Photo source: WTTC The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) on Wednesday called upon the UK government to abandon the “confusing and damaging” traffic light system for travel and replace it with a “simpler and easier to understand” list of green and red countries. WTTC, which represents the global private Travel & Tourism sector, said […]
Photo source: @EODY Greek authorities are preparing an action plan to address the possible spread of the new Covid-19 Delta variant, including ordering lockdowns in areas with low vaccination rates. The head of Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) Panagiotis Arkoumaneas confirmed on Thursday that Delta infections were found in Athens, Corinth and on Crete,
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with his British counterpart Boris Johnson. Photo source: Greek PM’s press office / Dimitris Papamitsos Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday urged his British counterpart to revise the UK’s travel restrictions for Greece. The Greek PM met with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson while attending the NATO Summit in […]
Photo source: Heathrow Airport Greece has not been added to the United Kingdom’s ‘green list’ of quarantine-free destinations, following the review of the government’s traffic light system on Thursday. The country remains on the ‘amber’ list, meaning that restrictions will apply to people returning to England after visiting the country. Holidaymakers and travel companies
A number of Greek and Spanish islands may soon be included in the UK’s revised “green list” of countries allowing restriction-free travel and not requiring returning travelers to quarantine, according to reports this week in The Telegraph. British authorities are expected to announce the new list on June 7, which according to the British daily […]
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. Greece hopes to be included on the UK’s green list for travel to the country in the government’s upcoming review, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, who is visiting London this week ahead of the country’s official opening to travelers on Saturday. The UK recently announced that it would allow […]
Photo source: @Heathrow Airport Global tourism and travel stakeholders and investors expressed their disappointment this week over the announcement of the UK’s “green list” of countries that won’t require travelers to quarantine on return which excluded popular holiday destinations such as Greece and Spain. Representing the sector worldwide, Gloria Guevara, World Travel















