TUI UK has launched its first-ever winter holiday programme to Aruba in an attempt to give customers even more choice for some winter sun. Flights from London Gatwick start today, with the first departure fully sold out. The Dutch Caribbean island is on the quarantine-free list – meaning holidaymakers do not have to self-isolate on their return home. In response, the travel company is launching … [Read more...]

With the peak season set to get underway this week, tourism officials are expressing cautious optimism that the industry will continue to experience a recovery in Jamaica. On Saturday, more than 4,000 passengers arrived on the island: the highest daily arrival count since borders reopened on June 15th. This boost includes the resumption of British Airways’ service from London Gatwick to Montego … [Read more...]

With the peak season set to get underway this week, tourism officials are expressing cautious optimism that the industry will continue to experience a recovery in Jamaica. On Saturday, more than 4,000 passengers arrived on the island: the highest daily arrival count since borders reopened on June 15th. This boost includes the resumption of British Airways’ service from London Gatwick to Montego … [Read more...]

With the peak season set to get underway this week, tourism officials are expressing cautious optimism that the industry will continue to experience a recovery in Jamaica. On Saturday, more than 4,000 passengers arrived on the island: the highest daily arrival count since borders reopened on June 15th. This boost includes the resumption of British Airways’ service from London Gatwick to Montego … [Read more...]

With the peak season set to get underway this week, tourism officials are expressing cautious optimism that the industry will continue to experience a recovery in Jamaica. On Saturday, more than 4,000 passengers arrived on the island: the highest daily arrival count since borders reopened on June 15th. This boost includes the resumption of British Airways’ service from London Gatwick to Montego … [Read more...]

The island of Sifnos, one of the Greek Cycladic islands, was included in a list of "dream destinations" for 2020, in a feature run by the UK newspaper "Evening Standard" that also included Andalusia, Capri, the Mexican coast and Zambia (https://www.standard.co.uk/escapist/travel/dream-destinations). "Tourism is the oxygen of our island's economy. Adapting to the conditions of the time, we are … [Read more...]

The Competition & Markets Authority is investigating whether airlines have breached consumers’ legal rights by failing to offer cash refunds for flights they could not lawfully take. The move comes as part of ongoing work by the authority in relation to holiday refunds during the Covid-19 pandemic. The investigation will consider situations where airlines continued to operate flights despite … [Read more...]

The Competition & Markets Authority is investigating whether airlines have breached consumers’ legal rights by failing to offer cash refunds for flights they could not lawfully take. The move comes as part of ongoing work by the authority in relation to holiday refunds during the Covid-19 pandemic. The investigation will consider situations where airlines continued to operate flights despite … [Read more...]

Marriott has signed an agreement with Grupo Hoteles Panamericano to bring the Sheraton Hotels brand to Bariloche, a major tourism centre located in the foothills of the Argentinean Andes. Slated to debut in early 2022, the property is expected to feature 161 rooms after undergoing an extensive conversion. Located in city centre atop an elevation with outstanding views to the Nahuel Huapi Lake, … [Read more...]

China Airlines has unveiled the first of six Boeing 777 Freighters, officially becoming the twentieth operator of the largest and longest-range twin-aisle freighter in the world. The 777 Freighter joins the airline amid growing demand for dedicated freighters as operators grapple with the impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic. “Air cargo demand has risen in light of the global pandemic and has … [Read more...]

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has continued its expansion in Dubai with the opening of the 290-room upscale Wyndham Dubai Deira. The company has also welcome the launch of the 94-key Super 8 by Wyndham Dubai Deira – its first property in the UAE under the economy brand. Located in the historic area of Deira, the newly opened hotels are the first in the highly anticipated Deira Enrichment Project … [Read more...]

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has continued its expansion in Dubai with the opening of the 290-room upscale Wyndham Dubai Deira. The company has also welcome the launch of the 94-key Super 8 by Wyndham Dubai Deira – its first property in the UAE under the economy brand. Located in the historic area of Deira, the newly opened hotels are the first in the highly anticipated Deira Enrichment Project … [Read more...]

In April 2014, Fraport Greece undertook the expansion, modernization, and upgrade of Greece’s 14 regional airports, namely Zakynthos, Chania, Aktio, Kavala, Samos, Rhodes, Thessaloniki, Skiathos, Mytilene, Kefalonia, Mykonos, Corfu, Kos, and Santorini, protothema.gr reports. The works began immediately and gradually the improvement of the services was obvious without even affecting in the least … [Read more...]

The 22nd Annual, Capital Link Invest in Greece Forum: Greece – Looking Ahead with Confidence presents top-level speakers discussing a comprehensive, authoritative, and insightful blueprint on business and investment opportunities in Greece. Speakers from the U.S. and Greek Governments, Private Sector CEOs, and International Bankers and Investors are participating in the Virtual Forum available to … [Read more...]

The Greek authorities announced today an increased number of coronavirus cases, a total of 1.240 in the country, of which 14 were detected following checks at the country’s borders, protothema.gr reports. The total number of cases is 126.372, of which 52,5% are men, 5.143 (4,1%) are considered to be related to travel from abroad and 36.203 (28,6%) are related to an already known case. The … [Read more...]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) renewed its call on governments to ensure that employees in the aviation sector are considered as essential workers during the impending COVID-19 vaccine campaign, once health care workers and vulnerable groups have been protected. IATA’s 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) had unanimously adopted a resolution to this effect. “We are not asking for … [Read more...]

Greece's state budget for 2021 essentially incorporates two years into one in the first quarter, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday in Parliament, ANA reports. During his address in the plenary session before the vote on the new state budget, Mitsotakis noted that the government was focused on promoting reforms that will lead Greece back to a growth trajectory, but warned that … [Read more...]

The Greek government's focus is the "systematic increase of per capita real income, in order to gradually bring it in line with the European average," Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said in Parliament on Tuesday prior to a plenary vote on the 2021 draft budget, ANA reports. The prerequisite for this, he underlined, is a rise in employment, a reduction in unemployment, the support of … [Read more...]

Greece will achieve an average growth rate of 3.5 pct in the years 2021 to 2030, said Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras on Tuesday, provided Greece remains committed to structural reforms, ANA reports. He noted that his projected figures were based on the 72 billion euros in financial support that Greece will absorb from the EU's Structural Funds and Cohesion Funds, and also from the Next … [Read more...]

A schism has reportedly developed in the Church of Greece over the COVID-19 second lockdown extension that would put limits on how many people could attend services, with some clerics calling either for full compliance and others wanting full churches. In a report, Kathimerini said there are heated disagreements within the Church as the Holy Synod was set to meet Dec. 15 to debate the rules set by … [Read more...]