Athens International Airport (AIA). The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Friday extended its Covid-19 aviation directives concerning travel rules for passengers and restrictions for all international flights until September 17. Greece’s aviation directives are part of the Greek government’s efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in
Ενώ η παγκόσμια ταξιδιωτική δραστηριότητα αυξάνεται σταδιακά μετά την πανδημία του Covid-19, το ενδιαφέρον των Ευρωπαίων για τα ταξίδια είναι κάπως διχασμένο, με τα δύο τρίτα των ταξιδιωτών να αισθάνονται ανασφάλεια απέναντι στα ταξίδια, σε αντίθεση με το ένα τρίτο που νιώθει άνετα να ταξιδέψει ξανά, ενάμιση χρόνο μετά το ξέσπασμα της πανδημίας. Αυτό προκύπτει σε […]
The European Council on Thursday removed six countries, including Albania, Serbia and Japan, from the list of safe third countries for non-essential travel into the EU. Following a review under its recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries, special administrative […]
Greece’s color-coded Covid-19 risk-assessment map. Source: covid19.gov.gr The General Secretariat for Civil Protection on Thursday extended extra precautionary on the regional units of Heraklion, Achaia, Ilia, Messinia and the municipality of Ikaria until September 16, to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). The five Greek areas are still in “red” status on
The heads of 14 of Greece’s tourism sector unions on Wednesday outlined their positions in a meeting held between the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) and Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. Members of SETE, the 14 unions* represent the entire tourism value chain (hotels, travel agencies, transport, marinas, MICE etc.). During the meeting, SETE focused on […]
Hellenic Chamber of Hotel President Alexandros Vasilikos. The Ministry of Labor and the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) have announced new joint initiatives for social welfare, aiming to support children and vulnerable groups in Greece. During a recent meeting, HCH President Alexandros Vasilikos and Deputy Labor Minister Domna Michailidou discussed on the next steps of
Ολοένα αυξάνεται ο αριθμός των καταναλωτών στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, τις ΗΠΑ τον Καναδά, αλλά και την Ευρώπη, οι οποίοι στρέφονται σε τουριστικούς πράκτορες για τις διακοπές τους, εν μέσω του πολύπλοκου “ιστού” των ταξιδιωτικών κανονισμών για τον Covid-19. Ανώτερα στελέχη από ενώσεις πρακτόρων στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, τις ΗΠΑ, τον Καναδά και την Ευρώπη συμμετείχαν σε […]
Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and SETE President Yiannis Retsos. A number of topics identified as important for future action in the Greek tourism sector were discussed on Wednesday between Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE). Chaired by Yiannis Retsos, SETE is an umbrella organization representing various tourism
Photo source: AIA Passenger traffic at Athens International Airport (AIA) in August was relatively satisfactory but still affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic crisis and its impact on air travel, according to recently released data. During the peak summer month of August, Athens Airport handled 2,110,033 passengers compared to 1,203,521 last year, an increase of
Vassilis Kikilias While a number of countries are following a non-binding EU recommendation and imposing additional Covid-19 travel restrictions on visitors from the United States, Greece has made it clear that it has no intention of excluding American arrivals. In his first statement to the press on Tuesday since becoming Greek Tourism Minister, Vassilis Kikilias […]


















