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The Greek National Tourism Organization is inviting tourism businesses to register on its Visit Greece app and benefit from various promotional opportunities.

The National Gallery in Athens will open its doors to the public as soon as the epidemiological situation will allow.

Willie Walsh has officially taken on the role of Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). He succeeds Alexandre de Juniac.

Ryanair has announced 60,000 additional seats and two new routes to Greece as part of its extended Greek Summer 2021 schedule.

The tourism offerings of Thessaloniki and the experiences one can live there are being promoted through a new online video campaign.

The Kefalari Suites, located in Athens’ posh suburb of Kifissia, is set to open its doors to guests in Spring.

The Cretan Malia Park hotel has partnered with Maison Flâneur, an e-commerce that enables retail customers to purchase homeware and furniture found in the best design hotels in the world.

Athens International Airport is celebrating 20 years of operation and offering 3D guided tours of its premises to students from Greece and abroad.

The Greek tourism sector stands to gain from a total of 57 billion euros in funding out of Greece’s national recovery and resilience plan dubbed “Ellada 2.0”.

The repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic on Europe’s hotel industry are expected to last longer than initially assessed, according to Deloitte.

Retail stores in Greece will re-open to consumers on April 5 under Covid-19 guidelines, the Greek government has announced.

The UNWTO has outlined two scenarios for 2021, which consider a possible rebound in international travel in the second half of the year.

The Greek government has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal for additional funding through the SURE program, to go towards jobs and incomes affected by Covid-19. 

Italy has announced that all travelers from EU countries will be required to spend five days in quarantine upon their arrival to the country.

TUI has announced that bookings for the summer 2021 season have reached an “encouraging level” at 2.8 million guests.

Greek authorities have approved the creation of a waterway in Halkidiki, northern Greece, that will cater to seaplane transport.

Romanian airline Blue Air this summer will be flying from Bucharest to Athens and popular Greek island destinations.

The Mitsis Hotels Group on April 1 will open the doors of its five-star Mitsis Grand Hotel on the Greek island of Rhodes.

Qatari citizens and residents who have completed the Covid-19 vaccination will have the opportunity to enjoy summer holidays in Greece starting May 14.

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