Starting at 4am on Thursday, September 3, travelers into Scotland from Greece will be required to quarantine for 14 days on arrival. The Scottish government decided on Wednesday, to remove Greece from its “travel corridor” exemptions list due to a “significant rise” in Covid-19 cases. Scottish authorities said infections were being brought into Scotland from […]
Zakynthos town Zakynthos hoteliers recently expressed their concern about the Greek government’s decision to impose restrictions on the popular island following a surge in coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in August. The measures, that include the closure of all shops from 12am to 7am and a ban on all events including parties, outdoor festivals and religious/church gatherings,
Travelport, a leading technology company serving the travel industry, has announced the renewal of a multi-year content agreement with Korean Air, the country’s largest airline and national carrier. Under the agreement, Travelport will continue to provide Korean Air’s content and inventory to more than 68,000 Travelport-connected agencies around the world, enabling them to
Air France, this winter will increase its services to the Caribbean from Paris’ Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports. Starting from 21 December 2020 and for the remainder of the winter season, the company will operate flights between Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe, Fort-de-France in Martinique and Paris-Charles de Gaulle, in addition to its frequencies on departure […]
Navarino Challenge (photo by Elias Lefas) This article is brought to you by Active Media Group Olympic medalists and world champions will participate in the Navarino Challenge 2020, the award-winning sports tourism event, scheduled to take place for 8th consecutive year in Messinia, Pylos and Costa Navarino during October 16-18. According to an announcement, among the
Photo Source: IATA Air passenger demand in July (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) continued at critically low levels – 79.8 percent below July 2019 levels, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced on Tuesday. This was somewhat better than the 86.6 percent year-over-year decline recorded in June, primarily driven by domestic
The Thessaloniki Convention Bureau (TCB) is calling on the government to implement support measures that will help the city’s MICE industry restart operations in the Covid-19 era. According to the Bureau, almost all conferences and events scheduled for 2020, have been canceled or postponed, with only a limited number of events finally taking place in […]
A Greek government support program funding small and very small enterprises is now accepting applications, said Alternate Development & Investments Minister Nikos Papathanasis this week. The support scheme, which includes tax breaks, will be allocating a total of 150 million euros to businesses with up to 10 employees and reporting an annual turnover of / […]
The Karatzis Group’s headquarters. Photo Source: Karatzis Group The Karatzis Group of Companies has acquired a majority stake in BSK & Lakufol Kunststoffe GmbH, a German company active in the field of agricultural product and industrial packaging. Karatzis is a Crete-based group manufacturing innovative netting materials, that has made select investments in renewable
As part of the Greek government’s efforts to restrict the spread of Covid-19, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) issued new guidelines (NOTAM) on Tuesday, which will remain in effect through to September 15 at midnight, and will apply to the traveling public. Violations carry fines of 5,000 euros. More specifically, the new guidelines, which […]


















