Covid-19 Support on national & EU level Greece Announces Extra Support for Closed Businesses in April by GTP editing team 5 April 2021 by GTP editing team 5 April 2021 Greek businesses that will remain closed in April by state order will receive more financial aid ranging from 1,000 to 4,000 euros. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greece Looking to Speed Up Procedures to Attract ‘Digital Nomads’ by GTP editing team 5 April 2021 by GTP editing team 5 April 2021 Greece is speeding up procedures to launch a special visa in its aim to attract digital nomads from other countries to relocate to Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AIA - Athens Airport Updates Covid-19 Still Keeps Passenger Traffic Down at Athens Airport by GTP editing team 5 April 2021 by GTP editing team 5 April 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic and global travel restrictions in March kept passenger traffic at Athens International Airport below last year’s levels. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Piraeus Port Authority to Create New Park, Bike Lane by GTP editing team 5 April 2021 by GTP editing team 5 April 2021 The Piraeus Port Authority has announced plans to create a new playground and bicycle lane at the city’s port for residents and visitors. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Archaeological Sites Culture Ministry: Summer Operating Hours for Archaeological Sites, Museums by GTP editing team 5 April 2021 by GTP editing team 5 April 2021 The Ministry of Culture has announced the summer operating hours of archaeological sites and museums across Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Halkidiki’s Miraggio Greece’s First Resort With its Own Waterway by GTP editing team 5 April 2021 by GTP editing team 5 April 2021 The 5-star Miraggio Thermal Spa Resort in Halkidiki is Greece’s first resort to get authority approval of a waterway investment. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions Op-Ed: ‘Technology will Eventually Come to Our Rescue’ – Diamantis Pithis by GTP editing team 5 April 2021 by GTP editing team 5 April 2021 Argo Travel Director Diamantis Pithis tells us the role technology can play in shaping the post-coronavirus world for travel. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greece Updates Aviation Directives for Int’l Flights, Domestic Travel by GTP editing team 4 April 2021 by GTP editing team 4 April 2021 Greece has updated its Covid-19 aviation directives that extend restrictions on domestic travel until April 12 and on international flights until April 19. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Government measures Covid-19: Shops will Not Open in Thessaloniki, Kozani and Achaia by GTP editing team 3 April 2021 by GTP editing team 3 April 2021 Greece’s General Secretariat of Civil Protection has announced that shops in the regional units of Thessaloniki, Kozani and Achaia will not open on April 5. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives Study: Athens Only City in Europe to See Hospitality Recovery in 2022 by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 Athens will be the only European city to see recovery of its hospitality and entertainment sectors in 2022, according to a study by Oxford Economics. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Guidance on Travel-Related Issues Fully Vaccinated Americans Do Not Need to Quarantine After Travel, Say New CDC Guidelines by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 Americans that have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to quarantine after domestic or international travel, say new CDC guidelines. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives Greece’s Free Covid-19 Self-tests in Pharmacies as of April 7 by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 The first batch of free Covid-19 self-test kits will be available at pharmacies in Greece as of April 7, according to Greek Deputy Health Minister Vassilis Kontozamanis. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece Greece in Talks with Airlines, Tour Operators to Boost Tourism by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is in talks with leading airlines and tour operators to promote Greece’s tourism product to markets abroad. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece The Guardian Selects 10 Crowd-free Greek Islands and Coastlines by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 The Guardian has selected 10 crowd-free Greek islands and coastlines that can offer travelers “a taste of true Greek culture”. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greece Takes Over Presidency of International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 Greece has taken over the Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) from Germany. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Athens News Athens Honors Russian PM and Prince of Wales with Gold Medal of Honor by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 The Municipality of Athens recently honored the Prince of Wales and the Russian Prime Minister with the city’s Gold Medal of Honor. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Europe’s First ‘Mouratoglou Tennis Center’ to Open at Costa Navarino in Greece by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 Costa Navarino and French-Greek tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou have joined forces to develop Europe’s first Mouratoglou Tennis Center. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Archaeological Sites Crete: Underwater Research Continues at Ancient Olous by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 by GTP editing team 2 April 2021 For the fourth year scientists conducted underwater research off the Elounda bay on Crete, aiming to shine light on the sunken city of Ancient Olous. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Government measures Greece Prepares 2021 Ferry Travel Health Protocols by GTP editing team 1 April 2021 by GTP editing team 1 April 2021 Greece’s updated health protocols for safe ferry travel during this year’s tourism season are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Government measures Tourism Accommodation Facilities to Get Lease Extension by GTP editing team 1 April 2021 by GTP editing team 1 April 2021 Tourism accommodation enterprises in Greece will be able to extend their current lease by two years, as part of the latest government Covid-19 support measures. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail