The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday that it does not support mandating Covid-19 social distancing measures that would leave the middle seats of air carriers empty. According to IATA, evidence, although limited, suggests that, the risk of virus transmission on board aircraft is low even without special measures. “Mask-wearing by passengers and
Athens, Greece. Photo: GTP Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and his counterparts from Cyprus and Israel are examining the creation of a “safe tourism zone” in view of the fact that the three countries have managed to successfully contain the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). According to the Jerusalem Post, Israel’s tourism ministry confirmed on […]
Athens Airport on Easter Sunday, April 19, 2020. Photo source: AIA / © Thomas Gerasopoulos Athens International Airport (AIA) saw traffic in April 2020 hit “rock bottom” due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest data released on Tuesday. According to provisional traffic data by AIA, the airport’s passenger traffic bottomed, being 98.9 percent […]
Η πανδημία του νέου κορονοϊού έχει στοιχίσει τη ζωή σε τουλάχιστον 254.532 ανθρώπους σε όλον τον κόσμο από τον περασμένο Δεκέμβριο, όταν πρωτοεμφανίστηκε ο κορονοϊός SARS-CoV-2 στην Κίνα, σύμφωνα με τον απολογισμό που συντάσσει το Γαλλικό Πρακτορείο βασιζόμενο σε επίσημες πηγές. Μέχρι τις 22.00 απόψε (ώρα Ελλάδας) είχαν καταγραφεί περισσότερα από 3.629.160 επιβεβαιωμένα
Είχε προσβληθεί από τον νέο κορονοϊό, έναν μήνα προτού καταγραφεί το πρώτο επίσημο κρούσμα στη χώρα Έκπληκτος δήλωσε, σε συνέντευξή του σε τηλεοπτικό κανάλι της Γαλλίας, ο άνδρας που φέρεται ότι προσβλήθηκε από τον νέο κορονοϊό τον Δεκέμβριο του 2019, αφού όπως είπε, εκείνη την εποχή νόμιζε ότι έπασχε από γρίπη. Γάλλοι ερευνητές με επικεφαλής τον γιατρό
Photo source: Airbnb Airbnb, the world’s most popular short-term rental platform, is reducing the size of its workforce due to the hit the travel industry has received by the Covid-19 pandemic, the company’s co-founder and CEO, Brian Chesky, informed employees on Tuesday. In a letter to the company’s staff, Chesky said that out of 7,500 […]
Aiming to get the market going as the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic subsides, the Greek government is focusing on ways that will allow businesses active in the food and beverages industry to operate outdoors. Greece entered the first of seven stages allowing free movement and the operation of retail businesses on May 4. According to the […]
MGE’s INSPIRE Athens project American gaming and entertainment giant Mohegan said this week that its investment plan to create the first Integrated Resort and Casino (IRC) in Greece at Hellinikon would move ahead as scheduled, if selected, despite the coronavirus outbreak. “Mohegan Gaming Entertainment (MGE) fully maintains its commitment to make Greece the leading
Syntagma Square, Athens. Photo © GNTO/Y Skoulas Despite the coronavirus crisis and its impact on the Greek economy, nine in 10 businesses, members of the German-Hellenic Chamber of Industry and Commerce, have said that they will implement their investments in Greece as scheduled, according to a chamber study released this week. More specifically, 89.87 percent […]
Photo Source: Egnatia Odos SA Tourism professionals in Northern Greece are recommending that health safety documentation be required for incoming visitors by road ensuring safe travel in the aftermath of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Incoming tourism from countries bordering with Northern Greece can save the day, tourism stakeholders claim as there is no need to
















