The European Commission recently issued guidance for member states on lifting restrictions for non-essential travel and put forward measures on how best to protect transport workers and passengers against the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The Commission’s guidelines on the progressive restoration of transport services and connectivity recommend several measures: To
The Municipality of Athens has announced that it will allocate resources and offer its venues to support culture and artists that have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Culture moves and unites us. Concerts, festivals, performances and exhibitions are an integral part of our lives, especially during these unprecedented times,” the municipality said. During
Photo Source: @Sunweb Group Sunweb, a leading travel group in Europe, recently announced that it is freezing its rates for holidays canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, guaranteeing affected travelers that the prices for identical travel plans, within a booking period of one year, will remain unchanged. This means that holidaymakers who have already had […]
The Social Foundation of the Grimaldi Group is actively supporting Greece’s efforts to curb the Covid-19 pandemic by donating 100,000 euros for the purchase of medical equipment for the University General Hospital of Heraklion on the island of Crete. Through Minoan Lines, its Greek subsidiary, and CEO Antonis Maniadakis, the Grimaldi Group is supplying Greece’s […]
KLM has launched a new video series on social media titled “Holland at Home”, aiming to offer a unique virtual travel experience to its future passengers. The airline invites internet users to use their headphones for a unique 8D sound experience and enjoy some of Holland’s most wonderful places from the comfort and safety […]
Photo Source: @Kassaros Travel Kassaros Travel, a tourist agency based in Metsovo, is getting ready to launch a new program of activities for the 2020 summer season, which will be put into effect as soon as the Covid-19 travel restrictions are lifted. Kassaros is among the many companies in Greece that have temporarily seized operation […]
Qatar Airways will give away 100,000 free tickets to frontline healthcare professionals to say “thank you” for their heroic work looking after people during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Given the airline’s work at the frontline of global efforts to repatriate stranded passengers, it now seeks to recognize and reward the world’s frontline healthcare workers. The […]
Best Western Hotels & Resorts (BWHR) has launched its “We Care Clean” program, aiming to ensure a high level of cleaning standards and operational best practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Based upon guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency
In efforts to support Greece’s national plan to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Metaxa Hospitality Group announced the donation of 30,000 euros to the referral laboratory for Covid-19 testing of the University of Crete. The Laboratory of Clinical Virology of the university’s medical school is expected to conduct a large number of molecular tests for Covid-19 […]
HotelBrain Founder & CEO Panos Paleologos Greek hospitality management group HotelBrain recently expressed concern on the development of bookings for the 2020 tourism season in Greece. During the Prodexpo Virtual event on Friday, HotelBrain CEO Panos Paleologos said that the group’s aim is for all of its hotels to soon restart operations. However, he added […]


















