Lufthansa Group Re-launches Flights to Greece after Covid-19

By admin 5 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

Photo Source: Lufthansa Group Lufthansa Group announced this week that it was expanding its post-Covid-19 flight schedule in the months ahead to include dozens of flights to Greek destinations including Athens, Thessaloniki, Rhodes, Corfu, Zakynthos, and Santorini. The group, which through the Star Alliance program includes Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, and SWISS, will be

Wizz Air: Flights to Athens and Thessaloniki from New Base in Larnaca

By admin 29 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air recently announced flights to Athens and Thessaloniki from its new base in Larnaca, Cyprus, starting from July. The two Greek cities are among the 11 new destinations to seven countries from the carrier’s new base, which was announced on Thursday. “After ten years of successful operations to Larnaca International Airport, […]

Ministry: Greek Tourism is ‘Reopening’ its Gates to Welcome Visitors

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Greek tourism is gradually “reopening” its gates with health security and caution to welcome visitors to the country, according to the country’s tourism minister Harry Theoharis, and deputy tourism minister, Manos Konsolas. In a joint statement on Friday, the two tourism heads highlighted that tourism is reopening throughout Greece under the same conditions. The statement

Ryanair: Athens is Open to Holidaymakers from June 15 – Video

By admin 26 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Irish low cost carrier Ryanair on Tuesday posted a video about Athens on Twitter, promoting the Greek capital as an ideal destination this summer. The carrier gives its followers “a glimpse of the ancient wonders” and says “Athens is open to holidaymakers from June 15“. In the video, titled “Try somewhere new – Athens”, Ryanair […]

AEGEAN Takes Off with Enhanced Health and Safety Measures

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Greek airline company AEGEAN on Monday announced enhanced health and safety measures on all domestic and international flights, in accordance with the new travel protocols and hygiene procedures for air transport recently announced for flying in the post-Covid-19 period. Underlining that its absolute priority is the health and safety of passengers and employees,

Covid-19: Guidelines Passengers Should Follow at Athens Airport

By admin 22 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Athens International Airport (AIA) has released safety guidelines for passengers travelling through its premises, to prevent the Covid-19 spread. The guidelines for the protection of passengers and employees at Athens International Airport are in line with those set by national health authorities and include: the meticulous observance of rules for hand washing / sanitizing

Covid-19 Pushes Greek Tourism Revenue Down by 71% in March

By admin 22 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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With air traffic suspended and hotels closed in March due to the Covid-19 restrictions, Greece saw its travel receipts nosedive by 71 percent to 92 million euros from 318 million euros in March 2019. According to provisional data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG), international arrivals (mainly through the country’s airports) saw an overall […]

Migration Ministry to Cover €2m Tourism Campaign for 5 Greek Islands

By admin 22 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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The Greek Ministry of Migration & Asylum will provide 2 million euros in funds for the creation of a tourism campaign to promote the Greek islands hit by the migration crisis, namely Chios, Lesvos, Kos, Leros and Samos, it was announced on Thursday. Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakis, announced that the ministry will […]

Greece to Promote Itself as Safe Travel Destination in New Campaign

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Greece’s safety, as a country and tourism destination to travel to, will be the highlight of a promotion campaign to be announced next week, according to Greek Deputy Minister of Tourism Manos Konsolas. Speaking to Radio North 98,0 on Thursday, the deputy minister revealed that Greece’s tourism campaign, which will focus on travel in the […]

Covid-19: Traffic at Athens Airport Hits Rock Bottom in April

By admin 6 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Athens Airport on Easter Sunday, April 19, 2020. Photo source: AIA / © Thomas Gerasopoulos Athens International Airport (AIA) saw traffic in April 2020 hit “rock bottom” due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest data released on Tuesday. According to provisional traffic data by AIA, the airport’s passenger traffic bottomed, being 98.9 percent […]