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΄Corfu, clean and safe΄ tourist campaign for 2020
CORFU. We are changing the image of Corfu and I΄d like to thank all those who are helping, said Meropi Ydraiou at a press conference for her first nine months in office.
Greece΄s Restart Tourism plan - see the timeframe!
ATHENS. International tourism begins on 15 June with flights to Athens Airport opening up - All airports open on 1 July - Yachting begins this coming Monday.
PM to announce plans for restart of tourism, economy and employment on Wednesday
ATHENS. Opening of borders to mark the start of the tourist season, VAT reductions for catering and transport sectors and subsidies for employees are some of the measures Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to announce tomorrow.
Committment from Minister of Tourism to provide support to Regions for tourism
CORFU. At the 5th meeting of the Regional Tourism Committee the Minister of Tourism Haris Theoharis spoke of the immediate release of resources to boost the tourist industry.
BBC interview with Greek Minister of Tourism: We will safeguard the health of our citizens and visitors with diagnostic tests
Greek Minister of Tourism Haris Theoharis was interviewed on BBC World News on Wednesday 13 May.
Haris Theoharis: "We protected the health of our citizens and we΄ll do the same for our visitors"
ATHENS. Greek Minister of Tourism Haris Theoharis gave an interview to Bloomberg.
Crisis Management Committee discusses the ΄next day΄ for Corfu tourism
CORFU. Topics discussed were the establishment of a Health Region, common health procedures, extension of period of exemption from local taxes for businesses and the main topic - the ΄next day΄ for Corfu tourism.
All hotels to close in Greece
ATHENS. Announcement from the Ministry of Tourism.
Ionian University designs innovative tourism exhibition stand for Corfu
CORFU. The stand, which will be available for use at Tourist Exhibitions, features contemporary design, recyclable materials and interactive applications.
National Monitoring Centre for the development of sustainable tourism
ATHENS. The Minister of Tourism Haris Theoharis today approved the setting up of a working group to create a plan for a National Sustainable Tourism Monitoring Centre.
Meropi Ydraiou in special ΄MONEY & tourism΄ edition for World Travel Market
LONDON. The special edition of ΄MONEY & tourism΄ for the World Travel Market includes comments from Meropi Ydraiou, Mayor of Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands.
Tourism Ministry representatives in Corfu on Tuesday and Wednesday
CORFU. Deputy Minister for Tourism Manos Konsolas, General Secretary Konstantinos Loulis and GNTO President Angela Gerekou will be in Corfu.
Hoteliers want exemption from taxes following Thomas Cook collapse
CORFU. Corfu Hoteliers΄ Association estimates losses of 35m Euros following the collapse of Thomas Cook.
Panayiotis Varouchas:"We΄re talking about human beings! Of course Corfu should accept refugees and immigrants"
CORFU. The Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Municipality Deputy Mayor for Tourism is adamant that the acceptance of refugees and immigrants is not a threat to tourism.
Ydraiou tells Ministries:"Give support to Corfu and its tourist businesses"
CORFU. The Mayor of Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands has sent a letter to two Ministries requesting immediate measures to support Corfu businesses following the collapse of Thomas Cook and a new tourist campaign for the island.
Tourism-related organisations send letter to Minister for Interior requesting that waste be removed from Corfu
CORFU. Letter sent by Federation of Tourist Accommodation Owners, Corfu Hoteliers΄ Association, Trade Association and Corfu Tourist Guides΄ Union.
Cinema Tourism in Corfu - Workshop on 27 September
CORFU. 27 September has been set as the date for the workshop - the first step in making local organisations and the economy friendly and supportive to whoever chooses Corfu as a filming location.
First meeting ahead of workshop on Cinema Tourism in September
CORFU. The meeting was organised by Corfu Municipality, the Hellenic Film Commission Department of International Audiovisual Production at the Greek Film Centre and Corfu Tourism αειForum.
