Photo Source: IATA Europe’s airline companies stand to lose more than 76 billion dollars in revenues in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The association estimates that the Covid-19 health crisis will result in a sharp 46 percent decline of in passenger demand against 2019 levels, and […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments worldwide to use time wisely and take aggressive measures to contain as much a possible the further spread of the coronavirus. “By asking people to stay home and by banning travel, we are buying time and reducing the pressure on health systems. These measures alone will […]
Athens, Syntagma square. Photo: Visit Greece / H. Kakarouhas The majority of Greeks expect the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic together with Turkey’s aggressive policies to negatively impact business activity in Greece, creating a climate of pessimism for the immediate future, according to a study released this week by the Athens Chamber of Commerce and […]
Greece is setting up a special committee to oversee the national tourism strategy for the 2021-2030 period, according to a tourism ministry decision posted on the Diavgeia website. Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis will preside over the working group, which will consist of deputy minister responsible for the coordination of the Government work Akis Skertsos, Greek […]
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has announced that it will ground most of its aircraft in the coming weeks but will continue to provide repatriation and rescue flights for many EU governments amid the COVID-19 crisis. Rynair will also continue to offer aircraft for emergency medical flights including to/from China. “As most EU countries have imposed […]
Photo Source: Lufthansa Group As of the beginning of this week, a return flight schedule has been put in effect for the airlines in the Lufthansa Group. According to an announcement, the schedule will initially be valid until 19 April, 2020. The intercontinental return flight schedule in detail Long-haul flights are offered as scheduled from […]
Hotel Grande Bretagne and King George at Syntagma Square in central Athens. Athens’ Hotel Grande Bretagne and King George Hotel temporarily suspend their operation due to the further spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Greece. The move follows the Greek government’s decision to close the country’s seasonal and year-round hotels until April 30. The two
Photo Source: IMF The coronavirus epidemic may push the global economy into recession, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, who added that the faster the virus stops, the quicker and stronger the recovery will be. Georgieva made the statement on Tuesday after a G20 emergency conference call with finance ministers and […]
Photo Source: Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be cutting 96 percent of the capacity that had been originally scheduled up to end-April, given the further tightening of border controls around the world over the last week due to the Covid-19 outbreak. This will result in the grounding of around 138 SIA and SilkAir aircraft, […]
Photo Source: IOC The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been postponed due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. Originally scheduled to take place during July 24 – August 9, the major sports event “will be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021, to safeguard the health of the […]

















