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HOTREC, the European umbrella association of hotels, restaurants and cafés, has launched a digital campaign to support the tourism sector.

Greek authorities have given the go-ahead for small retail shops to reopen, allowing at the same time movement between municipalities on weekends.

Tourism accommodation enterprises in Greece will be able to extend their current lease by two years, as part of the latest government Covid-19 support measures.

The Greek National Tourism Organization is inviting tourism businesses to register on its Visit Greece app and benefit from various promotional opportunities.

The National Gallery in Athens will open its doors to the public as soon as the epidemiological situation will allow.

Willie Walsh has officially taken on the role of Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). He succeeds Alexandre de Juniac.

Ryanair has announced 60,000 additional seats and two new routes to Greece as part of its extended Greek Summer 2021 schedule.

The tourism offerings of Thessaloniki and the experiences one can live there are being promoted through a new online video campaign.

The Kefalari Suites, located in Athens’ posh suburb of Kifissia, is set to open its doors to guests in Spring.

The Cretan Malia Park hotel has partnered with Maison Flâneur, an e-commerce that enables retail customers to purchase homeware and furniture found in the best design hotels in the world.

Athens International Airport is celebrating 20 years of operation and offering 3D guided tours of its premises to students from Greece and abroad.

The Greek tourism sector stands to gain from a total of 57 billion euros in funding out of Greece’s national recovery and resilience plan dubbed “Ellada 2.0”.

The Greek government has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal for additional funding through the SURE program, to go towards jobs and incomes affected by Covid-19. 

Italy has announced that all travelers from EU countries will be required to spend five days in quarantine upon their arrival to the country.

Greek authorities have approved the creation of a waterway in Halkidiki, northern Greece, that will cater to seaplane transport.

Romanian airline Blue Air this summer will be flying from Bucharest to Athens and popular Greek island destinations.

The Mitsis Hotels Group on April 1 will open the doors of its five-star Mitsis Grand Hotel on the Greek island of Rhodes.

The Chryssi Akti on Andros has joined the Sure Hotel Collection by Best Western, a collection for independently managed hotels under the roof of the BWH Hotel Group.

Qatari citizens and residents who have completed the Covid-19 vaccination will have the opportunity to enjoy summer holidays in Greece starting May 14.

Austrian Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger held a meeting with 12 of her EU counterparts, including Greece, to discuss the rollout of a Digital Green Certificate for travel.