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Education, synergies, and coordination are key for Greek tourism stakeholders that wish to meet sustainability targets in the coming years, tourism experts said during the “Xenia Digi Hotel” event.

Greece has introduced restrictions on arrivals from southern Africa due to the appearance of the new Covid variant Omicron.

Despite June-October occupancy levels at Athens hotels indicating positive signs of recovery, the city’s hotel association sees no positive trend in bookings in the coming months.

CLIA Europe executives discussed the 2022 cruise season with Greek government officials and focused on issues of safe travel, port operations and responsible tourism.

One out of five destinations continue to have their borders completely closed as new surges of Covid-19 impact the restart of international tourism, according to the UNWTO.

Greece has been elected with 119 votes as a member of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for the next four years.

The GNTO in December will launch a new 3-month campaign to promote destinations in Greece considered ideal to visit during the winter season.

The Commission has proposed a revision to non-essential travel rules, giving priority to vaccinated travelers and advising them to get Covid-19 booster shots.

The Greek government is expected to soon launch Greece’s largest-ever railway overhaul budgeted at 4 billion euros.

Greece’s recovery is gaining traction driven in large part by the tourism sector, the European Commission said in its 12th enhanced surveillance report.

The Thessaloniki Port Authority is taking action to turn the Greek northern city into a prime cruise destination.

This year’s passenger traffic at the 14 Greek regional airports operated by Fraport Greece is expected to be 45% below 2019.

The Parthenon Marbles belong to Greece and should be returned to their rightful owners, says 59% of UK residents in a recent YouGov poll.

With exhibitions and in-person events on the rebound, the 100% Hotel Show in Athens opened its doors and welcomed professionals for face-to-face networking and business meetings.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) – Europe and the Greek Tourism Ministry are aiming to kickstart cruise travel to Greece in March 2022.

The Greek Tourism Ministry has announced a new initiative to support digital nomads that choose Greece as a remote working base.

Greek officials are reiterating that there will be no national lockdown orders despite the surge in Covid-19 cases over the last month.

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is advising adults and mainly those over 40 to consider getting a third dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Business travel is expected to recover in 2024, a year sooner than previously forecast, according to the latest outlook index of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA).

Greece has set its growth target for 2022 to 4.5 percent driven by a faster recovery this year as a result of strong tourist flows.