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
In a change of direction, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) advised on Wednesday, adults and mainly those over 40 to consider getting a third dose (booster) of a Covid-19 vaccine. The advice is a turn-around to guidance issued in fall jointly with the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which said there was […]
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) – Europe and the Greek Tourism Ministry are aiming to kickstart cruise travel to Greece in March 2022. The decision was announced following a meeting in Athens between Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias, Marie-Caroline Laurent, director general CLIA in Europe and Maria Deligianni, CLIA National Director – Eastern Mediterranean.
Athens, Greece. Photo source: @Athens Traders Association Greek officials are reiterating that there will be no national lockdown orders despite the surge in Covid-19 cases over the last month and health experts’ warnings of a tough holiday season ahead. Greece reported 8,100 new coronavirus cases in the last 24-hour period but Government Spokesman Yiannis Economou […]
The City of Athens on Monday evening lit up a very impressive 19-meter tall Christmas tree at central Syntagma Square, marking the start of the holiday season in the Greek capital. The municipality’s Christmas tree features more than 60,000 colorful lights of a total length of 5km. It was transferred from Karpenisi to Athens and […]
Hellenic Parliament, Athens (archive photo) Greece has set its growth target for 2022 to 4.5 percent driven by a faster recovery this year as a result of strong tourist flows, consumption, and Covid-19 financial support, according to the final 2022 budget tabled in parliament on Friday. The budget projects GDP growth at 11.7 percent in […]
South Aegean Tourism Initiative The South Aegean islands, which include popular traveler destinations such as Rhodes, Mykonos, and Santorini, broke all records this year attracting over 3 million visitors so far, the South Aegean Tourism Initiative (SATI) said this week. More specifically, more than 3 million people visited the islands in the
The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is warning Americans to avoid travel to some 75 countries, including Greece, after adding on Monday, Germany and Denmark to its “Level Four: Very High” Covid-19 risk advisory. The US State Department also issued a “Do Not Travel” recommendation for the two countries, which are currently facing a […]
Photo © European Union 2021 – Source : EP EU authorities are examining the possibility of extending the EU Digital COVID Certificate, which grants fully vaccinated travelers access to member states. According to reports, the European Commission may be deciding to extend the Covid pass earlier than planned as a fourth wave of Covid-19 hits […]
Photo source: Shutterstock Airports across Greece reported a 69 percent increase in traffic flows between January and October 2021 compared to the same 10-month period in 2020 but still down by 45.7 percent over pre-pandemic 2019, according to data released by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA). In October, passenger traffic grew by 118.1 percent with […]


















