Skiathos Island Achieves 95% Vaccination Level

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Skiathos island. Photo source: ec.europa.eu Skiathos is setting the example with nearly 95 percent of its population vaccinated against Covid-19, said Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis during his visit to the island this week. The minister met with Skiathos Mayor Theodoros Tzoumas and was briefed on the island’s vaccination rollout, locals’ response to vaccination, and

US Issues Advisory Against Travel to Greece Due to Covid-19

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Photo source: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Americans – vaccinated or not – are now advised against traveling to Greece due to a “very high” risk of Covid-19 following revised guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State Department. The CDC moved Greece into its “Level 4: Avoid Travel” and the […]

Ιαπωνία: Μόνο οι σοβαρά ασθενείς με Covid θα εισάγονται πλέον στα νοσοκομεία

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Στην Ιαπωνία παρατηρείται ραγδαία άνοδος των κρουσμάτων της covid-19, με περισσότερες από 10.000 μολύνσεις να εντοπίζονται καθημερινά σε όλη τη χώρα Μόνο οι ασθενείς που νοσούν σοβαρά από covid-19 και όσοι κινδυνεύουν να νοσήσουν σοβαρά θα διακομίζονται στα νοσοκομεία στην Ιαπωνία, ενώ οι υπόλοιποι θα παραμένουν σε απομόνωση στα σπίτια τους, ανακοίνωσαν

Greeks Cut Back Holiday Overnight Stays in 2020

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Covid-19 impacted Greeks’ travel plans last year, taking a toll on spending which dropped by 27.4 percent to 1.82 billion euros in 2020 against 2019, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said recently. ELSTAT cited fewer trips taken in 2020 – down by 36.5 percent – due to coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions as well as shortened holidays […]

Hellenic Chamber of Hotels’ 5th Int’l Hospitality Forum to Take Place as Hybrid Event

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The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels is once again joining forces with Phocuswright, a leading global tourism industry research company, for its annual international hospitality forum, which will take place for the fifth year in Athens. Organized in the Greek capital since 2017, the forum this year will be held as a hybrid event on Saturday, […]

CDC: Στο “κόκκινο” η Ελλάδα και μια σειρά ακόμη από χώρες|Προβληματισμός για τις ροές Αμερικανών τουριστών

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Στο “πολύ υψηλό” επίπεδο κινδύνου Covid-19 πρόσθεσαν τα Κέντρα Ελέγχου και Πρόληψης Νοσημάτων των ΗΠΑ 16 νέους προορισμούς, συμπεριλαμβανομένης της Ελλάδας, της Ιρλανδίας και των αμερικανικών Παρθένων Νήσων, τη Δευτέρα, δημιουργώντας ανησυχία και προβληματισμό για τις τουριστικές ροές από τις ΗΠΑ. Σύμφωνα με το CDC, ο χαρακτηρισμός κινδύνου “Επίπεδο 4: Covid-19 Πολύ

Covid-19: Mobile Vaccine Units to Give Greece’s Hotel Workers the Jab

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The Greek government says it will deploy mobile vaccination units in order to facilitate hotel workers that wish to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (Covid-19). Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Sunday said that large hotel units can contact the ministry and request for a mobile vaccination unit to come to their premises and vaccinate […]

Study: One-third of Greeks Not Vaccinated and Not Afraid

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Photo Source: athensattica.com/ One-third of the Greek population, mostly males between 17 and 44 years of age, has still not been vaccinated against Covid-19 and doesn’t intend to, claiming that vaccines are not effective and that they don’t trust vaccination overall, reveals a study released by the Athens Medical Association (ISA). More specifically, according to […]

Greece Rules Out Lockdown, Insists on Covid-19 Vaccinations

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Photo Source: @PressParliament / © Aliki Eleftheriou Collective and individual responsibility are crucial to addressing the Covid-19 pandemic and returning to normalcy, said Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias in an interview on Monday to public broadcaster ERT. Hardalias ruled out a total lockdown but left open the possibility of local Mykonos-style

Activity Slow for Greece’s Small Accommodation Facilities, Says SETKE

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Activity at Greece’s small and medium-sized accommodation facilities is slow as Covid-19 continues to affect intent for travel, said the Greek Confederation of Tourist Accommodation Enterprises (SETKE) on Monday. According to SETKE, the tourist season this year is considerably “hazy” with small tourist accommodation facilities expecting occupancy to reach 30 to 40