Photo source: Heathrow Airport Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Tuesday said the UK government’s decision to include seven Greek islands on the quarantine list for arrivals to England was “very unfortunate”. Speaking to Sky News, Minister Theoharis said that the decision “is not warranted by the headline data” regarding coronavirus (Covid-19) cases. “I remind […]
Photo source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday welcomed the proposals of the European Commission to better coordinate and communicate on travel restrictions in the European Union (EU) during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “People want to travel, but the unpredictability in the way that governments are implementing Covid-19 measures
Leisure carrier Condor has announced that it will extend its routes from Kalamata, Greece, to Munich and Dusseldorf in Germany, until November. “The routes are to remain on the airline’s timetable including November 2020 for the first time due to increased demand from Germany,” the airline said in an announcement. Τhe German carrier has extended […]
The Xenia 2020 tourism expo has been postponed for 2021 due to the extraordinary circumstances caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the event’s organizer Forum SA recently announced. One of the largest travel and tourism trade shows in Greece, Xenia 2020 was scheduled to take place during November 27-30 in Athens. The organizer decided to postpone the […]
TUI UK announced that it was cancelling all holiday packages to the Greek islands of Santorini, Zakynthos, Crete (Chania and Heraklion) and Mykonos after their inclusion on England’s quarantine list. The tour operator said it took the decision due to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development office’s (FCDO) advice against all but essential travel to a number […]
Restaurant owners across the country say they will keep their businesses closed for a week (September 16-22) in an act of protest against the government’s Covid-19 restrictions applied locally in a number of Greek destinations. The restrictions, which include a curfew (mandatory closure of restaurants and bars at midnight) and a limit of four people […]
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands Travelers arriving to The Netherlands from all the Greek islands must self-isolate for 10 days as of Tuesday, September 8, according to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ministry’s official travel advice has changed the color code of the Greek islands from “yellow” (watch out for […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday said that the government did not hastily open its tourism market in the post-Covid-19 era, but did so gradually and in an orderly way. Speaking in parliament, the Greek PM countered opposition’s allegation that opening to tourism was one of the main reasons for the increase of coronavirus […]
Greece is among the top 10 countries with the highest number of Enhanced Clean listings on Airbnb. Since June, more than 1 million listings around the world have been granted the “Enhanced Clean” highlight, after Airbnb hosts attested to following robust and standardized cleaning and sanitization guidelines to support safer travel. This means that hosts […]
Greece supports the European Commission’s #EUBeachCleanUp environmental campaign by holding a number of awareness activities across the country. Aiming to eliminate marine pollution, the campaign is organized every September by the European Union, along with the United Nations and the bluest of friends, the Smurfs. In 2019, over 40,000 volunteers took part in nearly 80


















