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 […]
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. […]
Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou Aiming to discuss lifting coronavirus (Covid-19) travel restrictions with certain countries, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas will hold a video conference call with counterparts from Greece, Cyprus, Spain, Italy, Austria, Croatia, Portugal, Malta, Slovenia, and Bulgaria on Monday. Germany is aiming for the worldwide travel ban to be lifted on
ESM head Klaus Regling and Europe’s Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni. Photo Source: ESM Greece now has the option to tap into EU emergency funds released for member states to deal with coronavirus (Covid-19) impact, European Stability Mechanism (ESM) head Klaus Regling told the media on Friday. Should Greece choose to use the ESM’s credit line, […]
One of the latest announcements by the European Commission encourages travelers to use virus-tracing apps so that Covid-19 restrictions may be lifted earlier and travel can resume, raising privacy concerns in the meantime. The concept behind the virus-tracing technology is to enable national health authorities across the Union to inform users of Covid-19 test results, […]
Riga, Latvia One by one countries in Europe are creating travel clusters in hopes of salvaging their tourist sectors and their economies. The latest is the creation of a so-called “travel bubble” or corridor among Baltic countries which opened their borders on Thursday, lifting coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions. Now EU residents and citizens can move freely […]
The Greek health ministry announced on Thursday that it was drawing up an action plan complete with measures to be implemented on the Greek islands and at mainland destinations in order to meet the potential health needs of visitors and tourists in the aftermath of coronavirus (Covid-19). Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias reiterated the government’s […]
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 […]
Photo Source: IATA Europe’s airlines and travel agents are up in arms over a set of much-awaited Commission guidelines with regard to travel and tourism in coronavirus (Covid-19) times, noting that the recommendations are confusing, unclear and non-binding. The Commission’s four-point “Communication on Travel and Tourism”, issued on Wednesday, will “create further
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


















