelers by mid-July.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, EU pandemic, EU Travel, Greece tourism, Greece travelers, Greece vacation, GreekVacations2020, Harry Theoharis, Summer 2020, UK tourists, UK travelers

Here We Go: TUI and Greece to Set “Strategic” Partnership

2020-06-30 by Phil Butler

Amalfi Beach

Tourism Μinister Haris Theocharis will announce a special agreement with the largest travel organizer in the world, TUI Group.

Tags: Alexei Mordashov, All-inclusive, Harry Theoharis, Sustainable Crete, sustainable tourism, Thomas Ellerbeck, travel industry, TUI, TUI Crete, TUI Group

2020 Certainly Is the Time for “A Greek Summer State of Mind”

2020-06-08 by Phil Butler

Greek Summer

Greece’s tourism ministry released a new campaign “A Greek Summer State of Mind”, which is all the more necessary because of COVID-19.

Tags: GNTO, Greece, Greece 2020, Greece tourism, Greece vacation, Greek Tourism Ministry, Harry Theoharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Marketing Greece

Greece’s Theoharis Says, “We Want to Be Ready to Welcome Every Tourist”

2020-06-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Harry Theoharis told a TV audience every part of his country will have the full capacity to deal with coronavirus cases.

Tags: EASA, Greece 2020, Greece coronavirus, Greece flights, Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece vacations, Greek government, Harry Theoharis, travel advisory, travel safety

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

Greece Authorities Set Tourism “Risk Zones” for Vacation 2020 Reboot

2020-05-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Crete's Balos Lagoon

Greece’s moves to rescue the 2020 holiday season will be to begin implementing broad-reaching measures including three “risk zones”.

Tags: COVID-19, Greece holiday, Greece vacation, Greece visit, Harry Theoharis, hotels, pandemic, risk zones, Theoharis, Tourism 2020, Vacation 2020

Greek Tourism Ministry Releases Directions for Hotels to Reopen

2020-05-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Ministry of Tourism has announced comprehensive and detailed guidelines for hotels and other businesses to reopen.

Tags: Athens hotels, COVID-19, Greece hotels, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, Greece vacations, Harry Theoharis, hotels, pandemic restrictions, Tourism 2020, Tourism Ministry

Greece Releases Tourism 2020 List – UK Not On It

2020-05-22 by Phil Butler

Knossos Tourists

Greece announces the countries so far allowed to vactation in the country in mid-summer 2020, and the United Kingdom does not make the list.

Tags: according to Athens, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Crete tourism, Crete vacation, Greece tourism, Greece vacations, Harry Theoharis, International Travel, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, lected, pandemic, pendemic response, UK vacationers, United Kingdom

Greece Anticipates Brit and German Tourists for Summer of 2020

2020-05-12 by Phil Butler

Agia Roumeli Coast

Greece’s Minister of Tourism Harry Theoharis is courting German and British tourists to help rescue Summer 2020.

Tags: Agia Roumeli, Anemos Grand Luxury Resort, Bild am Sonntag, coronavirus Greece, crete, Crete resorts, Crete tourism, Eliros Mare Hotel, German tourists, Greece resorts, Greece tours, Harry Theoharis, Lefteris Vantarakis, Mythos Palace, South of Crete, Tourism Ministry

A Thin Light Shines On Greek Hotels From Beyond the Pandemic Tunnel

2020-05-04 by Phil Butler

Minas Liapakis

The pandemic is destroying the businesses of countless Greeks. There are some bright points, however, for those capable of taking advantage.

Tags: EyeWide, EyeWide Digital Marketing, EyeWide Digital Marketing Agency, Greece hospitality, Greece tourism, Greek hotels, Harry Theoharis, hotels marketing, Minas Liapakis, RevPAR, tourism, tourism minister

2020: The Greece Tourism Season That Never Took Off

2020-04-26 by Phil Butler

Hersonissos

Greek Minister of Tourism Haris Theocharis thinks the country will welcome visitors by July. The world economy does not support his theory.

Tags: 2020 tourism, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Great Depression, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, Health passports, IMF, NSETE, research, tourism, world economy

Is Greece’s Tourism Future Drowning in a COVID-19 Tsunami?

2020-04-11 by Phil Butler

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Here’s a story of brilliant Greek swimmers caught in a brutal coronavirus pandemic’s undertow. It’s to wake up and witness a new way.

Tags: crete, Harry Theoharis, Incredible Crete, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Marketing Greece, SETE, Theoharis, Visit Greece, Yiannis Retsos

Greek Tourism Minister Theoharis Addresses Coronavirus Effects

2020-03-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Acropolis

The Greek ministries of economy, development, and tourism are looking at measures to support business owners affected by Covid-19 outbreak.

Tags: COVID-19, Greece bookings, Greece tourism, Greek economy, Harry Theoharis, Theoharis, tourism minister, viral outbreak

Greece Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis Steers Toward Sustainability

2020-01-03 by Phil Butler

Greek flag

Just maybe, 2020 will be the year Greece sets sail for a sustainable economy and future. It all depends on Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis.

Tags: AirBnb, Bluehouse Capital, Constantine Michalos, Fais Group, Fraport, GNTO, Greece, Greece privatizations, Greece tourism, Greek hotels, Harry Theoharis, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, HomeAway, Next Is Now, Next Is Now Forum, short-term rentals, Sustainable Greece, tourism minister

Greek Tourism Minister Theoharis Sees Growth on 2020 Horizon

2019-12-05 by Phil Butler

Pylos Marina

Greece’s Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said this week he expects to see positive signs for 2020 given 2019 revenue and Greece’s appeal to new source markets.

Tags: cruising Greece, Greece marinas, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, Itea Marina, Kalamata Pylos, Nafplio, Tourism Greece, yachting

Crete Gets Tourism Ministry Support for Special Interest Travel Segment

2019-11-15 by Argophilia Travel News

Tholos Beach

Greece’s Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis has offered support for the Region of Crete to develop special interest tourism products.

Tags: Crete tourism, Crete tours, Crete travel, Governor Stavros Arnaoutakis, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, tourism, tourism minister

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