Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases at Athens University Vana Papaevaggelou, Greek Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis and Greek Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias. Photo source: Ministry of Development and Investment With a 45 percent rise in new coronavirus infections in just one week, the Greek government’s Covid-19 health
Greek authorities are re-activating the country’s color-coded risk-assessment map, giving areas a coronavirus (Covid-19) risk rating of yellow or red. The announcement was made during the Covid-19 Friday media briefing by Greek Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias. The decision to once again divide the country into color-coded risk zones was made by the
Health tourism could be the key for the recovery of the Greek tourism sector in the post-Covid-19 era, Greek Health Tourism Council Elitour President and Attica Governor George Patoulis said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters during an online press conference, Patoulis said that there is “light at the end of the tunnel” for Greece. “Greece’s […]
Photo source: Sheremetyevo International Airport Russia will resume flights to Greece and Singapore from February 8, according to Itar-Tass news agency. Citing the Russian anti-coronavirus crisis center, the news agency said flights from Moscow to Athens will be operated twice a week, while flights to Singapore – three times a week. According to the Russian […]
Photo © European Union – EP The European Council announced that the EU is preparing new temporary rules to help air carriers cope with the drastic decline in air traffic caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis and avoid operating empty flights. Member statesʼ ambassadors on Wednesday agreed on a negotiating mandate for granting airlines relief […]
The Greek Twins Marianna and Sofia Erotokritou with Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis (archive photo) Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis recently honored twin influencers Marianna and Sofia Erotokritou with the title of “Greece’s Tourism Ambassadors to China” for their efforts to promote the country to Chinese social media. Known as the @greek_twins, the
Global tourism suffered its worst year on record in 2020, with international arrivals dropping by 74 percent, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Thursday. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, destinations worldwide welcomed 1 billion fewer international arrivals in 2020 than in the previous year, due to an unprecedented fall in demand […]
Photo source: UNWTO The European Council on Thursday updated the list of third countries for which EU member states should lift travel restrictions for non-essential travel, taken due to the coronavirus (Covid-19), at their external borders. As noted by the Council and based on epidemiological data, as from January 28 member states should gradually lift the […]
After weeks of disagreement and reluctance EU member states have agreed on a set of guidelines that will allow for the establishment of an EU-wide accepted vaccination certificate to be used for “medical purposes”, said the European Commission this week. The approved standards, which have the support of the European Commission, also set out the […]
Photo source: @Thessaloniki Hotels Association Hoteliers in the northern port city of Thessaloniki saw visitor numbers fall as a result of coronavirus pandemic measures marking a 70.14 percent drop in the number of overnight stays in 2020 compared to a year earlier, according to the Thessaloniki Hotels Association (THA). More specifically, the total number of


















