The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Saturday extended the non-essential travel restriction for domestic flights (travel between prefectures) in Greece by one week, until 6am on Monday, February 8. The NOTAM concerns domestic scheduled, commercial and general/business flights and foresees that only essential travel is allowed for health and business reasons,
Greek authorities are re-activating the country’s color-coded risk-assessment map, giving areas a coronavirus (Covid-19) risk rating of yellow or red. The announcement was made during the Covid-19 Friday media briefing by Greek Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias. The decision to once again divide the country into color-coded risk zones was made by the
Photo source: Sheremetyevo International Airport Russia will resume flights to Greece and Singapore from February 8, according to Itar-Tass news agency. Citing the Russian anti-coronavirus crisis center, the news agency said flights from Moscow to Athens will be operated twice a week, while flights to Singapore – three times a week. According to the Russian […]
Photo © European Union – EP The European Council announced that the EU is preparing new temporary rules to help air carriers cope with the drastic decline in air traffic caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis and avoid operating empty flights. Member statesʼ ambassadors on Wednesday agreed on a negotiating mandate for granting airlines relief […]
Santana Suites Naxos. Photo © Square Lime Although 2021 will still be a difficult year for the tourism and hospitality industry due to the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Greek company Square Lime expects the demand for travel to eventually pick up, especially for Greece. Square Lime is a premium hospitality management and marketing […]
Athens, Greece. Photo source: Travel Trade Athens The Municipality of Athens during April 19-20 will hold the 7th Travel Trade Athens 2021 event to promote the Greek capital and drive growth in the tourism sector. “Our aim is to promote the city’s tourism product in the best possible way to representatives of traditional and emerging […]
Photo source: UNWTO The European Council on Thursday updated the list of third countries for which EU member states should lift travel restrictions for non-essential travel, taken due to the coronavirus (Covid-19), at their external borders. As noted by the Council and based on epidemiological data, as from January 28 member states should gradually lift the […]
After weeks of disagreement and reluctance EU member states have agreed on a set of guidelines that will allow for the establishment of an EU-wide accepted vaccination certificate to be used for “medical purposes”, said the European Commission this week. The approved standards, which have the support of the European Commission, also set out the […]
Cruise travel all but “drowned” in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic which resulted in a 94 percent decrease in passengers, according to the Union of Cruise Ship Owners & Associated Members (EEKFN). More specifically, according to EEKFN data, Greece recorded 267,000 passenger arrivals on 247 port calls across its cruise destinations in […]
The Region of Attica will allocate over 250 million euros in funds to support over 9,600 small and very small enterprises impacted by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Co-funded by the Attica Regional Operational Program (PEP Attikis) 2014-2020, the program foresees that subsidies for each eligible enterprise will range from 5,000 – 40,000 euros depending on […]


















