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ANDROS, Greece — After a long lockdown winter, the beaches of this island are finally filling up again. At Zorkos beach, a packed strip of scorching sand on the northeastern part of Andros, vacationers lined up by a small wooden bar, their bathing suits still dripping. It was Orthodox Whit Monday, the end of a three-day weekend that traditionally marks the first island getaway for many Greeks. For islands like Andros, that weekend in mid-June also gave a first glimpse of what this years sum...

Hoteliers in mainland Greece and primarily in the north are calling on the government to provide additional support to ensure the operation of hotels impacted by Covid-19.

Greece Hopes to Double Tourism Revenues Over 2020 ” width=”696″> Temple of Promethean Zeus from the Acropolis. Greece tourism revenues are set to increase a great deal over the plunge they took last year. Credit: Patricia Claus/Greek Reporter As Greece finally reopens to the world on Friday, tourism officials state they are expecting to double the amount of tourists — and revenues — over last year, when the pandemic gutted this vital sector of the economy. This sector accounts for abo...

Greece launches tourism season, eyes pandemic recovery Issued on: 14/05/2021 - 04:38 Greek Tourist Minister Harry Tehoharis launched the tourism season, declaring that "dark clouds of fear and insecurity" have lifted Louisa GOULIAMAKI AFP 3 min Chania (Greece) (AFP) Greece kickstarts its tourism season on Friday, with both the government and travel operators hoping the lure of sun, sand and sea will bring a sorely needed revenue boost after last year...

'Forget Covid': Tourists return to Greece

Photo taken on May 9, 2021 shows the Establishment of the Poseidoniasts at night on the island of Delos, Greece. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos) The arrival of the first charter flights from central Europe on Friday coincided with the easing of restrictions against the novel coronavirus. Greece aspires to build on last year's unexpected success of securing more than 6 million tourist arrivals and over 4 billion euros (4.84 billion U.S. dollars) in...

Greece launches tourism season; Portugal to allow British tourists 14 May 2021 People make their way in Athens, Greece, on Friday. Associated Press Standing before the breathtaking beauty of the Balos lagoon in Crete on Friday, three German tourists couldn’t believe their luck at being there. “We searched for a location to go for our first holiday post-Covid and we... spontaneously decided to come here,” said Anne Marie Buhrer, 25, from Munich. “We can’t believe how be...

Foreigners are asking questions about how they will be kept safe if they come to Greece, but answers are not forthcoming

6 Min Read LONDON/MADRID/PARIS (Reuters) - The race to roll out vaccination passports is spurring competition among travel companies and tourist destinations for the large number of Britons set to receive COVID-19 shots before the summer. FILE PHOTO: Travellers at Heathrow Airport, London, Britain, February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Thanks to its swift vaccine deployment here, Britain is the only major European country likely to inoculate a large share of working-age adults by ...

Travel industry bets on vaccine passports to draw Brits to the Mediterranean By Sarah Young, Clara-Laeila Laudette and Laurence Frost FILE PHOTO: Travellers at Heathrow Airport LONDON/MADRID/PARIS (Reuters) – The race to roll out vaccination passports is spurring competition among travel companies and tourist destinations for the large number of Britons set to receive COVID-19 shots before the summer. Thanks to its swift vaccine deployment https://graphics.reuters.com/world-coron...