Photo Source: Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs Greece last week raised the flag of Spain on top of the Hellenic Parliament and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in central Athens, expressing its solidarity to the country, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Held on Friday at the Foreign Ministry, the flag-raising ceremony […]
International and domestic passenger traffic at all airports in Greece in March 2020 was down by 59 percent due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) said recently. “As shown by the data, the restrictions on passenger movement in Europe and Greece (due to the Covid-19 virus) have resulted to a […]
The Municipality of Thessaloniki and the Thessaloniki Convention Bureau (TCB) have launched a new video promoting the city’s MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) tourism offerings, aiming to maintain its momentum as a conference and events destination after the coronavirus crisis subsides. “The replanning and reorganization of promotion strategies will
The Hellenic Parliament. Photo Source: @PressParliament Media worldwide are praising the Greek government on its handling of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, as it remains among the few countries in the world with low infection and death rates. On Friday afternoon, Greece reported 89 Covid-19-related deaths and 1,955 confirmed cases of infection. Greece was among the
Eurogroup President Mario Centeno. EU finance ministers on late Thursday agreed on a 500-billion-euro (or some half-trillion euros) rescue package for member-states to deal with the effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “Today, we agreed upon three safety nets and a plan for the recovery, to ensure we grow together, not apart, once the virus is […]
The ski centers in Parnassos, central Greece, and in Pella, northern Greece, will remain closed for the rest of the 2019-2020 ski season, aiming to limit the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country. “Following the temporary suspension of the operation of our ski centers in Parnassos (Kellaria and Fterolakka) and Vora–Kaimaktsalan (Pella) and […]
The Athens-based Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) announced that it would be contributing 100 million dollars to global relief efforts aimed at addressing the effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In this direction, the SNF announced a grant of 3 million dollars to The Rockefeller University in New York City, to go towards medical research focused […]
Greece on Wednesday took its social distancing measures one step further and announced strict rules to prevent “non-essential travel” to the countryside and islands during the Easter period, aiming to to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). The rules, which took effect as of 6pm on Wednesday, come before Easter as it is common […]
The Greek Tourism Ministry on Wednesday announced a new hotline that will provide answers for coronavirus (Covid-19) concerns of consumers, tourists, businessmen and tourism workers. The line will operate from 8am to 4pm Monday through Friday and can be reached by dialing 1572. The hotline is administered by a special team of the tourism ministry […]
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) announced this week that it has introduced a digital resource platform, following the recent launch of its #TravelTomorrow campaign and the creation of the Global Tourism Crisis Committee, which assesses recommendations for the sector’s speedy recovery after the Covid-19 health crisis. The UNWTO’s platform is aimed at offering


















