Minister Aiming for All Greek Destinations to Welcome Tourists

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The Tourism Ministry has been working closely with Greece’s regional authorities in order to come up with ways that will enable destinations to reopen and welcome tourists as soon as the COVID-19 travel restrictions are lifted. “Our aim is to reopen all destinations,” Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said on Thursday, during a video conference he […]

Lufthansa Group Expands Service with June Flight Schedule

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The airlines of the Lufthansa Group are significantly expanding their services by adding new destinations to their June schedule. Lufthansa, SWISS and Eurowings have included numerous leisure and summer destinations in their flight schedules in June, as well as more long-haul destinations. With over 106 destinations in Germany and Europe and more than 20 intercontinental

Protocols for Hotel Services post-Coronavirus – EU Guidelines

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The European Commission has issued guidance for the safe and gradual restoration of tourism activities and for health protocols in hospitality businesses such as hotels and other types of accommodation, including indoor and outdoor areas, restaurants and cafés. In addition to recommendations and operational considerations for COVID-19 risk management issued by relevant

Survey: Travelers Say No to Quarantine Measures on Arrival

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Despite the financial support to deal with the damage caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, airlines will come close to 2019 levels in 2023, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA), adding that traveler confidence will be much harder to re-build. Releasing a new analysis, IATA found that the damage to air travel will impact […]

Kallichoron Hotel on Astypalea Offering Free Stays to Covid-19 Medics

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Kallichoron Art Boutique Hotel The Kallichoron Art Boutique Hotel on Astypalea is offering free accommodation to medical professionals working for Greece’s national health system to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. As a way of saying “thank you”, the hotel will offer up to 90 overnight stays in total. The initiative is part of Kallichoron’s award-winning “Room2Give” […]

Greece Says Safety of Visitors and Hosts a Top Priority

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Learning from other countries’ response to travel in the current coronavirus (Covid-19) reality is of utmost importance for Greece, which is looking to re-open to tourism. Speaking on BBC World News, Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis underlined the importance of enabling travel and tourism without however endangering the lives of holidaymakers and hosts. To achieve

Travel in the post-Covid-19 Era – EU Guidelines

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The European Commission recently issued guidance for member states on lifting restrictions for non-essential travel and put forward measures on how best to protect transport workers and passengers against the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The Commission’s guidelines on the progressive restoration of transport services and connectivity recommend several measures: To

Athens Municipality Offers its Venues as Stages for Concerts and Events

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The Municipality of Athens has announced that it will allocate resources and offer its venues to support culture and artists that have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Culture moves and unites us. Concerts, festivals, performances and exhibitions are an integral part of our lives, especially during these unprecedented times,” the municipality said. During

Covid-19: Sunweb Group Freezes Prices for Already Booked Holidays

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Photo Source: @Sunweb Group Sunweb, a leading travel group in Europe, recently announced that it is freezing its rates for holidays canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, guaranteeing affected travelers that the prices for identical travel plans, within a booking period of one year, will remain unchanged. This means that holidaymakers who have already had […]

Grimaldi and Minoan Lines Stand By Greek Healthcare System

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The Social Foundation of the Grimaldi Group is actively supporting Greece’s efforts to curb the Covid-19 pandemic by donating 100,000 euros for the purchase of medical equipment for the University General Hospital of Heraklion on the island of Crete. Through Minoan Lines, its Greek subsidiary, and CEO Antonis Maniadakis, the Grimaldi Group is supplying Greece’s […]