Guidelines to assure the health safety of air travellers and aviation personnel, once airlines resume regular flight schedules following the severe disruption caused by Covid-19, were released on Wednesday by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The guidelines included in the EASA/ECDC “COVID-19
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis taking part in the Quadrilateral Summit of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia. Photo source: @PrimeministerGR Greece, its neighbor Bulgaria and Serbia discussed this week lifting restrictions in place to contain the spread of Covid-19, allowing quarantine-free travel between the three countries. The decision was announced on Tuesday by
The Lufthansa Group airlines – Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Air Dolomiti – are extending their free rebooking period, offering passengers the option to book a new travel date until December 31, 2021. Previously, if a rebooking was made, the new trip had to start by April 30, 2021. The airline group has extended this
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Wednesday presented Greece’s restart plan for the sector in the post-Covid-19 period. “‘Restart Tourism’ is a comprehensive, coherent and detailed plan to restore Greek tourism to function safely and efficiently for the national economy,” the minister said during a televised address. According to the ‘Restart Tourism’ plan, during
Greece’s 2020 tourism season will begin on June 15, the day the country will begin welcoming back flights from abroad, it was announced on Wednesday. Addressing the public in a televised address to the nation, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the government’s plan to support the economy, employment and tourism in the coming months […]
Photo source: Minoan Lines Passenger shipping company Minoan Lines has announced its support to Greece’s vulnerable groups through the offer of special discounts on ferry tickets for the Piraeus – Crete route (Chania or Heraklio). “The company recognizes the unprecedented circumstances caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and stands by Greece’s vulnerable
Το web conference “Digi.travel Issues & Trends – Travel in the post-COVID19 Era” θα εξετάσει τις τρέχουσες και μελλοντικές τάσεις στον τουρισμό. Στις 28 και 29 Μαΐου θα διεξαχθεί φέτος το γνωστό συνέδριο “Digi.travel Conference”, το οποίο θα διοργανωθεί πλήρως ψηφιακά ακολουθώντας τις τάσεις που προέκυψαν από τον COVID-19. Το θέμα του συνεδρίου είναι “Digi.travel […]
The European Tourism Manifesto alliance is calling on national governments to implement the European Commission’s guidelines and recommendations and make coordinated efforts to lift travel restrictions and introduce harmonised health and safety protocols to enable travel in the new post-coronavirus (Covid-19) reality. The alliance, representing Europe’s travel and tourism
Eurobank on Tuesday announced that it was launching a new package of funds, totaling 750 million euros, to boost the restart efforts of the Greek hotel industry amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “Supporting all businesses of the hotel industry – large, medium and small – is crucial for the country and the economic outlook,” Eurobank CEO […]
The European Commission (EC) approved the release of a new tranche of debt relief measures agreed to as part of Greece’s post-bailout program after it successfully implemented reform commitments despite the extraordinary circumstances posed by the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. In its 6th enhanced surveillance report – agreed to when the country exited its last bailout


















