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The Municipality of Rhodes is looking into ways to attract digital nomads – travelers from all over the world that combine remote working and traveling.

Greece will be the honored country at an international art exhibition that will take place this year in Hainan, China, during February 8 – December 8.

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority has updated the ban on non-essential domestic travel between airports in Greece until February 8.

Russia will resume flights from Moscow to Athens twice a week from February 8, the Russian anti-coronavirus crisis center has announced.

The EU is preparing new temporary rules to help air carriers cope with the decline in air traffic caused by the Covid-19 crisis and avoid operating empty flights.

Health tourism could be the key for the recovery of the Greek tourism sector in the post-Covid-19 era, according to Elitour President George Patoulis.

The twin influencers Marianna and Sofia Erotokritou have been selected as the ambassadors of Greek tourism in China.

Greece’s Mount Pelion and its hidden treasures are featured in a 10-page article published in the latest issue of France’s “Le Figaro Magazine”.

The Travel Trade Athens 2021 event, held to promote the Greek capital and drive tourism growth, will be held in hybrid form in April.

The benefits of sports tourism in Greece was among the topics discussed at the “Front Runners in Sports Management 3.0” web conference.

Although 2021 will still be a difficult year for the hospitality industry, Greek company Square Lime expects the demand for travel to eventually pick up, especially for Greece.

Attica Group is planning to replace three of its vessels with state-of-the-art Aero Catamaran vessels to serve the Saronic islands.

EU member states have agreed on a set of guidelines that will allow for the establishment of an EU-wide accepted vaccination certificate.

Greece’s cruise travel sector all but “drowned” in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic which resulted in a 94% decrease in passengers, according to the Greek Cruise Ship Owners Union.

The number of hotel visitors in the Greek northern city of Thessaloniki was down sharply in 2020, compared to a year earlier, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Greek company Anatolia Hospitality has opened the doors to its newest five-star member “ONOMA”, the hotel that totally adapts to its guests.

UK leisure travel group Jet2 will launch flights and city break packages to Athens for the first time – with operations starting in April 2022 from three of its UK …

Hospitality education group Sommet Education is reinforcing its study portfolio with a wide range of flexible learning solutions including blended learning programs.

The Association of Greek Archaeologists is calling for the re-opening of museums and sites with health protocols and free admission for the first month of operation.

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels and the Center for Renewable Energy Sources (CRES) have signed a memorandum aiming to tap into renewable energy technologies.