Britons feel very welcome in Greece, survey shows

Compared to previous years, the vast majority of British visitors to Greece have met with the same warm welcome this year, while some received an even warmer welcome this year, according to a survey by travel company Holiday Extras. The UK tourism firm surveyed 500 British holidaymakers upon their return home last month and found that 87.5% of them were received “more warmly” or “as warmly” in comparison to previous summers, despite concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. This rate is second only to Portugal’s (90.9%) and above Turkey’s (82.8%) and the average of 76.5%. Holiday Extras editor-in-chief Seamus McCauley noted that Greek tourism is benefiting from the restrictions imposed on travel to Spain, saying that “Greece and Turkey, in the number two and three slots, are both open, and with Spain closed we’re seeing most of our bookings head to those two hotspots this summer.”

East Med Yacht Show. This year’s East Med Yacht Show, originally scheduled to take place on the island of Poros, south of Athens, on September 1820, has now been postponed until May 2021, according to an announcement by the Hellenic Professional Yacht Owners Association (EPEST), the Municipality of Poros and the event’s Organizing Committee. The decision to defer the professional yacht show came after the recent surge in Covid-19 cases, the announcement said.

Cyprus-Chevron.

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said the US-based energy company Chevron, which purchased the rights of Noble Energy in Cyprus’ first natural gas field, remains committed to proceeding with the exploitation of deposits. Anastasiades held a joint video conference with Chevron’s and Noble Energy’s CEOs. “The companies reaffirmed their commitment for the development of the Aphrodite natural gas deposits without further delay,” Anastasiades said on Twitter. Government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos said in a written statement that the companies “reaffirmed during the teleconference the importance that they attribute to the development of the Aphrodite gas field, in the framework of their energy plans in the Eastern Mediterranean.” (Xinhua)

Bulgaria-CEZ.

Bulgaria’s competition regulator has reopened an in-depth inquiry into Czech utility CEZ’s planned 335-million-euro sale of its Bulgarian assets to insurance and financial group Eurohold 4EH.BB. The Commission for Protection of Competition’s move comes after a Bulgarian court revoked its earlier ban on the deal citing procedural breaches.