Destinations

The regeneration of the coastal front at Ellinikon on the Athenian Riviera will promote Athens as a year-round destination, according to Lamda Development CEO Odisseas Athanasiou.

Athens’ main square at Syntagma will get a makeover as part of the municipality’s urban regeneration program.

The Messinia Hoteliers Association is urging people to get vaccinated through a new campaign launched to raise awareness on preventing the spread of Covid-19.

Greek health experts are warning that Covid-19 measures like those imposed on Mykonos over the weekend may be ordered for other Greek islands.

Despite the recently imposed Covid-19 restrictive measures on Mykonos, the island is not seeing mass booking cancellations, says Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis.

Aiming to inspire visitors to discover the lesser known islands in Greece, the Travel Bloggers Greece (TBG) association recently toured Andros, a “hidden gem” in the Cyclades group.

Greek authorities have imposed a curfew and music ban on the popular island of Mykonos to contain the spread of Covid-19.

The Athens Municipality and the GNTO are joining forces to promote the Greek capital as a leading international tourism destination.

Greece’s unvaccinated workers in tourism, coastal shipping and the F&B sector in areas where Covid-19 cases have increased will have to test for the virus twice a week.

Greek authorities are examining a new round of measures to address a surge in positive Covid-19 cases on the islands due to the spread of the Delta variant.