Barack and Michelle Obama to holiday in Greek island of Paros ahead of SNF Nostos
Former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will holiday on the Greek island of Paros, its mayor confirmed on Friday. According to the mayor, Paros has seen increased activity with dozens of Secret Service members of Obama’s security detail on the island. The local coast guard and police forces are also on alert. […]
Angela Gerekou: Advance bookings signal a good summer for tourism
Gerekou added that “the tourist season has extended, while there is an increase in air seats and flights.” “Tourism is performing well and pre-bookings show that we will have a very good summer,” Angela Gerekou, president of the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO), said in an interview with “Naftemporiki” TV. Gerekou added that “the tourist […]
Qatar Airways connects Doha with Mykonos
Qatar Airways announced the resumption of its summer route between Doha and Mykonos operated by Airbus A320s four times a week, Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Qatar Airways celebrates the fifth anniversary since the launch of its flights between Doha and Mykonos. The first flight at the Mykonos International Airport was on May 30, 2018 […]
Tourism exists, but not the increase we expected
From overoptimism and “we won’t know where to put so many tourists this year”, we reached the offers. With different expectations, the season started in Crete and it is developing differently, this is what the operators of the sector say, who now keep a smaller basket to put the tourist receipts. Giorgos Sfakianakis, president of […]
The Swedes choose the islands of Cyclades for this summer
The popular travel magazine Vagabond proposes the islands of Cyclades to the Swedish travellers for their holidays this summer in the context of a dynamic promotion programme of the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) office in Scandinavia https://www.vagabond.se/partner/oluffa-i-grekland-8-oar-du-inte-far-missa. On the top of the list is the island of Naxos which is the largest island of […]
UK to remove Portugal from safe travel list in blow for airlines – BBC
LONDON: Britain is set to remove Portugal from its quarantine-free travel list and no new countries will be added, the BBC reported, essentially shutting down the UK’s leisure travel market once again in a hammer blow for airlines. Britain relaunched travel on May 17 following more than four months of lockdown, with Portugal the only […]
EU approves 800 mln euros program for the support of Greek tourism sector
Athens: The European Commission on Tuesday approved, under EU State aid rules, an 800 million euros Greek scheme to support companies active in tourism affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid temporary framework. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “This 800 million euros Greek scheme […]
Greek, Saudi Tourism Mins agree to boost tourism flows and investments, at Riyadh meeting
Athens: The Tourism Ministers of Greece and Saudi Arabia agreed to the mutual recognition of national vaccination certificates on Thursday, in the context of the “Tourism Recovery Summit” held in Riyadh since Wednesday. Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and his Saudi counterpart Ahmed Al Khateeb also signed an agreement for closer collaborations and for promoting joint […]
Tourist industry sees arrivals to Greece picking up from late June, early July
Athens: Tourist industry officials and organisation are predicted that tourist flows to Greece from abroad will start to pick up significantly from late June or early July onward, the deputy president of the Greek hoteliers union Christina Tetradi told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency. She reported a “nonexistent” May and very few bookings in June, with […]
Lufthansa adds seven new Greek destinations as of May 21
The German air carrier Lufthansa added seven new Greek destinations during the summer of 2021. Greece is one of the large growing markets of the German airline for this summer. According to a company announcement, Lufthansa’s schedule of flights to Greece is more than doubling with the addition of seven brand new destinations. As of […]