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Greek hoteliers are calling on the government to take measures that will facilitate road travel and ensure safe admission into the country.

With summer approaching, the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) is calling on EU authorities to speed up the process for the launch of a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate travel.

The Greek Shipping Ministry will launch a tender for a new ferry service to connect Thessaloniki with the Sporades islands three times a week.

United has announced a new Washington-Athens route, following Greece’s opening to vaccinated visitors.

Ahead of the opening of Greece’s tourism season, Brown is launching 6 new hotels in Athens and a family resort on a beach in Loutraki.

The 7th Travel Trade Athens event has brought together executives of leading tourism enterprises from Greece and abroad.

“We aim to spread the Greek food experience to the world,” says Zoe Cotsis, the owner of Tenacious Greek, which specializes in the gourmet ready meal market.

Greece has lifted quarantine restrictions for travelers from the EU and five other countries who have been fully vaccinated or tested negative for Covid-19.

Road travelers can enter Greece through two border points, as long as they provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative PCR test result.

Greek authorities are not ready to lift Covid-19 lockdown measures, which would, among others, allow inter-regional travel.

Lawyers, court clerks, notaries, and engineers will now have access to Greece’s land registry, also known as ‘ktimatologio’, through a new digital platform.

Fraport Greece has high hopes for Makedonia Airport which serves the northern port of Thessaloniki, the country’s second largest city.

The Municipality of Athens is planning to revamp more squares and make more streets for pedestrians only, in the city’s commercial center.

The Athens Epidaurus Festival, one of Greece’s most significant cultural events, has launched a new brand identity, with the aim to initiate a new era of cultural creation.

Registration has opened for the 6th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum (PSTF) that will take place virtually on May 25.

HOTREC Director-General Marie Audren shares her thoughts on the challenges of the Covid-19 era and the opportunities it brings for the development of the European hospitality industry.

TUI Russia says it will bring 300,000 Russian tourists to Greece this year provided that travel restrictions are lifted between the two countries.

Greek hoteliers are hoping that the country’s tourism industry will improve its performance this year with the help of Covid-19 vaccines, tests and health protocols.

Greece will look to achieve ‘carbon neutral tourism’ and reduce the sector’s environmental footprint, through a new energy upgrade scheme expected to launch in June.