Industry sectors

More than 70 startups benefited from over 500 million euros in funding this year validating Greece’s growing ecosystem, a report released by the Found.ation and EIT Digital said.

MSC Cruises will deploy its MSC Lirica cruise ship to the Eastern Mediterranean market for the summer 2022 and homeport in Piraeus, Greece, during the entire season.

Luxury boutique hotel OMMA Santorini in Greece is included on the list of the Best Hotels in Europe for 2021 released by LLM Magazine.

Thessaloniki will kick off its cruise season on March 6 with 60 percent of all itineraries to home port in the northern Greek city.

Greece has shortened the validity period of the Covid-19 recovery certificate from the initial six months to three months.

Ferries in Greece will remain docked for 48 hours from Friday, December 10, due to strike action announced by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO).

Sweden’s ‘First Class Magazine’ highlights Greece as an ideal destination for winter sports.

Real estate investment company Everty has acquired the Iconic Santorini, a luxury boutique hotel on the popular Greek island of Santorini.

The Metaxa Hospitality Group was named “Brand of the Year” at the Cretan Taste Awards 2021 held in Heraklion.

Travelport and Cathay Pacific have extended their long-standing partnership with a renewed and expanded multi-source content distribution agreement.

EU finance ministers have decided to update value-added tax rules, which would pave the way for the reduction of VAT rates on all Greek islands.

Following the emerge of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the UNWTO is reminding countries that the imposition of blanket restrictions on travel is discriminatory.

European hospitality professionals have voiced their grave concerns for the sector’s viability due to the resurgence of Covid-19 infection rates and lockdown measures.

Greek hotelier Lambrini Karanasiou-Zoulovits has been reelected president of the Athens – Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association.

Attica Group, a leading coastal shipping company in Greece, has expanded its activities to the hospitality sector with the acquisition of a hotel on the Greek island of Naxos.

Cyprus Airways will resume flights to Athens with three weekly flights on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Strong tourism performance helped Greece’s economy rebound in the third quarter of the year despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, says ELSTAT.

Greece is in the top 10 European destinations of choice for travelers coming from key source markets, an INSETE study found.

Greece is pushing ahead with actions that will make tourist destinations and beaches accessible to disabled travelers, announcing a new certification for enterprises.

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