Hotel Grande Bretagne lights up the Christmas Tree

The Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens lighted up its glorious Christmas tree on Friday, December 3rd within the overwhelming Christmas spirit of the historic hotel. The lightning event, which took place without the presence of beloved friends and associates, launched the festive season for this year! The stunning, 7-meter tall Christmas tree stands glowing in […]

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Ryanair launches new routes for Greece for Summer 2022

Ryanair today (3rd Dec) announced two additional routes to Greece’s S’22 schedule – Corfu-Kyiv (operating once weekly) and Corfu-Zagreb (operating twice weekly) from Jun ‘22. The opening of these new routes reinforces the airline’s commitment to Greece and the rebuilding of the country’s tourism industry, playing a key role in the recovery of local jobs […]

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Flight data could reduce the need for Omicron travel bans

A new report from ForwardKeys, which has the freshest and most comprehensive air ticketing data available, reveals which destinations were the most visited since 1st November by travellers from the eight southern African countries currently designated as most at risk due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 – namely Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, […]

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Position on the European Commission’s Proposals for Council Recommendations on Intra-EU and International Travel

70 travel and tourism organisations express their support to any effort – based on scientific evidence – to keep protecting and ensuring the freedom of movement and avoid a patchwork of diverging national measures within the EU/EEA as well as internationally. In light of the evolving epidemiological situation and the continued emergence of new COVID-19 […]

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HRADF launches the tender process for the marina of Pylos

The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), a member of the HCAP Group, proceeds with developing another marina, the Pylos marina, in the framework of its strategy for highlighting assets with a strong footprint and important prospects for the local communities. HRADF has launched an international tender process for the concession of port operation services […]

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Hotelbeds launches its most powerful tool to date, The Compass Pro

Following last year’s launch of its award-winning tool, The Compass for web clients, Hotelbeds has today revealed its most advanced tool to date, The Compass Pro, for API clients – a ground-breaking industry tool to help travel consultants tap into market trends and demand, while providing them with a unique insight, all in one place. […]

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Celestyal Cruises and Louis Group partner with Searchlight Capital to announce strategic investment agreement

Celestyal Cruises, the award-winning, number one choice for cruise travelers to the Greek Islands and the Eastern Mediterranean, and its parent company, Louis plc, a leading Cyprus-based tourism organization, are pleased to announce a definitive strategic investment agreement with funds managed by Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. (“Searchlight”), a leading global private investment firm. As part […]

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Domes Resort begins its international expansion with HIP

Domes Resorts, one of the fastest growing luxury hotel brands in the Mediterranean, continues its rapid expansion and will take over the management of The Lake Spa Resort in Portugal owned by HIP, the largest owner of resort hotels in Southern Europe backed by funds managed by Blackstone. .The iconic, 192 room five-star hotel, boasting […]

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UNWTO: Spain to Become Centre of World Tourism for Three Days

More than 500 delegates from around the world, including Ministers of Tourism of UNWTO Member States, international organizations, as well as leaders from the private sector and  civil society, will participate in the meeting of the supreme governing body of this specialized agency of the United Nations. On 1 to 3 December, Madrid will host […]

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WTTC and ETC call on EU Member States to effectively coordinate and align responses to the evolving epidemiological situation

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the European Travel Commission (ETC), supported by a number of key travel stakeholders, have urged EU Member States to align their responses to the deteriorating COVID-19 situation and avoid imposing any limits to the freedom of movement across Europe. The organisations say the sector cannot afford inconsistent […]

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