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The necessary protocols and guidelines for air travel this year must defined to help tourism restart, according to AEGEAN CEO Dimitris Gerogiannis.

The Film Office of Central Macedonia promoted the Greek region as a filming destination at Romania’s Film O’ Clock International Festival.

Capsule T, Greece’s first travel and hospitality accelerator, will organize an international three-week bootcamp for European startups in June.

The European Travel Commission (ETC) has published a seven-step guide for the sustainable tourism development of European destinations.

The Ionion Sails has launched its new website, inviting sailors from all over the world to explore the Ionian Sea.

All British travelers are welcome to Greece this summer with or without a vaccination certificate, says Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis.

The Covid-19 pandemic has cost Greek passenger shipping more than 25 million euros a month, says the Greek Shipowners Association For Passenger Ships (SEEN).

The UNWTO’s first Mediterranean Coastal and Maritime Tourism Observatory will be set up in Greece this June.

The prospects for the recovery of Greek tourism and the challenges the industry will face after the Covid-19 pandemic were focused on during a recent Eurobank web panel event.

Athens in May 2023 will host the World Tunnel Congress (WTC), the annual event of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA-AIES).

Hoteliers in Greece are proposing on-the-spot rapid testing to be conducted on employees and guests in efforts to ensure that a possible Covid-19 spread is under control.

Travel from Italy to Greece in summer 2021 will depend on last-minute bookings, according to Italian tourism professionals.

Greek hoteliers have launched #filoxeniaMoU, a month-long initiative dedicated to the importance of hospitality in the recovery of tourism.

The Region of Crete has launched Greece’s first website for digital nomads, aiming to attract remote workers to the island.

Amadeus and IAG have partnered to distribute the airline group’s NDC offering – including British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling – to travel agents through the Amadeus Travel Platform.

The EU member states appear ready to agree on the introduction of a digital Covid-19 vaccination passport as early as this month.

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis sent a letter to European Commissioner Thierry Breton with recommendations for the post-Covid-19 recovery of tourism.

Religious travel, gastronomy, history and mythology are among the untapped tourism products that Greece should promote to attract more travelers.

Amadeus and Microsoft have entered a partnership that will harness cloud technology to innovate new solutions and create smoother travel experiences in the future.

The European Commission has proposed an improved set of roaming rules for citizens traveling in the EU.