Eleftheria Pantziou

“Sifnaika Konakia”, a complex of traditional residences on Sifnos, is inviting Greek and international travelers to explore the island this summer.

The Casa Lucia, a hospitality complex consting of restored traditional cottages on the island of Corfu, has reopened to offer safe holidays to guests.

Tourism stakeholders and urban development experts anticipate that the ‘Grand Walk of Athens’ project will further enhance the city’s tourism identity.

The five-star Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel has opened its doors and is welcoming guests to the area of Elounda on Crete.

International passenger traffic is gradually picking up at Athens Airport, since Greece officially reopened to tourism.

Ryanair has resumed flights to Athens and Thessaloniki after almost four months of keeping them grounded due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Online searches for Greek destinations on Google has doubled worldwide, showing the strong interest of potential holidaymakers for the country.

Cyprus Airways has announced flights from Larnaca, Cyprus, to five destinations in Greece, as well as to Switzerland and Israel for the summer of 2020.

Mastercard is offering its technology knowhow for the development of new tools that will support Greece’s efforts to restart its tourism sector.

Greece will experience a different tourism season this year due to the global Covid-19 crisis, according to GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis.

The Greek Tourism Ministry will launch a new mobile app to provide travelers with useful information for their trip to Greece in the post-Covid-19 era.

A tourism observatory will be set up in Athens to provide municipal authorities with necessary information to boost tourism growth in the Greek capital.

The international MICE industry is struggling to mitigate the heavy losses it has suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic and gradually resume operations.

Greek tourism authorities expect in July to have a more clear picture about the flow of travelers to Greece for the 2020 season.

The Erofili Hotel, located in the traditional village of Portaria on Mount Pelion, recently opened its doors to welcome its summer guests.

Thessaloniki authorities this year are counting on road arrivals to offset the negative impact that the coronavirus pandemic has had on tourism.

Greece has announced the health protocols that are to be applied in the country’s organized tourist campsites in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.

G & K Hotels, a new hotel management company, has entered the Greek hospitality market with the acquirement of the Fiore di Candia, a small boutique hotel near Nafplio.

The Tourism Ministry has released the health protocols to be applied by tourism companies and travel agencies offering road transport services in Greece.

HotelBrain CEO Panos Paleologos is aiming to reopen all of the company’s hotels in Greece for the 2020 tourism season but has concerns on the development of bookings.