European Tourism Manifesto Supports Coordinated Return to EU Travel

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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

Athina Luxury Suites Announces July 1 as Reopening Date

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Photo Source: @Athina Luxury Suites The Athina Luxury Suites boutique hotel, located on the island of Santorini, has announced July 1 as its reopening date, following the Greek government’s decision to ease the Covid-19 lockdown measures. The hotel has applied all the necessary safety measures and rules in order to ensure the safety of its guests and

European Council Approves SURE Job Safety Net

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© Council of Europe / Candice Imbert In efforts to protect thousands of jobs at risk due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, the European Council approved this week the EU’s SURE scheme – a temporary emergency support instrument worth up to 100 billion euros. The program will provide up to 100 billion euros of loans […]

Avis Supports Athens’ Help at Home Plus Program

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Car rental company Avis has joined forces with the Municipality of Athens to support vulnerable groups through the city’s “Help at Home Plus” program, amid the Covid-19 crisis. Launched in April, the program was designed with the help of experts and based on the municipality’s existing “Help at Home” program to assist with the needs […]

Elia Ermou Athens Hotel to Reopen on June 1

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Photo Source: @Elia Ermou Athens Hotel The Elia Ermou Athens Hotel, located in the center of the Greek capital, has announced that it will resume operations on June 1. After reviewing current data of the health [Covid-19] crisis in Greece, which shows that the country has the lowest amount of cases among EU member-states, the […]

KLM to Start Athens – Amsterdam Service on June 6

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As part of its plan to gradually resume flights on its European network, KLM has announced that as of June 6 it will begin services between Greece’s capital Athens and Amsterdam in The Netherlands. The carrier will initially conduct five flights per week from Schiphol to Athens Intetnational Airport (AIA), as part of its 2020 summer […]

Greek PM to Announce Actions Aimed at Saving the Tourism Year

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Kyriakos Mitsotakis Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to announce on Wednesday the government’s action plan aimed at salvaging the 2020 tourism year in the aftermath of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic focusing measures on protecting jobs, reducing taxation, and ensuring liquidity. In his address to the nation on Wednesday evening, Mitsotakis is

Greek Tourism Minister Says Social Distancing Key to Safe Holidays

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Photo: GTP Visiting smaller islands, staying at boutique hotels and exploring mountain destinations are some of the few options Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis recommends visitors do in Greece once travel is allowed and tourists set off for their holidays this year as coronavirus (Covid-19) measures are gradually lifted. Speaking on the BBC’s The Coronavirus […]

IATA: Covid-19 Air Transport Disruption to Impact Greek Tourism

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Disruption to Greece’s air transport sector caused by the Covid-19 outbreak is set to cost the country’s tourism sector an estimated 9.2 billion euros in losses, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Speaking on public broadcaster ERT this week, Raphael Schwartzman, IATA’s regional vice-president for Europe, said the coronavirus impact on

Germany, France Table €500bn EU Covid-19 Recovery Fund Idea

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French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a video news conference on Monday. In an attempt to mitigate the blow to the European Union’s economy by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Germany and France have proposed the creation of a recovery fund of 500 billion euros that would be raised through EU-backed bonds. […]