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The US government lifted a travel ban this week allowing tourists to enter the country with proof of vaccination and a negative PCR test.

Ways of enhancing the Athens tourism experience were discussed during a recent meeting between Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias, municipal authorities and trade associations.

Βasketball superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo made Greeks worldwide proud with his recent speech at the White House.

Greece’s travel receipts for 2021 are already above initial projections of 5-6 billion euros and are expected to reach 12 billion euros.

Authorities in Greece have announced stricter rules for entry into banks and public services after the recent surge of Covid-19 cases in the country.

The National Theater of the island of Rhodes will get a 20-million-euro revamp, according to an announcement by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The new Archaeological Museum of Messolonghi is getting ready to open its doors to the public in the next few weeks.

The Greek Tourism Ministry is looking to promote off-season travel and new destinations in Greece after the sector managed to achieve its goal for 2021.

Demand for Greece is growing among travelers from Poland, which is evolving into a major source market, according to the Greek National Tourism Organization.

The Greek Tourism Ministry is proposing for the extension of leases that allow hotels to provide accommodation for travelers that test positive for Covid-19.

Halkidiki Tourism Organization executives appear optimistic for the 2022 tourism season as early bookings for 2022 from the UK market are on the up.

Greek hotelier Giorgos Zafeiris has been re-elected president of the Hotel Owners’ Association of Magnesia for a three-year term.

Greece’s tourism sector is aiming to fully recover significant losses incurred by Covid-19 in 2022, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias tells Sky News.

Greece’s tourism numbers for 2021 have reached some 60 percent of 2019 levels, according to Hellenic Hoteliers Federation President Grigoris Tasios.

Small and medium-sized tourism enterprises in Greece will be able to tap into 1.6 billion euros in recovery funding as of next month.

The Greek islands won the gold award as the Most Desirable Region (short haul) at the Wanderlust Awards 2021 in London.

Adopting sustainable practices in tourism topped a meeting agenda between Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili at WTM London 2021.

Unvaccinated Greeks will no longer be allowed into banks, public services, restaurants, cafes and bars unless they present a negative PCR or rapid test result.

Greece has launched the Covid Free Gr Wallet, a new app that allows citizens to easily save Greek and European Covid-19 certificates on their mobile phones.

“The climate emergency is a bigger threat than Covid,” warned UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili during the UNWTO, WTTC & WTM Ministers’ Summit in London.