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Following the emerge of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the UNWTO is reminding countries that the imposition of blanket restrictions on travel is discriminatory.

European hospitality professionals have voiced their grave concerns for the sector’s viability due to the resurgence of Covid-19 infection rates and lockdown measures.

Greek hotelier Lambrini Karanasiou-Zoulovits has been reelected president of the Athens – Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association.

The Christmas holiday season is on in Athens with 38 days full of music, theater, pop-up events and much more through to January 13.

Attica Group, a leading coastal shipping company in Greece, has expanded its activities to the hospitality sector with the acquisition of a hotel on the Greek island of Naxos.

Cyprus Airways will resume flights to Athens with three weekly flights on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Η εταιρεία Maroulis Travel παρέλαβε πρόσφατα 7 νέα minibuses, ολοκληρώνοντας το επενδυτικό της πρόγραμμα για το 2021.

Η 8η Athens International Tourism & Culture Expo επιβεβαίωσε ότι αποτελεί ένα μοναδικό όχημα για πετυχημένες εμπορικές συνεργασίες στον κλάδο του εισερχόμενου τουρισμού.

Strong tourism performance helped Greece’s economy rebound in the third quarter of the year despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, says ELSTAT.

Greece is in the top 10 European destinations of choice for travelers coming from key source markets, an INSETE study found.

Greece is pushing ahead with actions that will make tourist destinations and beaches accessible to disabled travelers, announcing a new certification for enterprises.

The Eurogroup has approved the release of 767 million euros in aid as part of Greece’s debt support program.

Dozens of projects are up for EU funding approval establishing Greece as key investor destination, according to Greek Deputy Development & Investments Minister Yannis Tsakiris.

A fragment of the Parthenon frieze will be returned to Greece from a museum collection in Italy, under a long-term loan agreement.

The Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens has ushered in the holidays with its Christmas tree lighting.

Sabre Corporation and American Express GBT have entered into a strategic partnership focused on developing technologies to advance corporate travel distribution.

Greek hoteliers are bracing themselves for a second pandemic winter with low occupancy numbers, according to the Hellenic Hoteliers Federation.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is forecasting the Greek economy will grow at a rate of 6.7 percent this year and 4.8 percent in 2022.

Tax free shopping in Greece did well this year achieving 77 percent in turnover in June-September 2021 compared to the corresponding period in 2019.

As of December 7 all inbound travelers to the UK will be required to show a negative pre-departure Covid-19 test.