Greece Launches ‘Stay Safe’ Campaign as it Opens to Tourists

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Greece announced on Friday the launch of a far-reaching awareness-raising campaign with Covid-19 precautions as it prepares to open its regional airports to tourists next week. As of July 1, holidaymakers from Europe will be able to visit Greece through 41 entry points, including 27 airports, seven border areas and seven ports. Aiming to inform […]

PM: Covid-19 Isolation Rooms Optional for Greek Hotels

By admin 25 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Following the confusion and reactions spurred by an announcement earlier this week that hotels in Greece be required to hold isolation rooms for possible Covid-19 cases, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis clarified that special quarantine hotels would be set up for that purpose. Speaking during a Greek Tourism

Tourism Signals a Return to Normalcy for Greece, Says Minister

By admin 23 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis (center) Greece’s tourism reopening signals a return to normalcy following the Covid-19 pandemic, Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said on Monday. Speaking during an Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) board of directors meeting, the tourism minister highlighted the key areas of the Greek government’s plan for the country’s

Greece Still Struggling to Set Up Covid-19 Hotels

By admin 22 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Hotel owners in Greece are not showing interest in the Greek tourism ministry’s call for hotels to operate as quarantine operations and host tourists who may contract the coronavirus while on holiday. For example, only three hotels on Crete and none on Santorini – two of Greece’s most popular tourist destinations – have expressed interest […]

Santorini to Set Up First DMO in Greece

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Santorini, Greece The first DMO (Destination Management Organization) in Greece will be representing the island of Santorini, South Aegean Region Governor George Hadzimarkos announced in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week. Speaking ahead of Mitsotakis, who announced the official re-opening of Greece to tourism after Covid-19 from Santorini on

EY: Estimated Tourism Losses for Greece at 10bn due to Covid-19

By admin 18 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Covid-19 is estimated at costing the Greek tourism sector some 10 billion euros in 2020, according to the latest report released this week by services firm Ernst & Young (EY). At the same time, the Greek hotel industry is expected to suffer damages to the tune of 4.46 billion euros: 3.26 billion euros for seasonal […]

Seasonal Hotels in Greece Open as Flights Resume

By admin 15 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Seasonal hotels in Greece opened their doors to travelers on Monday, as flights to Athens and Thessaloniki resumed months after the Covid-19 outbreak. Seasonal hotels reopened with mandatory health and safety protocols in place aimed at reducing the risk of coronavirus transmission to employees and customers. “We want Greece to be the safest tourist destination […]

Greece Links Islands with 24hr Health Units as it Opens to Tourists

By admin 12 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Photo source: Greek Health Ministry A carefully interconnected network of emergency health care and medical services linking Greece’s islands with the mainland as well as specific guidelines for the transport by air or sea of infected individuals was announced on Friday in Athens by Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias. The minister presented a detailed action […]

Greek Authorities Working on Health Protocols for Airbnbs

By admin 12 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Greek authorities are drawing up health protocols to be applied by short-term rental operators in Greece, in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, revealed Giacomo Trovato, Airbnb Country Manager Italy and South-East Europe during the online Delphi Economic Forum 2020 this week. Trovato confirmed that the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) in collaboration

Greek PM to Send Out Official Welcome to Tourists from Santorini

By admin 11 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Santorini, Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will officially announce the re-opening of Greece after Covid-19 and the launch of the tourism season from Santorini on Saturday, Government Spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Thursday. Greece is set to initially open its borders on Monday with flights to Athens and Thessaloniki airports and on July 1 with […]