All travelers arriving to Greece from the United Kingdom must self-isolate for 7 days as of 6am on Monday, December 21, the Greek General Secretariat for Civil Protection said on Sunday. The Greek Health Ministry’s committee of experts for Covid-19 will further evaluate the scientific data on Monday, the general secretariat added in its announcement. […]
Photo source: National Public Health Organization (EODY) In efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Greece, the country’s health authorities have informed of a new government-run platform that will give citizens the chance to get tested at no cost. Speaking during Friday’s Covid-19 media briefing, Greek infectious diseases expert Gkikas Magiorkinis said
Photo source: kozani.pdm.gov.gr Extra lockdown measures will be imposed on the entire regional unit of Kozani in northern Greece for seven days to contain the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), the General Secretariat for Civil Protection said on Friday. According to Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias, the stricter measures are the same that […]
Source: UNWTO The year 2020 will go down in history as the worst year on record for the tourism sector with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) expecting international arrivals hit by Covid-19 restrictions to plummet by 70 to 75 percent. Based on this forecast, global tourism will have returned to levels recorded 30 years ago, down […]
Vaccination will begin in Greece at five Covid-19 reference hospitals on December 27, announced Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday, following a meeting on the country’s national vaccination plan. Mitsotakis said the first vaccinations will take place at Athens’ Evangelismos and Sotiria hospitals on December 27. The PM rereferred to the expected approval of
Photo source: @ACI Europe Europe’s aviation sector has expressed concern over the European Commission’s proposal to amend airport slot use regulation claiming that it does not “sufficiently address” the impact of the (Covid-19) pandemic on air transport, the rate of recovery in summer 2021 and the required level of airport slot relief measures that would […]
Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias on Thursday announced extra lockdown measures for West Attica, including a strict curfew, following a sharp spike in coronavirus (Covid-19) cases. More specifically, the measures concern the three municipalities of Aspropyrgos, Elefsina and Mandra. The extra measures will be in force from 6m on Friday, December 18, and
The cooperation between the public and private sectors in Greece will play a significant role in the country’s tourism promotion and communication to markets abroad in the post-Covid-19 era. That was among the main conclusions of the online conference “Destination Greece | Communication in challenging times” held on Thursday by the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) […]
The INSPIRE Athens project INSPIRE Athens, Greece’s first Integrated Resort and Casino (IRC) to be constructed in Hellinikon, is expected to increase international tourism arrivals to Attica by 10 percent, said Mario Kontomerkos, CEO of US-based Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE). MGE and Greece’s GEK TERNA are moving on with their plan to construct INSPIRE […]
“It’s Europe’s moment,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday, announcing the coordinated launch of Covid-19 vaccination across the EU on December 27, 28 and 29. Von der Leyen told European lawmakers that all 27 member states could begin vaccination programs on the same day and called for “unity and hard work”. […]


















