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Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The Tourism Story Nobody in Tourism Wants to Tell the World

Gambling. This is what the world's top leaders are up to where the coronavirus pandemic is concerned. Here's a look…

Greece Officials Showing Off in TUI Dog & Pony Show

Greece seems to be caving in to pressure from German tour giant TUI to forge through a COVID 2nd wave…

Greece Moves to Ban All Single-Use Plastics by July 2021

Greece is advancing on plans to ban single-use plastics by July, 2021. A new law targets unsustainable practices.

Tom Hanks and Wife Rita Wilson Are Proud Greek Citizens Now

Just to show you how cool Greece is, legendary actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are now Greek…

SETE Chief & Greek PM Agree: Greece Needs “Mature” Tourism Strategy

Greece's PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and SETE President Yiannis Retsos discussed creating a 10-year strategic tourism development plan.

Santorini Will Set Up First-Ever DMO in Greece

This week, the South Aegean Region Governor George Hadzimarkos announced the establishment of the first-ever Greek DMO for Santorini.

Greece’s Tourism Minister Reveals New “Visit Greece” App

A tech-helper sponsored by Eurobank and Mastercard, the Visit Greece app was just unveiled by Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis.

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

Greece's tourism ministry released a new campaign "A Greek Summer State of Mind", which is all the more necessary because…

Greece to Take Care of Cost of Coronavirus-infected Tourists

Officials in Greece have announced the country will cover the cost of treatment for any tourists who test positive for…

Greece’s PM Mitsotakis Welcomes “Ambitious” EU Proposal

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis commented yesterday on a European Commission recovery plan he says will benefit Greece and Europe.

Greece Releases Tourism 2020 List – UK Not On It

Greece announces the countries so far allowed to vactation in the country in mid-summer 2020, and the United Kingdom does…

European Council Puts SURE Job Safety Net in Place

The European Council has approved the EU's SURE scheme to protect thousands of workers at risk because of the coronavirus…

Greece’s Prime Minister Morphs Into a True Leader

Greece, once called the "punching bag" of Europe, now leads the way progressing into "next".

TUI Pushing Hard for Early Tourism Invasion of Greece

This week in Greece, citizens are emerging from a weeks long lockdown. Meanwhile, TUI and other big travel businesses push…

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis Announces Coronavirus Restrictions Easing

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced that the nationwide coronavirus lockdown is to be gradually lifted as of May…

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

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

Greece Officials Close Most Hotels Over Coronavirus

The Greek government has ordered the closure of all the country’s year-round hotels, in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19)…

Greece’s March 25th Parades Cancelled Due to COVID-19

Greek regional governors and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis have decided to cancel the parades for the March 25 holiday.

Greece Gets UNWTO Support for Sustainable Tourism Effort

The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) met with the Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism of Greece last week in…

Royal Caribbean Lines Looks at More Greece Cruises

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and executives of Royal Caribbean Cruises looking at ways of boosting Greece cruises.