Greece
Environment
Greek Tourism Ministry Issues Earthquake Protection Instructions for Tourists
Greece's Tourism Minister Charis Theocharis and Deputy Tourism Minister Manos Konsolas have released a set of earthquake instructions for tourists, after meeting with tourism industry officials on Friday.
The tourism ministry's action follows the earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter...
Greece
Greek Tourism Ministry Will Remove Nazi Olympics Footage
The Greek Ministry of Tourism has been forced to re-edit a tourism video unveiled in London this week because it contained footage of the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin under Hitler.
The clip depicting the torch lighting ceremony at the...
Greece
Tourism Ministry Tables Bill for Promoting Services with less Bureaucracy
A bill supporting entrepreneurship and resolving long-term issues in the tourism sector was tabled by the Tourism Ministry in Parliament, under the title "Simplification of procedures to strengthen tourism entrepreneurship, the restructuring of the Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT)...
Greece
Tourism Ministry Signs Agreement for Better Access by Disabled
The president of the National Confederation of Persons with Disability (ESAmeA) Ioannis Vardakastanis on Friday signed a cooperation protocol with Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni, which seeks to secure equal access to cultural, leisure, recreational and sporting activities in Greece...
Greece
Tourism Ministry's New Promotional Program: "Athens Every Week"
The Culture and Tourism Ministry plans to turn the world’s attention to Athens through a new promotional program called: “Athens Every Week”.
The presentation of the programme was made by Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos during the annual general...
Greece
Maritime Affairs, Islands & Fishing Ministry Boosts Fishing Tourism Sector
The Maritime Affairs, Islands and Fishing ministry intends[...]
Economy
Ministry Of Culture & Tourism Launches "Green Tourism" Programme
Subsidies for “green” hotels would reach 45%, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The department stated this on the occasion of the launch of “Green Tourism” programme, which is subsidized by the National Strategic Reference Framework...
Greece
Greece and China Sign Deal to Boost Tourism
Greece and China signed a deal on Monday with the goal of strengthening tourism between the two countries in the future.
Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and Xiao Junzheng, the Chinese Ambassador to Greece, signed the deal in Athens.
The joint...
Greece
“Greekend” Tourism Campaign Touts Greece as City Break Destination
A new tourism campaign featuring the portmanteau "Greekend" from the Greek National Tourism Organization seeks to court European travelers to take weekend trips to the country.
Citing the country's beautiful weather and ancient sites, the latest ad campaign promotes Athens...
Business
Greek Tourism Rebounds in 2021 as Visitors Flock to Destinations
The Tourism Minister of Greece Haris Theoharis declared on Friday that Greek tourism, thanks to both foreign and Greek travelers, has been given a "vote of confidence in the Greek summer."
Tourists have flocked to many Greek destinations over the...
Business
Greek Minister Theoharis Stresses Need for Safety, Year-Round Tourism
"Our goal is a 12-month tourism model for Greece," Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis said on Tuesday in a conference with the Patras newspaper Gnomi.
"The crucial decisions taken by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis proved that our country moved immediately...
Greece
Greece Prepares for Next Phase of Opening Up to Tourism on July 1
Greek officials are making last-minute inspections at airports and ports to ensure all safety measures are in place as the country prepares to enter the next phase of opening up on July 1.
On that day, Greece will open a...
Diplomacy
Greece Calls on Australia, Six Other Nations to Create Corridor for Tourism
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis participated in a video conference with seven other heads of state on Thursday, during which he proposed the creation of "safe corridors" which will allow the movement of travelers after the current coronavirus restrictions are...
Greece
Greek Government Draws Up Roadmap for Reopening Tourism
"The tourism experience this summer may be slightly different from what you’ve had in previous years...(but) you can still get a fantastic experience in Greece, provided that the global epidemic is on a downward path," Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos...
Greece
Greece Banks on Tourists Arriving Overland to Save Tourism Season
Greece hopes that travelers arriving overland will soften the blow to tourism this season as traditional markets remain closed due to coronavirus restrictions.
Tourism Minister Haris Theocharis said on Saturday that "overland tourism will recover faster so the conditions must...