tourism

Greece’s Kikilias With the Latest “Ahem” Provocation

2021-10-22 by Phil Butler

Greece’s new tourism minister is different from the old one, he’s taller. The narrative is the same, the goals the same, and the piper too.

2021-08-30 by Phil Butler

With wide swaths of Greece burnt to a crisp, and COVID still rampaging across the country, some Greek leaders seem to think they are gods.

2021-08-06 by Phil Butler

COVID, the waves, the Delta variant, heat waves, wildfires, mediocre leaders, Greece is set for Armageddon.

2021-07-27 by Phil Butler

Cyprus’ tourism ministry launches a reboot/rebrand to remind people to “Love Cyprus” again. A new logo and new experiences are in the mix.

2021-07-22 by Phil Butler

Despite revelers ignoring rules and the uptick of COVID cases on Mykonos Island, Greek officials still bullhorn positive tourist numbers.

Greece’s Tourism Minister has welcomed Germany’s decision to relax travel restrictions to Greece during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Greece Deputy Minister for Civil Protection & Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias says music now allowed at many cafes and restaurants.

The UNWTO Confidence Index reveals signs there is an incremental increase in confidence traveler numbers will grow in 2021.

2021-05-13 by Phil Butler

The reopening of Greece to travelers has brought praise from economists and the WTTC, but on Crete leaders say the people have been let down.

2021-05-12 by Phil Butler

Greece’s Tourism Minister says Greece will be on the UK’s “Green List” soon, but will it be too late for that Greece summer to remember?

2021-04-14 by Phil Butler

Greek decision makers are chest bumping one another over the COVID response. Meanwhile, the system is badly broken.

2021-03-19 by Phil Butler

Greek political and business leadership launches cartoonish tourism PR campaign in the midst of record COVID-19 cases.

Greece’s Tourism Minister Theoharis says British nationals will be allowed into Greece during the summer without vaccine.

GBTA poll finds COVID-19 vaccine is a game changer for rebooting travel in 2021 via a poll conducted by the organzation.

Azerbaijan’s state-run tourism organization, the Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB), has launched a website to promote the Karabakh region.