The majority of US travelers – 70 percent – believe Covid-19 vaccination passports should be required for international travel, according to a recent survey released by OAG, a leading global provider of digital flight information. The survey was conducted among 1,800-plus US travelers in July and August. Vaccination rates, especially given the fast-spreading Delta variant,
Smaller types of accommodation attracted the interest of travelers this summer, as consumers continued to adapt to living in a Covid-19 world, according to recent research conducted by benchmarking and analytics firm STR. The most recent findings of STR’s Tourism Consumer Insights team show a familiar picture compared with its previous research. “Many accommodation types
Photo source: Heathrow Airport The UK decided this week to keep Greece on its “amber list”, which means that returning non-vaccinated travelers or those planning to visit Britain will be required to quarantine for 10 days to limit the spread of Covid-19. Changes to the revised list go into effect at 4am on Monday, August […]
Matala Beach, Heraklion, Crete. Photo source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Despite Covid-19 restraints, travelers are still selecting Crete for their summer holidays, according to island hoteliers who are forecasting that August occupancy may even reach 100 percent in certain areas. Leading source market for Greece’s second largest island is Germany, said Heraklio Hoteliers
Greek Health Minister Vasilis Kikilias Greek Health Minister Vasilis Kikilias announced on Tuesday new measures for admission to indoor spaces including restaraunts and bars and testing requirements that go into effect on September 13 aiming to stop the spread of Covid-19 and to protect the public health system. “These rules are not punitive,” said Kikilias […]
Constitution square (Syntagma), Athens. Greek health authorities expect the number of Covid-19 cases to soar in September and October and are warning of a harsh fall ahead after a spike in incidents over the last few weeks. Epidemiologists expect to see the number of cases increase due to the return of Greek holidaymakers and lax […]
Rethymno, Crete. Photo source: Visit Greece Greek authorities ordered lockdown-style restrictions for the Cretan town of Rethymno starting today in addition to extending measures in Chania and Heraklion until 6am on August 25, after the number of Covid-19 cases soared to 4,206 on Tuesday and ICU admissions increased. The largest number of coronavirus incidents were […]
Infectious disease expert Charalambos Gogos said on Thursday that the rise in Covid-19 cases in Greece over the past few weeks cannot be attributed to inbound travelers. Referring to a spike in incidents – 3,605 new cases in the last 24 hours and 20 deaths – Gogos confirmed that the percentage of “imported cases” was […]
In efforts to facilitate travel and as one of the world’s leading tourism destinations, Greece is among the few countries in the world recognizing the largest number of Covid-19 vaccines. The new additions on top of those already approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) were announced earlier in June by the Greek public health […]
Travelers, vaccinated or not, returning to Israel from Greece, the US, France, Italy, Germany and several other countries will be required to quarantine for at least seven days as of August 11 after Israel authorities issued a travel warning in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) Delta variant. Greece has now been […]

















