Greece’s Tourism May Recover Up to 50% of pre-Covid 2019 Levels, Says NBG

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Greece’s tourism sector is showing signs of recovery, according to a study released this week by the National Bank of Greece (NBG) which found that arrivals in June 2021 recovered one-third of pre-Covid-19 2019 levels against 3 percent in June 2020. NBG analysts said July 2021 had also gained back two-thirds of pre-pandemic 2019 arrival […]

Greece Opens to Flights from Turkey, Extends Covid-19 Travel Rules

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Greece has lifted a ban on flights from Turkey, according to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA). A revised aviation directive (NOTAM) of the HCAA on Thursday showed that one non-EU destination – Turkey – was added to the “safe list” of countries and territories whose residents are eligible to enter Greece – provided they […]

Strict Covid-19 Measures Imposed on Zakynthos and Chania

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The General Secretariat for Civil Protection on Thursday announced extra precautionary measures, which include an overnight curfew and a music ban, for the popular Greek destinations of Zakynthos and Chania, Crete, aimed at curbing the further spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). According to an announcement by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection, both

Study: Low Income Greeks Can’t Afford Weeklong Holiday

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Source: European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) Greeks receiving poverty-level pay can’t afford to take a weeklong holiday, according to a European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) study released this week highlighting vacation inequality. More specifically, according to ETUC research carried out as part of its campaign to strengthen the EU’s wages directive, workers

Athens Airport Sees Summer 2021 Supporting Progressive Recovery from Covid-19

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Photo: Shutterstock Passenger traffic at Athens International Airport (AIA) further improved in July, as the lifting of movement restrictions since mid-May 2021 and the peak summer holiday period, are supporting a progressive recovery. Of course, as in previous months, the airport’s passenger traffic in July continued to be substantially affected by the coronavirus

Greece Invites its ‘Best Tourism Villages’ to Take Part in UNWTO Initiative

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The Greek Tourism Ministry is looking to propose three of the country’s villages or municipalities to take part in an initiative launched by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) that will recognize and promote the ‘Best Tourism Villages’ of its member states. The UNWTO recently announced that it is searching for the best examples of rural […]

IATA: Covid-19 Devastates Global Air Transport in 2020

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The Covid-19 pandemic hit global air transport hardest in 2020 with the international airline industry describing it as the worst year on record. According to statistics released this week by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the number of people who flew in 2020 dropped by 60.2 percent to 1.8 billion compared to 4.5 billion […]

Strict Checks on Ferry Travel Documents in Greece will Continue, Says Minister

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Greek Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis on Tuesday said controls to check travellers’ compulsory documents for ferry travel have tightened and will continue to be strict for the rest of the summer. The strict controls are part of the Greek government’s effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). Speaking to SKAI TV, Plakiotakis said […]

Greece Forest Fires Rage on Flared by Heatwave

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Photo source: Greek General Secretariat for Civil Protection Dozens of forests fires continue to burn across Greece in conditions of extreme heat as fire fighters renew efforts to extinguish blazes in the northwest Athens suburb of Varibobi and on Evia island, where villages are being evacuated. According to Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias, the […]

Travelers Entering Israel from Greece Must Quarantine

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Travelers, vaccinated or not, returning to Israel from Greece, the US, France, Italy, Germany and several other countries will be required to quarantine for at least seven days as of August 11 after Israel authorities issued a travel warning in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) Delta variant. Greece has now been […]