Study Reveals Covid-19 Impact on Greece’s Source Markets

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A recently released study by SETE Intelligence (INSETE) reveals the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on Greece’s source markets and the rollover effect on tourism. More specifically, according to INSETE, the research department of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), the economies of all source markets have been hit by Covid-19 and are now faced […]

GNTO Teams Up with Mastercard to Promote Greece

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The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and Mastercard have joined forces to promote Greece to the German, Danish and Dutch markets through a new campaign running to September 30. The campaign features Greek destinations and collects traveler feedback that can be used for the formulation of future marketing projects. “The international promotional campaign for our

Greece to Charge Tourists for Public Health Services

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Tourists in Greece wishing to make use of public health services will soon have to pay a token sum, the Greek government said recently in an attempt to collect funds that will boost its heavily burdened medical facilities during the summer months. According to the Greek government, travelers as well as non-Greek citizens seeking medical […]

Cyprus to Request Covid-19 Test Results from Greek Travelers

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Archive photo: @Cyprus Aeropolis Due to a recent rise in coronavirus cases in Greece, Greeks traveling to Cyprus will be required as of Thursday (August 6) to have undergone Covid-19 testing 72 hours prior to departure and to produce a negative PCR result on arrival or to undergo screening at the airport on arrival. The […]

European Commission: Long Road Ahead for EU Recovery

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Two days after EU leaders agreed on a much-needed rescue fund to address the Covid-19 backlash, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said planned cuts in the Union’s upcoming long-term budget will be a “difficult pill to swallow”. Presenting the conclusions of the four-day leaders’ summit to […]

Study: Greek Economy to Face New Test When State Covid-19 Support Stops

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Hellenic Parliament, Athens. Photo Source: GTP The Greek economy is set to suffer another setback once the government’s Covid-19 lifeline to businesses stops, a new report released this week by research consultants Capital Economics found. More specifically, the study, which is based on Bank of Greece data released on Tuesday, reveals that Greece’s economy may […]

Airlines Want to Restart Travel with Joint US – EU Covid-19 Tests

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In an attempt to resume travel between Europe and the US, airline companies are calling on leaders to implement a common Covid-19 screening plan. In this direction, International Airlines Group (IAG) carriers, including British Airways – American Airlines, United Airlines and Lufthansa sent a letter this week to US and EU officials requesting that a […]

OECD: Covid-19 Shock Adds to Greece’s Challenges

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Despite its swift and effective response to the coronavirus pandemic, Greece must bolster its economy with added measures, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said this week, urging at the same time the introduction of employment enhancement measures, increasing productivity growth, addressing banking system needs, and ensuring fairness and

Greece’s Tourism Receipts in May Suffer Covid-19 Blow

By admin 22 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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Greek tourism revenue suffered a massive blow in May 2020 – the first month of the tourism season – due to the outbreak of Covid-19 with travel receipts plummeting by 99.2 percent to 13 million euros from 1.56 billion euros in May last year, according to tentative data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG) […]

PM: Greece Gets €70bn in EU Covid-19 Recovery Funding

By admin 21 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo source: @primeminstergr Greece secured at least 70 billion euros in EU rescue funds to address the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic from a 750-billion-euro recovery plan agreed on in Brussels on Tuesday. Greece secured 70 billion euros in EU rescue funds to address the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic […]