Vaccination will begin in Greece at five Covid-19 reference hospitals on December 27, announced Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday, following a meeting on the country’s national vaccination plan. Mitsotakis said the first vaccinations will take place at Athens’ Evangelismos and Sotiria hospitals on December 27. The PM rereferred to the expected approval of
Photo source: @ACI Europe Europe’s aviation sector has expressed concern over the European Commission’s proposal to amend airport slot use regulation claiming that it does not “sufficiently address” the impact of the (Covid-19) pandemic on air transport, the rate of recovery in summer 2021 and the required level of airport slot relief measures that would […]
Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias on Thursday announced extra lockdown measures for West Attica, including a strict curfew, following a sharp spike in coronavirus (Covid-19) cases. More specifically, the measures concern the three municipalities of Aspropyrgos, Elefsina and Mandra. The extra measures will be in force from 6m on Friday, December 18, and
The cooperation between the public and private sectors in Greece will play a significant role in the country’s tourism promotion and communication to markets abroad in the post-Covid-19 era. That was among the main conclusions of the online conference “Destination Greece | Communication in challenging times” held on Thursday by the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) […]
“It’s Europe’s moment,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday, announcing the coordinated launch of Covid-19 vaccination across the EU on December 27, 28 and 29. Von der Leyen told European lawmakers that all 27 member states could begin vaccination programs on the same day and called for “unity and hard work”. […]
Europeans are reluctant about traveling during the holiday period this year, which has been marred by health expert warnings, renewed lockdowns, and increasing Covid-19 cases and deaths, a European Travel Commission (ETC) study found this week. According to the ETC’s latest report “Monitoring Sentiment for Domestic and Intra-European Trave – Wave 3”, less than
Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias (R). A strong persistence of Covid-19 incidents in Western Attica and Northern Greece is forcing authorities to re-examine lockdown measures and holiday restrictions, Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Wednesday. “If and when the [Covid-19] data shows signs of deterioration, we will reconsider all the measures…,” he said
Photo source: rapidbounce rapidbounce, a Greek hospitality consulting company that offers marketing services to hotels, says it will welcome the new year with confidence following an unpredictable year due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “This year we were faced with unpleasant conditions and with a lot of uncertainty. However, through a crisis – several times […]
Greece’s tourism businesses, including hotels and travel agencies, are among those eligible for a reduction in two monthly lease payments due to the country’s lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). The measure, announced initially by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in parliament, concerns an 80 percent reduction to the January 2021
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis invited investors to bet on Greece and particularly on the potential of the tourism sector where there is plenty of space of growth. Speaking at the 22nd annual “Capital Link Invest in Greece Forum”, Theoharis confirmed that eight investments amounting to 1 billion euros had received the green light through […]


















