The Greek Tourism Ministry is preparing a special study aiming to achieve more sustainable tourism practices for the two “household brands” of the country’s tourism: Mykonos and Santorini, according to Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. In an interview to Greek newspaper VIMA, Kikilias said the study follows the government’s aim to transform Greece into a sustainable […]
Greek authorities have extended all Covid-19 aviation directives that concern flights and arrivals to Greece from abroad. According to an announcement by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA), the directives have been extended until November 26. In short, arrivals are allowed from EU and Schengen Zone member states, those traveling for “essential reasons” and
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Tuesday announced that Greek and foreign travelers aged 4 to 17 can present a negative self-test result for Covid-19 to board domestic flights in Greece. It is reminded that negative self-test results were previously accepted only from domestic travelers aged 4 to 11. The aviation directive, which has […]
Greece has launched the Covid Free Gr Wallet, a new app allowing citizens to easily save Greek and European Covid-19 certificates on their mobile phones and tablet devices. Already available on App Store and Google Play, the app aims to facilitate the storage of digital health certificates for vaccination, recovery and testing as well as […]
Greece is opening its gates to residents from five non-EU countries, an announcement by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) said. A revised aviation directive (NOTAM) issued by the HCAA on Friday, showed that five non-EU destinations – Argentina, India, Uruguay, Omman and Chile – were added to the “safe list” of countries and territories whose […]
EU Digital COVID Certificate The European Commission on Thursday adopted two new decisions certifying that COVID-19 certificates issued by Armenia and the United Kingdom are equivalent to the EU Digital COVID Certificate for travel. According to an announcement by the Commission, the two countries will be connected to the EU’s system and the COVID certificates […]
Photo source: BER – Berlin Brandenburg Airport Europe’s airports have lost 1.26 billion passengers so far this year – a decrease of 62 percent compared to 2019 pre-pandemic levels, ACI Europe recently revealed. Citing traffic data recorded between January 1 to October 18, ACI Europe said the continent is a “strikingly” two-speed aviation market. According […]
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Tuesday issued a reminder of the Covid-19 aviation directive (NOTAM) that includes all the rules that passengers must follow when traveling on domestic flights to all destinations in Greece. According to the NOTAM, Greek and foreign travelers aged 12 and over can board domestic flights only if they […]
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority’s (HCAA) has extended the Covid-19 travel rules international flights and passengers must follow to enter Greece. The rules, which have been extended until October 29, are part of the HCAA’s Covid-19 aviation directives (NOTAMs) that concern flights and arrivals to Greece from abroad. In short, arrivals are allowed from EU […]
Photo source: European Commission The EU Digital Covid-19 Certificate has played a decisive role in Europe’s response to the pandemic and has facilitated travel supporting the continent’s hard-hit tourism industry, the European Commission said this week. Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas said the EU Digital Covid Certificate confirmed the EU’s role as a “global


















