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Greece’s Covid-19 measures, which include a midnight closing time for restaurants, have been extended by one week, until January 23.

Volotea will launch three new routes between Greece and France, beginning this spring.

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.

Karatzis Group of Companies was honored for the fifth consecutive year with the prestigious “True Leader” title by credit rating agency ICAP Group.

Les Roches Global Hospitality Education is offering professionals in hospitality the chance to advance their expertise and accelerate their career while they work.

Cruise travel to Greece is expected to recoup 2019 pre-pandemic levels in 2025, achieving a 35% improvement this year over 2021.

Greece is among the top 5 overseas destinations UK travelers plan to visit in 2022, according to ABTA.

The Hilton Athens hotel is undergoing a 130-million-euro makeover in order to be transformed into a new multidimensional destination in the Greek capital.

Greek authorities have announced new measures for ferry travel to and from the islands and mainland Greece, in efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Greek hoteliers in major winter destinations are calling on the government to take immediate action as occupancy levels remain low due to the fast-spreading Omicron variant.

A portal is now open where individuals who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 abroad, can declare vaccination status in Greece and request the issue of an EU Digital Covid Certificate.

The Greek passport remains among the most powerful in the world, ranking 7th on the Henley Passport Index, offering its holders visa-free access to 185 countries.

Crete and its mountains are highlighted as the best spring skiing destinations in an online feature recently published by The New York Times.

Social media users from all over the world on New Year’s Eve had the chance to see some of Athens’ landmark sites through a live streaming on China’s WeChat Channel.

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.

Greece’s food and drink operations are still trying to recover from Covid-19, which has led to a 50% decline in turnover in the 2020-2021 period.

The time has come for the Parthenon Marbles to return to Greece, their natural home, said Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday.

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.

KLM has added Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to all flights departing from Amsterdam with the aim to further stimulate the SAF market.