Greece a top destination for French tourists, Min. Theoharis was told in Paris
Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis met with his French counterpart Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne and with French tourism industry executives in Paris, where he visited to promote Greek tourism, the ministry said on Saturday. Theoharis briefed Lemoyne on Greece’s thorough plan behind its recent reopening of tourism, while they discussed the particulars of an immediate bilateral collaboration pertaining […]
North Macedonia citizens allowed entry to Greece as of May 14
Citizens of North Macedonia can enter Greece as of Friday (May 14), via the border and customs checkpoint of Evzones, which opened at 14:00, it was reported. It will be the first time in over a year of coronavirus restrictions that they will be able to do so. Of the three border crossing stations of […]
Archaeological site schedules during Greek Easter holidays
The Ministry of Culture announced the schedules of archaeological sites over the Orthodox Easter holidays and May Day. They are as follows: – Holy Saturday (May 1), sites that are operating during the pandemic will be open 08:30-15:30 – Easter Sunday (May 2), they will be closed – Easter Monday (May 3), they will operate […]
Tourism Min. Theoharis wraps up four-day visit to Russia
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis wrapped up a four-day official visit to Russia on Friday. Theoharis travelled to Moscow to meet with state officials and representatives of travel agencies ahead of a May 14 scheduled reopening of the tourism sector in Greece. “We held discussions in a very cordial climate with the Russian Tourism Organization […]
TUI, AIDA to relaunch Greek cruise schedules in May
German cruise operators TUI and AIDA will restart their cruise program in May, it was announced on Friday. TUI said it will start its cruises on May 13 from Crete, with six dates currently open for booking. The company said port calls will include Rhodes, Piraeus and Chania, or Corfu, Katakolo and Piraeus. AIDA Cruises […]
New extensions and changes in notams on domestic and international flights
Restrictions on domestic flights are extended to March 8, according to a Civil Aviation Authority announcement on Sunday. According to the Civil Aviation announcement the notam on domestic flights is extended to 06:00 on Monday 8 March. The same notam allows essential domestic flights for health issues, commercial and general business issues and families reunion […]
Hopeful messages for Greek tourism from Russia
Greece is once again among the most popular prospective tourist destinations for Russians in 2021, with the travel agencies specialising in trips to Greece and local operators forecasting that, if conditions with respect to the health crisis permit, roughly 400,000 to 500,000 Russians will visit Greece this summer. This hopeful message was the take away […]
PM Mitsotakis on Digital Green Certificate: Europe is moving forward with our proposal
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomed the European Commission’s decision to move forward with the adoption of a digital vaccination certificate, in a post on social media on Wednesday. On Twitter, the Greek premier wrote in English: “Europe is moving forward with our proposal. The introduction of a Digital Green Certificate is on track for implementation. […]
Greece aiming at a May 14 date for reopening tourism, Theoharis tells ‘Politico’
Greece is pinning its hopes on an early May 14 opening for tourism this year, Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis said in an interview with the online magazine “Politico.eu” released on Monday, while its strategy for bringing back tourists hinges on the country’s numerous small islands. Part of this strategy, the magazine reported, are priority coronavirus […]
Domestic flight suspension to continue to March 22; only essential travel allowed
The suspension of domestic flights due to the pandemic us extended to March 22, the Civil Aviation Authority (CYA) said on Saturday. The extension to 06.00 on March 22 affects domestic flights, commercial and general/business aviation at all domestic airports. Exception is made for essential travel, as detailed by the existing notam, the CYA said. […]