tourism
Four tourism bodies join forces for Corfu School of Tourism
CORFU. Corfu tourism bodies, who are joining forces for the adequate staffing of the School of Tourism, are looking to meet with the Tourism Minister.
Regional Governor meets with Tourism Minister
ATHENS. Ionian Islands Regional Governor Rodi Kratsa met with the Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Monday morning.
What Ministry of Tourism told Meropi Ydraiou about Corfu School of Tourism
CORFU. New assurances that the School of Tourism’s issue is being resolved.
What happened to the assurances? Corfu School of Tourism has one employee!
CORFU. Teachers΄ Union and students are exasperated with the situation.
High international flight arrival figures continue in September
CORFU. The high numbers continued in September according to the Civil Aviation Employees΄ Union President Dimitris Roussos.
3rd Corfu Food and Wine Festival opens in People΄s Garden
CORFU. Producers from all Ionian Islands are taking part for the first time this year.
Central Corfu Mayor welcomes Czech travel agents
CORFU. The Mayor also met with a British woman who has been holidaying in Corfu for 51 years.
3rd Corfu Food and Wine Festival begins on Monday
CORFU. For the first time, producers from all the Ionian Islands will be taking part.
UK "traffic light" system for travel to end - relief for travel industry
LONDON. There will just be a red list and from 4 October Greece and the other ΄amber΄ countries will become ΄green΄.
Positive results for Corfu tourism in first two weeks of September
CORFU. 848 international arrivals at Corfu Airport - 60-75% occupancy rates for hotels
Aeroflot increases number of flights between Moscow and Corfu
CORFU. The number of Aeroflot scheduled flights from Moscow to Corfu is increasing from two to four times a week.
August international arrivals in Corfu at same level as 2019!
CORFU. The increase in tourist arrivals despite the pandemic has led to numbers that are the same as those for August 2019 - the year considered to be the best in the history of Greek tourism.
Greece remains on UK amber list
LONDON. The UK government announced the latest review of the travel list with the popular holiday destinations of Spain, France and Greece remaining on the amber list.
High seat occupancy on international flights in July
CORFU. Very good seat occupancy on the 1,626 flights that brought 228,272 foreign tourists to Corfu in July.
Good start to August for Corfu tourism
CORFU. For the first time this season UK tops the list of international flight arrivals.
Greece remains on the UK government΄s amber list
LONDON. The UK government has announced the latest update for travellers.
Clarification regarding the transfer of confirmed tourist Covid cases to temporary accommodation
ATHENS. Deputy Health Minister Vassilis Kontozamanis sent a circular on July 30, providing clarifications on the transfer of confirmed Covid-19 tourist cases to temporary accommodation (quarantine hotels / isolation rooms).
Big increase in German arrivals in July. Gradual increase in accommodation bookings
CORFU. Tourism professionals are talking about a gradual increase in Corfu tourism over the last two weeks and data from Corfu International Airport shows that there were 1,623 international flight arrivals in July compared to 699 in June.
