Sabre Extends Distribution Agreement with United Airlines

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Sabre Corporation recently extended its global distribution agreement with United Airlines to provide travel agents access to the airline’s content globally through the Sabre travel marketplace. With travel restrictions beginning to lift, Sabre’s technology will enable the airline to effectively market and sell its expansive roster of fares globally through the Sabre

Greece Announces Extra Covid-19 Measures as Infections Rise

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Deputy Civil Protection & Crisis Management Minister Nikos Hardalias. Aiming to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Greece, the country’s deputy crisis management minister, Nikos Hardalias, announced a series a new precautionary measures on Friday, including extra restrictions for the islands of Paros and Antiparos. On the back of Prime Minister Kyriakos

Greek PM Urges Youth to Take Heed of Covid-19 Precautions

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is calling on the country’s youth to practice social distancing and mask-wearing in order to keep Covid-19 at bay after Greece recorded an increasing number of coronavirus infections and deaths this month. Mitsotakis expressed his concern over the fast spread of infection particularly at tourist destinations, hours before additional

Greece Air Passenger Traffic Down by 74.3% in Jan-July 2020

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Traffic through Greece’s airports dropped by 74.3 percent disrupted by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in the first seven months of the year to 9 million passengers against 34.7 million in 2019, according to data released by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) this week. In terms of flights for the January-July 2020 period, Greek airports […]

Italy Calls for Covid-19 Testing on Travelers Coming from Greece

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Photo source: Aeroporti di Roma: Fiumicino – Ciampino In an attempt to keep a second wave of Covid-19 at bay, Italy has ordered that coronavirus tests be conducted on travelers coming from Greece, Malta, Spain and Croatia. Incoming visitors or Italian nationals returning from these countries will be required – according to Italian media reports […]

Mykonos Business Owners Furious Over Covid-19 Curfew for Bars and Clubs

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Business owners on the popular holiday island of Mykonos are up in arms over a Greek government decision that requires nightclubs and bars to close at midnight as a preventative measure against the spread of Covid-19. The island’s entrepreneurs expressed their disagreement and disappointment with the decision in a statement released this week despite the […]

Greek Travel Agencies Suffer Covid-19 Blow

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Turnover for Greece’s travel agencies dropped by 90 percent after the outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic with outgoing and domestic tourism failing to help save the day, said the Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist & Travel Agencies (FedHATTA) this week. According to the federation whose members handle approximately 85 percent of country’s

Thessaloniki Fair Cancelation Due to Covid-19 Causes Stir

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The cancelation this week, due to Covid-19, of the country’s largest and most influential fair – the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) – held annually in the northern port city has prompted the reaction of stakeholders, who are calling on the government to examine support measures. Government authorities said they would instead be allowing a political and

Covid-19: Greek Regional Airport Passenger Numbers Take a Dive

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Skiathos Airport. Greece’s regional airports are feeling the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic as they handled 75.1 percent fewer passengers in July compared to the same month in 2019, Fraport Greece, the managing company said recently. More specifically, according to Fraport Greece, when the first international flights came to Greece (from June 15) passenger

ITB Asia 2020 Event Goes Virtual

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Messe Berlin (Singapore) has announced that this year it will host its trio of events ITB Asia, MICE Show Asia and Travel Tech Asia, as one big virtual event during October 21 – 23. Originally scheduled on the same dates, the events will instead be held on a virtual platform, due to the uncertainty over […]