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World Travel & Tourism Council

Greece Summer 2021: Let the Big Gamble Sink In

2021-05-12 by Phil Butler

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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?

Tags: Amber Countries, American tourists, ForwardKeys, Greece hotels, Greek destinations, Harry Theoharis, New Democracy, tourism, TUI, TUI stocks, UK tourists, UK travelers, World Travel & Tourism Council

The WTTC Reports On the Future of Travel & Tourism Post-COVID

2020-09-29 by Argophilia Travel News

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The World Travel & Tourism Council [WTTC] has just released a new report that examines the implications of trends for each of four key Travel & Tourism stakeholders groups: travellers, businesses, workforce, and communities.

Tags: 2020 economy, 2020 revenue, COVID vaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 economics, hospitality, Oliver Wyman, pandemic, travel and tourism, World Travel & Tourism Council, WTTC, WTTC report

WTTC Highlights Tourism’s Importance to Russian Economy

2012-10-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The importance of Russia’s travel and tourism industry to its economy was recently underlined in a new report by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which showed that it has now become even more important than the country’s highly prized chemical and automotive industries.

Tags: David Scowsill, Russia tourism, Russia travel, Russia travel and tourism, travel and tourism, World Travel & Tourism Council, WTTC

Hungary President Schmitt Endorses Global Leaders for Tourism Campaign

2011-05-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Tourism plays a key part in local economies and job development, say Global Leaders for Tourism organizers

Hungarian President Pal Schmitt last week became one of the first European leaders to sign up for the joint World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) and World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Global Leaders for Tourism Campaign. Earlier this month, President Schmitt had been presented with a letter from the UNTWO Secretary General Taleb Rifai, which stressed […]

Tags: David Scowsill, Global Leaders for Tourism, Hungary President, Pal Schmitt, Taleb Rifai, UNTWO Secretary General, UNWTO, World Tourism Organization, World Travel & Tourism Council, WTTC

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The Last Chestnuts of Crete Are Calling for Help

2025-11-13 By Mihaela Lica Butler

The future of the Cretan chestnut is at risk, as experts warn of genetic loss, aging trees, and the threat of incoming pathogens.

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Mantinada: Where the Heart Sings in Fifteen Syllables

2025-11-13 By Mihaela Lica Butler

A deep exploration of the Cretan mantinada, tracing its history, musical roots, poetic form, and enduring role in island culture through example and tradition.

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Apokoronas Christmas Charity Bazaar Date Announced

2025-11-13 By Arthur Butler

Apokoronas hosts its annual Christmas Charity Bazaar on December 7, 2025, at Vamou’s Indoor Gym.

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Papoura Hill Returns to the Spotlight on Sunday

2025-11-13 By Victoria Udrea

An event to present the identity of the Minoan Monument on Popoura Hill is organized by the Municipality of Minoa Pediada on Sunday, November 16.

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Crete Divided Into Five Tourism Zones

2025-11-13 By Mihaela Lica Butler

There is nothing more reassuring than watching politicians take a problem as old as Greek tourism itself, wrap it in a fresh velvet ribbon, label it “New Special Spatial Framework for Tourism,” and pretend they have just invented the wheel. Enter the latest communiqué from the Ministry of Environment and Energy responding to PASOK–KINAL MP […]

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