Direct flights from US to Greece being extended into winter
Kikilias added that the goal now is to extend these flight schedules beyond the summer months
Kikilias added that the goal now is to extend these flight schedules beyond the summer months
In June alone, arrivals from the US increased by 50 percent compared to record year 2019, reflecting a positive upward trend
He also thanked the US Congress and the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Bob Menendez, for pushing through the 2019 East Med Act that included the provision for the embargo.
The Greek chapter of ASTA was awarded for the second year as the fastest growing internationally.
Kikilias said arrivals from other key markets have increased too, with Austria posting a 32% increase from 2019, Israel up 24% and Canada 12%.
US company Power Factors, a leader in renewable asset management software, announced on Wednesday it will acquire Greek startup Inaccess
The US Embassy in Athens issued a new statement recommending U.S. citizens take both U.S. and Greek quarantine requirements into account before traveling to Greece
More than 500,000 US tourists are expected to arrive in Greece over the summer season via direct flights
Mistotakis has planned to meet President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday and the two leaders are expected to discuss the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis and tensions in the Mediterranean.
Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias spoke with his counterpart of Israel Yair Lapid on Tuesday.. Protest march against Ukraine war held in central Athens Tuesday evening.