Zakynthos Hoteliers Eager to Plan for 2021

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Navagio Beach, Zakynthos The viability of tourist enterprises and the operation of the famed Navagio Beach on Zakynthos as well as ways to deal with Covid-19 cases topped the agenda of talks this week between island hotelier associations and Ionian Islands Regional Governor Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou. Among others, the two sides discussed the effective management of […]

Insurer AXA Lists Greece Among Top Countries for Quarantine-free Travel

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Greece together with the Seychelles and Tanzania have been listed as the best countries for travelers who do not want to undergo self-isolation, according to AXA Gulf, one of the largest international insurers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). AXA said the list was in response to high demand from travelers from the GCC, namely […]

UK Keeps Greece on ‘Safe List’ for Travel

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Photo Source: @Heathrow Airport As Europe braces for a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK Foreign Office (FCO) on Thursday updated its travel advice based on the re-assessment of effective coronavirus management. Greece remains on UK’s quarantine-free list of countries to and from which travelers can enter the country without having to self-isolate […]

Study: Coronavirus Affecting Leisure Travel More

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Leisure travel appears to be among the hardest-hit segments with business travel the least affected by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest report by Swiss research agency m1nd-set. Global uncertainty due to the crisis reveals that Covid-19 will have a greater impact on leisure travel as 45 percent of Europeans say their plans for […]

Greek Coastal Destinations Winning Over Tourists in Covid-19 Times

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Paleo Faliro, Attica/ Photo © NIKOS DANIILIDIS – Wikipedia Hotel occupancy rates in Athens dropped by 30 percent but the South Aegean Region saw arrivals rise by 171 percent and flights by 154 percent in the first two weeks of August reflecting a clear preference for sea and sun. According to Greek daily Naftemporiki, Attica’s […]

Greek FinMin Examines Support Measures in Covid-19 Aftermath

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Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras. Photo Source: cstaikouras.gr Seeking ways to ease the burden that the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has had on Greek households and businesses, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said this week that the government was preparing a mixed package of measures, including tax breaks and voluntary rent reductions. In an interview to

Greece Takes Action to Prevent Second Wave of Covid-19

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Syntagma square (Syntagma), Athens. Greece is bracing for what seems to be an imminent second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic after a surge in cases this month. On Tuesday, Greek health authorities reported 168 new infections, 45 of which in Attica, 24 in Thessaloniki, 12 on Lesvos, 10 in Heraklion, eight on the Cyclades islands, […]

Gloomy Outlook Ahead for Greek Hoteliers

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Setting priorities and implementing immediate relief measures for tourism enterprises hit by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic are crucial if Greece wants to be ready for 2021. “The year is over, we are now fighting for 2021,” said Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers (POX) President Grigoris Tasios who echoed Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos’

SETE: Greece’s Tourism Sector Needs Support into 2021

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As the main tourist season for Greece comes to a close and the impact of Covid-19 lingers, the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has made six proposals aimed at helping businesses survive. SETE proposals, sent in letter to labor and economy ministers, include job retainment measures through to March 31, 2021, noting that initial forecasts of […]

Greek Gov’t Mulls Tax Relief for Covid-hit Businesses

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Andrianou Street in Plaka, Athens. Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou Greek business owners impacted by the Covid-19 health crisis will have more time until the end of the year to pay off their tax obligations, said Alternate Finance Minister Theodoros Skylakakis. Referring to seasonal enterprises – those mostly active in tourism – Skylakakis told ANT1 TV […]