The equal distribution of tourist traffic to all of Greece’s regions, ensuring in this way inclusive development, is a top tourism ministry priority, said Deputy Tourism Minister Manos Konsolas this week during the 8th Regional Development conference held in Patra. Konsolas described the concentration of all tourism activity in a just a few regions as […]
Targeted Covid-19 testing conducted at entry points across Greece has been effective and contributed to containing the spread of the virus, which is key to ensuring the safety of visitors and locals, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis during an online Association of Greek Regions event this week. Speaking during the “Health and Safety, Tourism […]
Greek National Public Health Organization’s (EODY) crew is conducting COVID-19 tests to travelers at the Promahonas checkpoint. Photo Source: @EODY Greece announced that it would be increasing testing at the Promachonas border check point following a spike in Covid-19 cases after thousands of tourists entered the country last week, when Greece opened its borders after […]
The EU recently issued guidance in preparation for the possible resumption of cruise ship operations in the aftermath of Covid-19. More specifically, according to the 49-page “Interim Guidance for Restarting Cruise Operations” manual released under the EU’s Healthy Gateways program, all cruise operations must: – Have a written contingency plan/outbreak management plan
Ancient theater in Lavreotiki. Photo Source: Municipality of Lavreotiki The Lavreotiki Municipality said this week that it would be submitting a file to the culture ministry so as to be included on UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites list for its vast history and singular geology. “We’ve started this very important process for our municipality; it is the […]
Specialist tour operators working out of the UK are calling on Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis to support their efforts to rekindle travel to Greece days ahead of the country’s reopening to the UK market. Participating in a teleconference on Monday, British specialist tour operators representing companies such as Sunvil, Mark Warner, and Neilson urged […]
Photo Source: HCAA All travelers to Greece will be required to fill in the Passenger Locator Form (PLF) 24 hours – not 48 hours as was the case until now – prior to travel starting July 9, the Greek Civil Aviation (HCAA) authority announced on Monday. More specifically, as of Thursday and through to 31 […]
Rhodes island, Greece Greece and Egypt announced this week that they will be working together to reignite tourism, strengthening ties between the two countries even further. Joint intentions were announced by Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and his Egyptian counterpart Khaled El-Enany. The two sides agreed among others to lift a ban on travel due […]
The Tourism Ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organization on Monday launched a new campaign that focuses on the restart of Greek tourism, following the COVID-19 crisis, and the country’s promotion as a safe destination. Titled “Destination Greece Health First”, the campaign will promote the country to markets abroad. It includes a video that […]
Photo Source: @European Commission The European Commission announced that it would be launching infringement proceedings against Greece and Italy for violating EU rules protecting passenger rights in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak. The Commission sent letters of formal notice to Greece and Italy last week noting that both countries had taken measures that do


















