TOURISM

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Which new hotels are opening in the heart of Athens

One of the bright new arrivals is the new Athens Capital Hotel - MGalery in Syntagma Square, the first of the relevant chain of the Accor group operating in Greece. The new hotel opened its doors September 1st, in an investment of 25 million euros by Lampsa SA. of the Laskaridis group. The property has been leased for a period of 30 years, following a tender held on behalf of the owner, ie the Mutual Aid Fund for former Agricultural Bank employees.

08 Σεπ 2020 17:48

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Tourism woes in 3Q to determine depth of Greece’s recession

According to the Ministry of Finance, a clear and safe picture of how the pandemic has affected GDP will exist in September with the weight falling on tourism, where in the third quarter of the year the sector does 60 percent of its annual business.

05 Σεπ 2020 09:42

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Further Covid-19 restrictions introduced in Mykonos, Halkidiki in fresh blow to tourism

In consultation with the Finance Ministry, the businesses affected can suspend the contracts of their employees. In the areas of Halkidiki and Mykonos, special units of the National Transparency Authority (EAD) and the police will pick up checks overseeing the proper implementation of the restrictions. 

20 Αυγ 2020 07:45

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Tourist numbers in Greece disappoint, dip to 20pct of last year's levels

In the midst of the summer season and tourism is doing considerably worse-than-expected, threatening to derail the government's economic plans for the year.

30 Ιουλ 2020 13:30

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Next in line: Four tourism investments worth 640 mln euros

Government officials believe that if the investment projects, most of which are in tourism, are launched by the end of this year then the benefits to the economy will be maximized.

10 Ιουλ 2020 11:14

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After long delays, five large tourism investments get going

After the upcoming start of preliminary construction work at Hellinikon, where the demolition of existing buildings will begin, a series of projects are taking place throughout the country, which had delayed for years and now, one after the other, will begin construction work, or have their licensing process completed.

11 Ιουν 2020 14:12

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Tourism minister clarifies directives on foreign tourists arriving in Greece

As Minister of Tourism Harry Theoharis told, «Tourists originating from airports listed on EASA are obliged to be tested once they land in Greece and remain at a designated hotel for one day," in order for the test results to be completed. "If the test turns out negative, these visitors will then be obliged to observe a 7-day quarantine».

31 Μάιος 2020 21:43

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Greek banks conduct stress tests on tourism businesses

Sources indicate that the extreme scenario of stress tests predicts zero revenue for a hotel business for this year, while for 2021 the projected revenue is adjusted to 65 percent of income recorded in 2019. For 2022, the projected revenue is considered to amount to 85 percent. 

22 Μάιος 2020 14:25

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7 in 10 of Greece's large hotels will remain shut this summer

Based on data, especially for popular island destinations in the country, the most likely scenario for this summer is for a drop in visitors and revenues in the sector of more than 80 percent. There is a lot of concern in the tourism sector about current conditions with most hotels preferring to stay shut in June and July.

12 Μάιος 2020 13:59

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Bad loans to rise more than 10 pct; Small businesses send SOS

Participating in the online discussion organized by Tsomokos Digital was George Georgakopoulos, Intrum Hellas managing director, Theodoros Kalantonis, chairman of FPS, Fotis Kourmousis, Special Secretary for Private Debt Management, Panos Paleologos, founder and president of Hotel Brain and Giannis Chatzitheodosiou, head of the Athens chamber of tradesmen.

30 Απρ 2020 15:31

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Greece looks to cash in on successful handling of pandemic, save tourism season

According to the Minister of Development, Adonis Georgiadis, Greece may not have a record tourism season this year but has the opportunity to gain a significant share of the market this year and next, from a smaller tourism market due to its good performance in managing the pandemic.

21 Απρ 2020 13:45

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Condor Airlines to operate 150 flights to Greece each week

Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis had a series of meetings with several German government officials during his visit to Berlin, as well as senior Condor Airlines executives, who informed him that the airline has 150 scheduled flights to Greece each week, to 16 different destinations in the country. Theoharis was in Berlin on Thursday.

06 Μαρ 2020 12:58