Covid-19: Global Travel Industry Says ‘Keep Borders Open’

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Photo source: WTTC The world’s travel and tourism industry is calling on governments to keep borders open and facilitate travel with vigilance despite the emergence of the fast-spreading Omicron variant of Covid-19, which has now made its way to Greece, France, the US, Australia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, Israel, the UK, Scotland, Germany, South Korea, […]

Greece Announces Covid Rules for Entry to Christmas Theme Parks

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Photo Source: @Technopolis City of Athens Greece’s Health Minister Thanos Plevris announced rules for the operation of Christmas theme parks on Thursday, after confirming the country’s first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Plevris said only adults who have been vaccinated or who have recovered in the last six months and children with negative […]

WHO Advises Unvaccinated Over-60 Travelers to Stay Home

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Photo source: European Parliament As the Omicron variant of Covid-19 begins to spread, the World Health Organization (WHO) urges unvaccinated individuals aged 60 or over to avoid travel to “to areas with community transmission”. WHO issued the guidance on Tuesday, advising against travel for seniors 60 or older who have not been vaccinated against Covid […]

Greek PM: Seniors Over 60 Must be Vaccinated or Face Penalties

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Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday that all citizens 60 or over must be vaccinated or face a 100-euro fine in the government’s latest an attempt to stem the spread of Covid-19 without going into lockdown. “Greeks over the age of 60 who have not been vaccinated must by January […]

Greek Tourism Strategy to Focus on Investments, Sustainability

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Greece is preparing a 10-year national tourism development strategy focused on high quality investments and sustainability, Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias said this week. In an interview to Newsweek, Kikilias said the tourism strategy was aimed at creating added value in tourism in the long term. Actions taken include reforms facilitating fast-track investments

Covid-19: Greece Says Firm ‘No’ to Lockdowns Despite Omicron Variant

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Photo source: Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (acci.gr) Greek authorities reiterated on Monday that there will be no national lockdowns and no new measures for those vaccinated against Covid-19 despite the emergence of the new Omicron variant and a surge in positive cases. “We are not going into lockdown, we are doing everything possible […]

IATA Calls for 12-month EU Covid Pass Extension to ‘Protect’ Travel

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European Union, 2021. Copyright Source: EC – Audiovisual Service The association representing the world’s airlines is calling on EU authorities to extend the validity of the EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) by 12 months in efforts to protect the already “fragile recovery” of the travel and tourism industry. In response to a European Commission recommendation […]

SETE Chief Sees 2021 Greek Tourism Revenue Coming to €10bn

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SETE President Yiannis Retsos Yiannis Retsos, the head of Greece’s tourism confederation (SETE), said this week that revenue predictions for 2021 were in line with SETE forecasts of 10 billion euros compared to the recent “optimistic projections” of 12 billion euros, adding that the sector would be contributing 2 points to the country’s GDP growth […]

Ioannina Sets New Tourism Priorities on Back of Strong Winter Bookings

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Ioannina Mayor Moisis Elisaf and Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias Bookings for winter destinations in the coming weeks are on an upward trend, said Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias after meeting with Moisis Elisaf, mayor of Ioannina, the capital of the Epirus Region in Northern Greece, where hotels are reporting 65-70 percent occupancy levels. Elisaf briefed […]

Covid-19: EU Proposes Prioritising Vaccinated Travellers in Updated Rules

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Photo source: European Commission The European Commission proposed on Thursday, a revision to non-essential travel rules, giving priority to vaccinated travelers and advising them to get booster shots against Covid-19 if they wish to extend the validity of their EU Digital Covid Certificate. It has called on EU states to reopen “systematically” to those vaccinated