Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives

Greece’s three-star hotels have been included in a new development law that provides support and tools for upgrade and modernization activities.

A bill tabled in Greek parliament encourages investments for the development of ports, ski centers and other special interest tourism facilities.

A new bill tabled in Greek parliament focuses on supporting tourism investments for the modernization of accommodation facilities in Greece.

A recent survey by GBTA and Dinova reveals what US business travelers want to know about traveling in the Covid-19 era and beyond.

The updated Visit Greece app, which is designed to assist tourists, attracted over 1.7 million new users in 2021.

The Greek Tourism Ministry has teamed up with Apollo Travel Group to promote sports tourism options to travelers visiting Greece.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed his confidence that Greece and its tourism industry will emerge stronger from the pandemic crisis.

The European Court of Auditors recommends that a new EU tourism strategy be drawn up to ensure tourism-related projects have a positive impact and address current challenges.

Greece is among the countries that managed to effectively communicate Covid-19 protocols and open up to tourists during the pandemic, said the UNWTO.

Airlines have increased seats to Greek destinations for 2022 to 50% of pre-Covid levels, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, expressing his confidence that 2022 will be a good year.

A total of 60,950 young Europeans will receive a free travel pass to explore Europe by train under the DiscoverEU program of the European Commission.

“UNWTO is in a good place to use the achievements of 2021 as a springboard for building a better tourism in the years to come,” says Zurab Pololikashvili.

The Central Macedonia Region during the last few months held promotional events in Greece and abroad to show the authentic experiences its destinations offer travelers.

Polish tourism professionals were introduced to the Greek destinations of Central Macedonia and Heraklion, Crete, during the Greek Tourism Workshop in Warsaw.

Marketing Greece has released a video to promote destinations near Thessaloniki to travelers looking to “feel free” and discover off-the-beaten-track spots.

“Our aim is in 2022 to move forward with a full tourism restart,” said Greece’s tourism minister, Vassilis Kikilias, while speaking in parliament.

INSETE has released a study that examines global trends affecting tourism development and how these can be used to improve the Greek tourism product.

Over 17,000 mask-wearing people passed through the doors of the Greek hospitality trade show Xenia 2021, eighteen months after the Covid-19 pandemic forced a delay.

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

The time has come for Greece to set up a framework that will regulate the operation of tourism trade activity, according to Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.