Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. Photo Source: @Harry Theoharis Adjusting to a new post-Covid-19 reality with inclusive forms of tourism which respect the environment is key to sector recovery, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis during the International Energy Forum on Wednesday. Theoharis joined global tourism and travel industry stakeholders, including
Greece’s tourism stakeholders will have to readapt to a new reality as the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic lingers into the new year creating uncertainty and the need for structural changes, said Dimitris Fragakis, secretary general, Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) during the Greek Hospitality Awards. Fragakis said tourism sector recovery will be
Photo Source: Joysters Northern Greece travel company Joysters recently announced the launch of a specialized Covid-19 action plan based on National Public Health Organization (EODY) and EU protocols for its traveling clients. Specializing in customized travel experiences for groups of up to 16 people with a focus on Northern Greece destinations, including Kastoria,
Despite picking up at the start of July when Greece reopened to tourism after Covid-19 lockdowns, arrivals to the country by road have nearly come to a grinding halt after mandatory testing requirements were put into place at the borders. Accord to data, 580,000 travelers came to Greece by road in Q3 2020 accounting for […]
Wearing masks for protection against Covid-19 is unlikely to cause CO2 toxicity in the body, according to research released this week contradicting claims that link masks to carbon dioxide poisoning. The study comes at a time when mask wearing has become mandatory in most countries worldwide as a precaution against the further spread of the […]
Athens, Greece. Photo Source: Visit Greece /Y Skoulas The Greek economy is expected to shrink by 9.5 percent in 2020, before gradually recovering over the medium term due to the Covid-19 shock which has interrupted the country’s economic recovery, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its findings on Friday. Greece’s creditors did however commend […]
Visitors from Germany, the UK, France, Poland and Italy made up the bulk of incoming travelers this summer season after Greece reopened to tourists in the midst of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, according to Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. More specifically, based on the number of completed Passenger Locator Forms (PLF) submitted at country admission […]
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis Keeping the tourism economy going and ensuring the health of tourism professionals, visitors and locals are the top priorities for the sector in the upcoming period and as long as the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continues, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis during the 4th Sustainability Summit organized by The Economist.
More than half of luxury hoteliers polled by Forbes Travel Guide (FTG) are expressing optimism that the Covid-19 crisis is subsiding but expect the road to recovery to be long. Indicatively, 54 percent of luxury hotel proprietors believe the worst of the crisis is over with 63 percent claiming business will return to sustainable levels […]
Berlin, Germany Germany has lifted a general Covid-19 travel warning announced in March for some 160 non-EU territories while issuing partial or full travel restrictions for more than 10 European nations. The country lifted its regulation against travel to countries outside the EU on October 1 despite a surge in coronavirus cases across Europe. Under […]


















