Tourism 2023 | Greece among 10 preferred European destinations for long-haul travelers
Tourism 2023 | Greece among 10 preferred European destinations for long-haul travelers Greece’s booming tourism is reaching visitors from around the world, so much so that it’s a top 10 destination for long-haul travelers whose flights are more than six hours long. That was found in the Long-Haul Travel Barometer January-April 2023 released this week […]
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Greek Tourism Minister: Pandemic management, vaccinations and sector take Greece higher on democracy index
Greek Tourism Minister: Pandemic management, vaccinations and sector take Greece higher on democracy index In the Democracy Index 2022, Greece rose from 34th to 25th place, ANA reports. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest report on the quality of democracy around the world, Greece climbed nine places on the scale of the so-called Democracy […]
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Hong Kong to Give Away 500,000 Free Airline Tickets to Boost Tourism
Hong Kong to Give Away 500,000 Free Airline Tickets to Boost Tourism The Hong Kong government has announced the giveaway of 500,000 free airline tickets to attract visitors back to the city. Credit: Benh Lieu Song / Flickr / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 The government in Hong Kong has unveiled plans to give […]
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Sea Tourism Forum sails north
Sea Tourism Forum sails north The appeal of Greece and the East Mediterranean as an ideal region for luxury cruising will be one of the main highlights of the 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum (PSTF), scheduled to take place in Thessaloniki on April 25 and 26. Luxury and niche cruise brands that have already confirmed […]
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Tourism management plan
Tourism management plan The Tourism Ministry this week presented the framework for the management of tourism destinations, known as Destination Management and Marketing Organization (DMMO). It is aimed at promoting tourism spots, attracting visitors and developing a sustainable regional economy to the benefit of local communities. Such a body is meant to have 10 main […]
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Turkey slams West for security warnings ‘harming’ tourism
Turkey slams West for security warnings ‘harming’ tourism Turkey on Thursday slammed a group of Western countries that temporarily closed down their consulates in Istanbul over security concerns, accusing them of waging “psychological warfare” and attempting to wreck Turkey’s tourism industry. Germany, the Netherlands and the UK were among countries that shut down their consulates […]
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In Media Event, Marketing Greece Marks 10th Year Boosting Tourism
In Media Event, Marketing Greece Marks 10th Year Boosting Tourism February 1, 2023 The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels on the 6th International Hospitality Forum, Wednesday, 1 Feb., 2023. (Vasilis Rembambis/EUROKINISSI) ATHENS – Greece’s long run of big tourism arrivals and receipts has been aided for a decade by Marketing Greece, a on-profit organization and private […]
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Serb tourism puts Crete in focus
Serb tourism puts Crete in focus A delegation from the Serbian Parliament, along with Serbia’s ambassador in Greece, Dusan Spasojevic, met with Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Tuesday in Athens and informed him that as of this April national carrier Air Serbia will operate scheduled flights to four more Greek destinations: It will fly […]
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Greece wins “Best Tourism Destination for 2023” title at Grand Travel Awards
Greece wins “Best Tourism Destination for 2023” title at Grand Travel Awards Greece was voted as the “Best Tourism Destination for 2023” at the annual Grand Travel Awards (GTA) ceremony held in the Norwegian capital of Oslo, greekcitytimes.com reports. Running for 25 consecutive years, the GTAs are held by Reis magazine, one of Scandinavia’s leading […]
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UNWTO announces winning start-ups for global “Awake Tourism Challenge”
UNWTO announces winning start-ups for global “Awake Tourism Challenge” UNWTO has announced the winners of its Awake Tourism Challenge, celebrating the start-ups that are reshaping the sector in every global region. The Challenge was the second edition of the UNWTO Global Startup Competition focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Entrants were judged on how […]
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Extra four flights from Belgrade to Greek tourism destinations this year
Extra four flights from Belgrade to Greek tourism destinations this year Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias had a meeting on Tuesday with a delegation of the Serbia-Greece friendship group of the parliament of Serbia and with Serbian Ambassador Dusan Spasojevic, according to an announcement, ΑΝΑ reports.The Serbian side announced that the carrier AirSerbia will from April […]
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An additional four flights to be launched from Belgrade to Greek tourism destinations this year
An additional four flights to be launched from Belgrade to Greek tourism destinations this year Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias had a meeting on Tuesday with a delegation of Serbia-Greece friendship group of the parliament of Serbia and with Serbian Ambassador Dusan Spasojevic, according to an announcement. Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias had a meeting on Tuesday […]
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HACC Forum on Tourism and Study Opportunities in Greece
HACC Forum on Tourism and Study Opportunities in Greece The forum will appeal to international students that are considering starting or continuing their studies in “sunny” Greece. Credit: Greek Reporter The Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce (HACC) organizes a virtual forum on Saturday, January 28 on Greek tourism and opportunities to study in “sunny” Greece. Titled […]
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Seeking the right tourism job
Seeking the right tourism job “Summer job Mykonos,” “Hotel maid” – such phrases are systematically repeated by Greek users during their searches on the internet. “In 2022, we had an increase in searches compared to 2021 in the main specialties of the hotel industry, as reflected on the Google platform,” comments Stavros Kefalas, head of […]
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Cyprus tourism minister enlists diaspora
Cyprus tourism minister enlists diaspora Cyprus’ Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios has concluded a first visit to Washington and New York with a view to gathering information and promoting Cyprus as a tourism destination with a “positive impression” he told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA). The deputy minister held meetings in Washington and New […]
