Greece Road Arrivals Grind to a Halt due to Covid-19 Crisis

By admin 6 Οκτωβρίου 2020 No comment

Despite picking up at the start of July when Greece reopened to tourism after Covid-19 lockdowns, arrivals to the country by road have nearly come to a grinding halt after mandatory testing requirements were put into place at the borders. Accord to data, 580,000 travelers came to Greece by road in Q3 2020 accounting for […]

Face Masks Unlikely to Put Health at Risk, Says Study

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Wearing masks for protection against Covid-19 is unlikely to cause CO2 toxicity in the body, according to research released this week contradicting claims that link masks to carbon dioxide poisoning. The study comes at a time when mask wearing has become mandatory in most countries worldwide as a precaution against the further spread of the […]

IMF: Greek Economy to Shrink by 9.5%

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Athens, Greece. Photo Source: Visit Greece /Y Skoulas The Greek economy is expected to shrink by 9.5 percent in 2020, before gradually recovering over the medium term due to the Covid-19 shock which has interrupted the country’s economic recovery, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its findings on Friday. Greece’s creditors did however commend […]

Germany, UK, France Top Tourism Markets for Greece in Summer 2020

By admin 5 Οκτωβρίου 2020 No comment

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Visitors from Germany, the UK, France, Poland and Italy made up the bulk of incoming travelers this summer season after Greece reopened to tourists in the midst of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, according to Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. More specifically, based on the number of completed Passenger Locator Forms (PLF) submitted at country admission […]

Theoharis: Open Businesses, Safety Key to See Greek Tourism into New Era

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis Keeping the tourism economy going and ensuring the health of tourism professionals, visitors and locals are the top priorities for the sector in the upcoming period and as long as the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continues, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis during the 4th Sustainability Summit organized by The Economist.

Forbes Poll: Luxury Hoteliers Say ‘Worst of Covid-19 Crisis Over’

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More than half of luxury hoteliers polled by Forbes Travel Guide (FTG) are expressing optimism that the Covid-19 crisis is subsiding but expect the road to recovery to be long. Indicatively, 54 percent of luxury hotel proprietors believe the worst of the crisis is over with 63 percent claiming business will return to sustainable levels […]

Germany Lifts Global Travel Ban, Issues Europe Warnings

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Berlin, Germany Germany has lifted a general Covid-19 travel warning announced in March for some 160 non-EU territories while issuing partial or full travel restrictions for more than 10 European nations. The country lifted its regulation against travel to countries outside the EU on October 1 despite a surge in coronavirus cases across Europe. Under […]

Covid-19: Tourism Minister Expects Greece to Recover 20% of Last Year’s Revenue

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Photo ©Maria Theofanopoulou A total of 3.9 million visitors mainly from Europe have traveled to Greece so far this year, equal to 22 percent of arrivals in the same period last year, with tourism-related revenues expected to reach 20 percent of the 2019 total by the end of 2020, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis […]

Concerns Rise Over Increasing Covid-19 Cases in Attica

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Athens, Greece. Photo: GTP Greek health experts are troubled over a new surge in Covid-19 incidents concentrated for the most part in and around the Greek capital. Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) on Tuesday announced a record 416 new coronavirus cases, with 240 in the greater Athens region and 61 found in incoming travelers. […]

Covid-19 Cases on TUI Cruise Ship in Greece Create Confusion

By admin 29 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Photo Source: @TUI Group A Covid-19 scare on board the first cruise ship to sail Greek waters after the outbreak of the health crisis, TUI’s Mein Schiff 6, caused alarm after 12 crew members tested positive for the virus on Monday, upon departure from the port of Iraklion, Crete headed for Corfu. Greek health authorities […]