A large fossil tree that was kept intact with its branches and roots was found in the last few days, during rescue excavations carried out on the island of Lesvos, protothema.gr reports. Discovered along the Kalloni-Sigri road, it is considered an extremely rare find, as it is the first time since 1995 when excavations began in the area of Western Lesvos by the Museum of Natural History of the … [Read more...]

Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) on Friday announced that it received a binding offer for the award of the services, concession contract in relation to the operation, maintenance, and exploitation of Egnatia Odos motorway and three vertical road axes for a maximum period of up to 40 years, ANA reports. The binding offer was submitted by the consortium of GEK TERNA S.A. -EGIS … [Read more...]

The measures that will take effect from Monday 14th of December for the partial opening of the stores were presented by the government spokesman, Stelios Petsas, int.ert.gr reports. As announced, hairdressers and bookstores will open from Monday. From Sunday, the retail stores will be open only for pickup. The curfew will start at 10 pm. The churches will be open on Christmas and Epiphany day and … [Read more...]

11/12 19:27Hellenic Post ELTA announces digital postage stamp for customers 11/12 19:21Celestyal Cruises announces Early Bird Sale for 2021-2022 11/12 19:10Arab investors show interest in Greek real estate sector investment 11/12 19:06UNWTO … [Read more...]

As consumer confidence in travel continues to build, Celestyal Cruises, the award-winning, number one choice for cruise travelers to the Greek Islands and the Eastern Mediterranean, has announced an “Early Bird” sale featuring savings of 25 percent with prices from just $489 per person on qualifying 2021 and 2022 Greek Islands and Eastern Mediterranean cruises when booked by February 28, 2021. … [Read more...]

Greece and Arab states enjoy traditionally very close economic relations with Greece offering significant investment opportunities in crucial sectors of the economy, while several Greek companies plan their expansion in the Arab world and mostly in the United Arab Emirates, George Kormas, senior managing director, head of Real Estate Group in Piraeus Bank Group and CEO in Piraeus Real Estate, said … [Read more...]

UNWTO is moving ahead with plans to revise its strategic collaboration with the private sector. This follows up on the commitment made at 112th UNWTO Executive Council held in Tbilisi, Georgia, in September 2020. To advance a modernized legal basis for the UNWTO Affiliate Membership, which brings together more than 500 private entities, the “Working Group for the Reform of the UNWTO Affiliate … [Read more...]

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented his evaluation of the results of the EU Summit in Brussels in a press conference on Friday, protothema.gr reports. The Prime Minister expressed his satisfaction for the “unblocking” of the agreement for the Recovery Fund, noting that he “immediately unlocks” an amount of 32 billion euros for Greece. Mitsotakis summed up his views by saying that Europe made a … [Read more...]

Αfter thoroughly examining the epidemiological data and a long discussion with the expert committee on infectious diseases, the Greek government was forced to make a decision to not allow the opening of non-essential retail trade, even over the crucial Christmas period, Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Friday, during the announcement of the pandemic measures over the … [Read more...]

The Hellenic American Union and the Museum of Greek Children’s Art are joining forces to hold two online hands-on creative workshops this coming weekend, inviting primary school children to make Christmas tree decorations and cards for friends and family, ANA reports. The first workshop is called "I’m home, but here’s my ornament...” and will be held on Saturday, December 19, at 12:00 noon, and … [Read more...]

Greek government spokesperson Stelios Petsas will brief reporters on Friday on adjusting restrictive safety measures against the coronavirus for the Christmas festive season, ANA reports. Nevertheless, speaking on Alpha 9.89 radio station on Thursday he noted that "it is certain we will not be heading to an all-out reopening, as some might have envisaged."  RELATED … [Read more...]

The National Public Health Organization, in its daily bulletin on novel coronavirus infections, confirmed the following numbers on Thursday: - 1,534 new cases, 23 of which were identified at entry points to the country- 121,253 total confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases in Greece since the start of the pandemic, of which 5,066 are linked to travel abroad and 34,181 to already known cases- 81 have died in … [Read more...]

In the next few years, Komotini, Sparta, and Thessaloniki will all gain new hospitals, thanks to an exclusive grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) that aims to improve the lives of local communities and ensure access to high-quality health services. The new SNF General Hospital of Komotini, the SNF University Pediatric Hospital of Thessaloniki, and the new SNF General Hospital of … [Read more...]

The Global Tourism Crisis Committee has met for the last time in 2020, to continue advancing coordination and cooperation among all parts of the sector. The virtual meeting of the Committee, established by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) at the start of the pandemic, was hosted by Portugal ahead of its Presidency of the Council of the European Union, beginning in January. It was accompanied … [Read more...]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new estimates for the impacts of COVID-19 on air transport and economies in Europe in 2020, indicating a further deterioration in revenues, job prospects, and economic activity across the entire continent. IATA’s latest economic forecast reveals that in 2021 Europe is expected to be the worst-hit global region in terms of airline losses … [Read more...]

Heavy rainfall in Athens has caused serious traffic jams in many areas of the Greek capital, protothema.gr reports. Increased traffic congestion is reported on Kifissos Avenue from the height of Peristeri to Metamorfosi in both streams, on Kifissias Avenue and Mesogeion Avenue in some sections, but also on Alexandras Avenue. Furthermore, difficulties are reported on the Attiki Odos from the height … [Read more...]

TUI is preparing intensively for a new start in 2021 after the corona crisis year 2020. The pandemic is not over, but there is light at the end of the tunnel and the prospects for tourism and for TUI are good. The demand for holiday travel is there – consumers in all age groups say that traveling is one of the most missed activities for them in the Corona year. 2021 will be a transition year for … [Read more...]

A 76-year-old monk in Mount Athos, which was shut down in November as the COVID-19 pandemic spread, has died from the Coronavirus leading to six monasteries on the peninsula being quarantined. Athanasios Martinos, the monastic community’s Civil Governor told a local news website that, “The situation is under control. A total of six μonasteries are currently in quarantine, which is in fact coming … [Read more...]

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, today unveils a major new report that recommends global guidelines for a Safe & Seamless Traveller Journey related to traveler identity and security in the ‘new normal’.  Developed in partnership with Oliver Wyman Consulting Group, and Pangiam as one of the advisors, the report … [Read more...]

Greek health authorities announced 1,677 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, raising the total number to 119,720, Kathimerini reported.  Just 10 of those new cases were imported, detected at the country’s entry points. According to the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) 95 more patients died from Covid-19, raising the total number of fatalities to 3,289. The total number of … [Read more...]