2020 Year in Review - GTP Greek Tourism Professionals Expect Slow post-Covid-19 Recovery, Says MRB by Nikos Krinis 21 December 2020 by Nikos Krinis 21 December 2020 Greek tourism professionals are expecting a slow post-Covid-19 recovery, with only 2% appearing optimistic that the sector will bounce back in 2021, says MRB. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece Public-Private Cooperation Holds the Key to Greek Tourism’s Future in post-Covid-19 Era by Nikos Krinis 17 December 2020 by Nikos Krinis 17 December 2020 Public-private cooperation in Greece will play a key role in the country’s tourism promotion and communication to markets abroad in the post-Covid-19 era. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Interviews Interview – Radu Ciubotaru, wbe.travel: ‘Professionals Must Have a Strategy for 2021’ by Nikos Krinis 14 December 2020 by Nikos Krinis 14 December 2020 Radu Ciubotaru of wbe.travel gives his thoughts on how travel companies and software houses are dealing with the Covid-19 crisis around the world. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Hospitality Management Company ‘homm’ Adds New Property in Voula to Portfolio by Nikos Krinis 10 December 2020 by Nikos Krinis 10 December 2020 homm, a Greek hospitality management company that deals with vacation rentals and boutique hotels management, has acquired a new property in Voula, near the Athenian Riviera. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Covid-19: New Guidelines by EASA/ECDC Reject Quarantine of Air Travelers by Nikos Krinis 2 December 2020 by Nikos Krinis 2 December 2020 EU agencies EASA and ECDC have released guidelines to support a coordinated approach to reduce risks related to the movement of travelers in the Covid-19 era. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates InfluencAIRs: Athens Airport Invites Passengers to Help Define Profile of ‘Today’s Traveler’ by Nikos Krinis 2 December 2020 by Nikos Krinis 2 December 2020 AIA is inviting air travelers to join its new group of InfluencAIRs in its aim to discover new travel trends and define the profile of today’s traveler. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives Greece Aiming to Go Beyond ‘Sun and Sea’ Tourism Model by Nikos Krinis 27 November 2020 by Nikos Krinis 27 November 2020 The GNTO is aiming to take Greek tourism to the next level, beyond the already established “sun and sea” offer, and provide a new travel experience to visitors, focused on … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Saudia Airlines to Resume Flights to Athens from Jeddah in January 2021 by Nikos Krinis 26 November 2020 by Nikos Krinis 26 November 2020 Saudia Airlines has announced that it will resume flights from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Athens, Greece, as of January 2021. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
New faces New Faces: Alexandros Roumpakis, Digital Project & Hospitality Operations Manager of rapidbounce by Nikos Krinis 25 November 2020 by Nikos Krinis 25 November 2020 GTP introduces Alexandros Roumpakis, Digital Project & Hospitality Operations Manager of rapidbounce, a Greek hospitality consulting company that offers marketing services to hotels. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Investors Have Their Eye on Greece, Says Accor CEO Southern Europe by Nikos Krinis 25 November 2020 by Nikos Krinis 25 November 2020 Accor CEO Southern Europe Maud Bailly highlights Greece’s attractiveness as a destination for tourism investments. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Impact on tourism economy Phocuswright: Travel Not Expected to Fully Recover from Covid-19 Before 2025 by Nikos Krinis 24 November 2020 by Nikos Krinis 24 November 2020 Travel will start to pick up in 2021 but the sector is not expected to fully recover from the impact of Covid-19 before 2025, according to Phocuswright. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece Greece in Process of Forming 10-year Strategic Plan for Tourism by Nikos Krinis 23 November 2020 by Nikos Krinis 23 November 2020 Greece is in the process of putting a 10-year strategic plan for tourism in place following its performance as a safe destination in summer 2020. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel EU Cooperates with EASA to Launch Common PLF for Safe Arrivals by Nikos Krinis 20 November 2020 by Nikos Krinis 20 November 2020 The EU is cooperating with EASA to launch a first pilot version of a common digital PLF to ensure safe arrivals for member states in Covid-19 times. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Support on national & EU level European Commission Recommends Use of Rapid Antigen Tests for Covid-19 by Nikos Krinis 18 November 2020 by Nikos Krinis 18 November 2020 The Commission is pushing for the use of Covid-19 rapid antigen tests in efforts to ensure a common approach and more efficient testing strategies across the EU. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greece Calls for Common EU Protocols and Pre-flight Covid-19 Tests in Air Travel Process by Nikos Krinis 12 November 2020 by Nikos Krinis 12 November 2020 Common EU travel protocols and pre-departure testing are key for aviation to begin to recover in 2021 from the dire effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel IATA: What Greece Needs for its Aviation Sector to Recover by Nikos Krinis 11 November 2020 by Nikos Krinis 11 November 2020 Aviation is critical for the Greek economy and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) refers to solutions that are needed to ensure that the industry recovers from the Covid-19 crisis. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece Greece Includes UK in Plans for Tourism Comeback in 2021 by Nikos Krinis 9 November 2020 by Nikos Krinis 9 November 2020 Greece has high expectations for its tourism season in 2021 and sees the UK playing a leading role, according to Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
2020 Year in Review - GTP Greece to Enter Lockdown to Fight Second Covid-19 Wave by Nikos Krinis 5 November 2020 by Nikos Krinis 5 November 2020 Greece will enter a second national lockdown on November 7 to halt a second wave of Covid-19 cases. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Impact on tourism economy SETE Chief: Greek Tourism May Possibly Recover in Second Half of 2021 by Nikos Krinis 4 November 2020 by Nikos Krinis 4 November 2020 Greece may possibly see its tourism industry recover from the Covid-19 crisis from the second half of 2021, according to SETE President Yiannis Retsos. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Education Interview – Andreas Sammoutis: ‘City Unity College Strives Towards Academic Excellence’ by Nikos Krinis 4 November 2020 by Nikos Krinis 4 November 2020 Academic Dean Andreas Sammoutis informs on the programs of hospitality and tourism studies offered at the City Unity College. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail