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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
ATHENS – With winter resorts seeing downturns in bookings as the COVID-19 pandemic continued and got worse, the Tourism Ministry is pressing ahead with plans to try to attract foreign visitors year round.
The New Democracy government plans to to support winter and city-break destinations to get people to stay in Athens, Thessaloniki and other urban areas during the winter when islands aren’t attractive for most.
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said the goal of year-round tourism will be achieved as attractions other than sun, sand and beaches will be pitched, such as the winter resorts, and cultural activities.
Speaking to the state-run broadcaster ERT he said that the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) campaign for winter destinations across Greece will soon come out, the first ever.
He noted a decision by the European Union to allow for Value Added Tax (VAT) rates on Greek islands to be cut up to 30 percent although it came too late for the revenue-driving summer period.
With hopes for a boom year in 2022 – depending on the pandemic – he said that health measures would continue to stay in place to bring confidence to travelers that the country is safe despite a resurgence of the Coronavirus and restrictions on people who aren’t vaccinated and are still spreading it.
All countries are in tough competition but we have the pole position due to our actions and organization as regards health safety rules over the last two years,” Kikilias said.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 13 people, authorities said.
NEW YORK – Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) on April 17 announced the third annual Summer for the City, welcoming New Yorkers to hundreds of free events over three months.
ATHENS – Travel designers and experts, members of the media, creatives and senior executives of Louis Hotels were transported to the heart of Greek essence at a sophisticated corporate presentation of the Exclusive Collection by Louis Hotels at Fuga in Athens.
BUFFALO - There are Greek restaurants in Buffalo that have the name of Vasilis Panagopoulos but he said that the opening of The Original Vasilis Restaurant is the only one that still owns and is proud of it.
ATHENS - Aegean Airlines has announced its investment in four new Airbus A321neos with significantly extended range capabilities and a specially configured passenger cabin tailored for flights lasting 4 to 7.