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Tourism in Greece

Greece’s Culture Ministry Sets Summer Hours for Historic Sites

2021-04-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Knossos Tourists

Greece’s Ministry of Culture has announced the Summer hours for archaeological sites and museums across the country.

Tags: culture, Greece, Greece archeology, Greece attractions, Greece history, Greece museums, Greek culture, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

“Remain Calm” Greek Ministers Have “Everything” Under Control

2021-04-03 by Phil Butler

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The people of Crete are weary of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and the seeming inability of Greek leadership to protect them.

Tags: Corporate Watch, COVID vaccine, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, Harry Theoharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mitsotakis administration, Summer 2021, third wave, Tourism in Greece, Tourism Minister Theoharis, TUI

Tour Operators Turn Trollish Over Critical COVID Conditions

2021-03-29 by Phil Butler

Tourism Trolls

The convergence of coronavirus vaccine necessity and marketing practice reveal just how desperate the tourism situation is in the EU.

Tags: Austrian tours companies, Coronavirus vaccine, COVID vaccine, Facebook groups, Greece tourism, Greece vaccine rollout, Hungary border, Open Tourism, Serbia vaccine, Tourism in Greece, tourism industry

News Flash: Healthy Romanians to Visit Sick Greeks for Easter

2021-03-22 by Phil Butler

Theoharis in Bucharest

Romania and Greece are keen to set up a travel arrangement for vaccinated travelers using their own vaccine certificates. What can go wrong?

Tags: Greece, Greece coronavirus, Greece vaccine, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Mitsotakis, Romania coronavirus, Romania vaccine, Theoharis, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Greece Launches Restructure Process – Families Businesses On the Brink

2021-03-08 by Phil Butler

Naxos taverna

Greece is instituting a new restructuring process for businesses in debt. SMEs question the scope of the Athens initiative.

Tags: Giannis Chatzitheodosiou, Greece, Greece COVID-19, Greece recovery, Greek destinations, Greek economy, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, POESE, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Greece Tourism’s Strategic Agenda to Be Accelerated

2021-01-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said the ministry will accelerate the government’s strategic program for 2021.

Tags: Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Minister Harry Theoharis, pandemic, pandemic second wave, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Study Reveals Two in Three Americans Are Planning Trips After H1 of 2021

2020-12-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Longwoods International logo

A new Longwoods International tracking study of American travelers reveals that almost two-thirds are planning for no travel before the summer of 2021.

Tags: American tourists, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Longwoods International, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

UNWTO Meetup Brings Tourism Sector Together to Plan for the future

2020-11-09 by Argophilia Travel News

UNWTO

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is recently brought travel leaders from around the world together for high-level talks aimed at strengthening cooperation between the public and private sectors.

Tags: Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, tourism, Tourism in Greece, travel, Travel to Greece

Greece Records 790 New Covid-19 Infections and 10 Fatalities

2020-10-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Greek officials confirmed 790 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, of which 76 relate to known clusters, and 29 were via entry points.

Tags: Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Cyprus Tourist Arrivals Drop 83.4% in September 2020

2020-10-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Paphos, Cyprus

Arrivals of tourists to Cyprus were only 87,334 in September 2020 compared to 524,707 in September 2019, a decrease of 83.4%.

Tags: Cyprus destinations, Cyprus hospitality, Cyprus Ministry of Tourism, Cyprus tourism, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, tourism, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Greek Officials Announce 411 New COVID-19 Cases in One Day

2020-10-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Covid-19

The National Organization of Public Health (EODY) of Greece announced 411 new cases of Covid-19 in the country

Tags: Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Actress Jennifer Lopez Pulls Off Incognito Crete Holiday

2020-08-18 by Argophilia Travel News

Jennifer Lopez

Last week actress and singer Jennifer Lopez was discovered secretly vacationing on Crete with her longtime friend.

Tags: Agios Nikolaos, celebrity travel, Elounda, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Jennifer Lopez, JLo, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece, VIP Crete

A New Spike in Coronavirus Cases Has Greek Authorities On Alert

2020-08-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

Greece officials are concerned over 110 confirmed coronavirus cases. This was the highest total of new cases since the lockdown.

Tags: Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Google Data Shows Greece As a Top Destination for Americans in 2021

2020-07-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Google data shows Greece is now the third most popular destination for Americans in 2021.

Tags: Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Greece COVID-19 Update: Uptick in Cases Holding Steady

2020-07-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

British tourists

Greece’s General Secretariat for Civil Protection has reported that of the 18,264 international tourists arriving, only five tested positive.

Tags: Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

EC Approves €1.14 Billion in COVID-19 Support Funds for Greece

2020-07-15 by Argophilia Travel News

European Commission

Some 90,000 small and medium-sized businesses in Greece will now be able to access €1.14 billion euros released this week by the European Commission to address the impact of Covid-19.

Tags: EU Funding, Greece, Greece economy, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, pandemic response, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Greece Officials Acknowledge Imported Covid-19 Incidents Under Control

2020-07-10 by Argophilia Travel News

Covid-19

Greece’s government has reported that there have been imported cases of COVID-19, but that the situation is well under control.

Tags: Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, reece, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Greece Records No Fatalities and Only 28 Covid-19 Friday

2020-07-04 by Argophilia Travel News

First TUI flight

Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported yesterday no fatalities and only 28 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hour period. The number brings the total number of cases in Greece since the onset of the pandemic to 3,486. Also in the news, from the grand total of tests, 27,416 were carried […]

Tags: COVID-19 cases, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek pandemic response, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Crisis Management Minister Hardialias Checks COVID Preparedness

2020-06-27 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Nikos Hardalias

Crises Management Minister Nikos Hardialias visited Corfu airport last week on a continuing tour or regional airport hubs.

Tags: Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Nikos Hardialias, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Greece to Take Care of Cost of Coronavirus-infected Tourists

2020-06-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

American tourist at Oia village

Officials in Greece have announced the country will cover the cost of treatment for any tourists who test positive for Covid-19 while visiting.

Tags: Athens travel, Greece, Greece hotels, Greece summer, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece vacation, Greece visits, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Stelios Petsas, Tourism in Greece

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