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February showed no indication of a recovery in demand for air travel as international passenger demand was down by 88.7 percent, according to IATA.

The UNWTO recently convened its Global Tourism Crisis Committee to lead the sector in harmonizing travel and health protocols and securing vital financing for businesses struggling to survive the Covid-19 …

The Hellenic Film Commission has launched a Location Scouting Support Program to attract foreign film and TV productions to Greece.

AEGEAN has reported losses of 228 million euros for the whole of 2020, as it carried only 5.1 million passengers, 65 percent less than in 2019.

Athens Airport has introduced passengers to Philos, its new digital assistant that provides travelers with essential information during their journey.

Non-essential air travel between Greek prefectures remains prohibited until April 19, according to an updated Covid-19 aviation directive by Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority.

Giorgos Koubenas has taken on the role of the new president of Greece’s Union of Cruise Ship Owners and Maritime Agencies (EEKFN). He succeeds Theodore Kontes.

airBaltic will launch new scheduled flights between Riga and the Greek destinations of Santorini and Heraklion for summer 2021.

Best Western Southeastern Europe has added the Chryssi Akti Hotel on Andros, Greece, to its portfolio of properties.

Katikies Mykonos has achieved the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) STAR accreditation, the gold standard for prepared facilities.

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has projected that Greece’s tourism revenue this year will reach up to half of 2019 earnings.

The Greek islands of Amorgos, Kimolos, Kythira, Sikinos and Tinos, have been included on ‘Europe’s 7 Most Endangered Heritage Sites 2021’ list released by Europa Nostra.

Greece has donated an exact replica of the “Charioteer of Delphi”, also known as Heniokhos, to the city of Doha in Qatar.

Santikos Collection and Airotel Group have partnered to launch ‘Capital H’, a new hotel management company in Greece.

The five-star Makedonia Palace hotel will reopen its doors on April 20 to welcome guests to the city of Thessaloniki.

Travelport has launched its next-generation platform ‘Travelport+’ that is designed to accelerate industry innovation in travel retailing.

Aiming to promote the vineyards and wines of the island of Kefalonia, seven local wineries joined forces and formed the Kefalonia Winemakers Association.

A number of issues relating to tourism were discussed in Athens between Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and UK Under-Secretary of State Wendy Morton.

The US government does not intend to support a system that requires travelers to carry vaccine passports, according to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.

Seaplane services in Greece, once launched, are expected to create new tourism products and employment opportunities on the Greek islands and in remote regions.