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Greek Tourism Minister: In 2023, direct flights from the USA will bring over €1 billion
Greek Tourism Minister: In 2023, direct flights from the USA will bring over €1 billion Direct flights from the United States are expected to bring more than one million travelers and well over one billion euros in revenue to Greece in the coming tourism season, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Friday in an interview […]
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GNTO: Greece to become top wellness destination
GNTO: Greece to become top wellness destination Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou on Tuesday commented that “Greece meets all the requirements for becoming a top destination for health and wellness and to attract the relevant investments while the region of Attica… can become a global hub for medical tourism throughout the year.” […]
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Greek tourism takings likely to match those of 2022
Greek tourism takings likely to match those of 2022 Greek tourism authorities and businesses are expressing reserved optimism regarding the sector’s course in 2023. This optimism is based both on the first indications from bookings for this season and the number of seats to Greece planned by the airline companies. The baseline scenario for travel […]
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Mexico’s Yucatán State joins global Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories
Mexico’s Yucatán State joins global Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories UNWTO has welcomed Yucatán’s Tourism Observatory into its International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO). The Yucatán Tourism Observatory was established in 2018 to generate and manage information about tourism development. This work has identified key challenges and opportunities and so led to the design […]
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Kastoria promotes itself as a tourism destination in English too
Kastoria promotes itself as a tourism destination in English too The new logo for the promotion of Kastoria in Western Macedonia as a tourism destination for all seasons was presented last week, not only in Greek but also in English, at an event organized by the vice mayorship for culture and tourism of the local […]
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Irish Writer Says Tourism, Development Will Be Death of Corfu, Greece
Irish Writer Says Tourism, Development Will Be Death of Corfu, Greece ATHENS – Tourism is the golden goose that could kill Greece – overtourism that spoils the reason why people visit – especially for the popular island of Corfu that is being developed, Irish writer Richard Pine – who lives in Greece – said he […]
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Hellenic Tourism Organization: Conference on tourism in Evia
Hellenic Tourism Organization: Conference on tourism in Evia The General Secretary of the Hellenic Tourism Organization-EOT Dimitris Fragakis is holding a meeting on tourism in Evia today, Monday, January 23. The meeting will take place at the Chamber of Evia, with the local authorities and tourism agencies, in which the MPs of Evia, the Regional […]
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Northern Greek city of Kastoria presents new all-seasons tourism promotion logo
Northern Greek city of Kastoria presents new all-seasons tourism promotion logo The new logo for the promotion of Kastoria as an all-season tourist destination was presented on Friday, ANA reports. It was unveiled in two versions, Greek and English, at a special event organized by the vice-mayorship for culture and tourism of the rural municipality […]
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GNTO director meets Man Utd officials
GNTO director meets Man Utd officials The general director of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), Dimitris Fragakis, traveled to Davos, Switzerland to participate the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. He met with senior executives of major foreign media networks and took part in a meeting with Manchester United soccer club officials to […]
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GNTO to open office in Melbourne
GNTO to open office in Melbourne Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Thursday that a Tourism Ministry bill to be tabled in Parliament soon foresees the opening of a Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) office in Melbourne, a strategic move that will significantly contribute to attracting tourists from Australia. “It is very important for us […]
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UNWTO and Development Bank of Latin America eye tourism investments together
UNWTO and Development Bank of Latin America eye tourism investments together UNWTO and the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) will partner to promote and retain investment in tourism across the Latin American and Caribbean Region. As the sector’s recovery continues, the United Nations specialized agency for tourism has highlighted the importance of investments in […]
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Sky Express Gives Vote of Confidence in Greek Tourism
Sky Express Gives Vote of Confidence in Greek Tourism January 19, 2023 Sky Express plane (Source: skyexpress.gr) ATHENS – The airline ‘Sky express’ on Thursday announced that it will continue to implement its investment plan for 2023, receiving its first two A321 neo aircraft in March and April. Speaking at an event organised by Sky […]
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Cyprus had over 3.2 mln visitors in ’22
Cyprus had over 3.2 mln visitors in ’22 Cyprus tourism outperformed the first two years of the pandemic in 2022, but was off 19.5% from record year 2019. For the period of January-December 2022, arrivals of tourists totaled 3,201,080, compared to 1,936,931 in the corresponding period of 2021, 631,609 in 2020 and 3,976,777 in the […]
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Crete second to top destination setting trends in niche tourism
Crete second to top destination setting trends in niche tourism Crete is among the top 10 destinations that in 2023 will set the trends in adventure, nature and wellness tourism around the world, according to the Spanish magazine Hosteltur, which cited the findings of a recent survey conducted by Mabrian Technologies, a Spanish travel intelligence […]
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Hosteltur: Greek island of Crete in top 10 destinations for adventure and wellness tourism
Hosteltur: Greek island of Crete in top 10 destinations for adventure and wellness tourism According to Spanish travel mag Hosteltur, the Greek island of Crete is among the top 10 destinations in 2023 that will set the trends in adventure, nature, and wellness tourism around the world, greekcitytimes.com reports. For this research, Mabrian Technologies, a […]
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