The global airport industry is confronted with vanishing traffic, collapsing revenues and rising risks as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, an Airports Council International (ACI) World analysis reveals. In its fourth economic analysis bulletin titled “The impact of COVID-19 on the airport business”, ACI says that the airport industry is anticipating a 59.6 percent […]
Photo source: Cardiff Airport Travelers arriving to Wales from six Greek islands must self-isolate for 14 days as of Friday, September 4, according to a decision by the Welsh Government. The islands in question are Crete, Zakynthos, Mykonos, Lesvos, Paros and Antiparos. Speaking to the BBC, Wales’ Health Minister Vaughan Gething said the decision was […]
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Thursday highlighted the importance of Greece reopening its tourism market despite the difficult conditions due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “When asked whether or not Greek tourism should have opened this summer, I have the data of ELSTAT to present, which shows a 15.2 percent drop (in GDP) in […]
The Central Macedonia Region recently announced that it would be allocating 150 million euros to local businesses, tourism enterprises included, impacted by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Central Macedonia Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas announced the immediate non-repayable funding, which he said will facilitate liquidity and serve as starting capital for
The 2020 edition of the Athens Half Marathon, which was rescheduled to take place on Sunday, September 20, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. The half marathon was initially scheduled to take place on March 22 but was postponed to September due to coronavirus outbreak. However, the event’s organizers on Thursday confirmed […]
Photo source: Region of Attica Greece has improved its position in the world ranking for the number of coronavirus (Covid-19) tests conducted daily per 1 million residents, Government Spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Thursday. Speaking during a media briefing, Petsas said that Greece, according to data released on August 31, ranks 29th worldwide for the […]
Greek Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis (center). 2.5 million people traveled by ferry from the ports of Piraeus and Rafina between June 1-August 31 Safety at sea has been effective thanks to the implementation of health protocols for protection against Covid-19, said Greek Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis on Wednesday. Plakiotakis said Greece was moving in the
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Wednesday said he was proud of how Greece managed to reopen to tourism, given the extremely difficult conditions due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Speaking on CNN’s show “Quest Means Business” hosted by Richard Quest, the tourism minister underlined that the plan for reopening tourism in Greece was implemented
Passenger traffic at Athens International Airport (AIA) last month was below the respective 2019 levels by 60.4 percent, amounting to 1.2 million passengers, approximately. “August was yet another month substantially impacted by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic crisis and its impact on air travel,” AIA said in an announcement. The airport saw both domestic and
Photo source: Hellenic Parliament Greece saw its GDP plunge by 15.2 percent in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same period a year ago, impacted in large part to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Thursday. More specifically, based on seasonally adjusted data, the Greek economy shrunk by […]


















