Photo source: TUI Group Europe’s largest tour operator TUI is betting on speedy vaccination rollouts to enable travel soon, adding that it expects UK holidaymakers to be able to visit Greece as soon as April. Though the group’s summer bookings were down by 44 percent against 2019 levels due to Covid-19 and in the midst […]
Greek tourism professionals are set to benefit from a series of new Covid-19 relief measures announced by the Finance Ministry, including a 13 percent reduction in VAT to continue through to September. More specifically, Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Monday that a total of 5.9 billion euros would be released in the Q1 […]
Tax breaks and business rent exemption are among support measures announced by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday to support food and beverage (F&B) service providers who have remained closed for months due to Covid-19 restrictions. Mitsotakis announced four measures during a meeting with sector representatives, adding that “reductions in taxes and
The Ionian islands in Greece, including such popular tourist destinations as Corfu, Kefalonia and Zakynthos, are among the handful of areas in Europe labeled “green” on the weekly European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) map updated on Thursday. Greece is labeled “medium risk” indicated by the orange color on the map, which charts […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo source: @PrimeministerGR Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expects to see tourism to Greece pick up pace this summer after the country’s key revenue generator and employer took a blow last year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We’ll do much better,” he told Reuters in an interview this […]
Greece is drawing up a plan to safely re-open to tourism, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, adding that in the meantime, the government will continue to support the sector which has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on public broadcaster ET1 on Wednesday, Theoharis said efforts were being made to prepare for the […]
Photo source: Eurocontrol Europe’s Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation, Eurocontrol, said this week that it expects air traffic to be down by 55 to 70 percent through to June impacted by Covid-19 measures and depending on when governments decide to allow non-essential travel. The organization is citing stricter travel restrictions put in place […]
Greece is set to receive a total of 728 million euros in funding after the European Commission announced on Tuesday that it had disbursed 14 billion euros in total to nine member states in the fourth instalment of financial support under the SURE unemployment scheme. The funds, which come as part of the first disbursement […]
Greece is keeping its tough Covid-19 measures in place with plans to re-open restaurants and sports facilities last amid fears of rising cases and an increasing spread of virus variants, authorities said this week. Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias ruled out the possibility of re-opening restaurants, F&B services and sports facilities at the moment. […]
After weeks of disagreement and reluctance EU member states have agreed on a set of guidelines that will allow for the establishment of an EU-wide accepted vaccination certificate to be used for “medical purposes”, said the European Commission this week. The approved standards, which have the support of the European Commission, also set out the […]


















