Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou Aimed at modernizing infrastructure and improving the resilience of the Greek economy, the Greek government announced this week a four- pronged national recovery plan outlining 18 areas, including tourism and culture, set to benefit from a total of 32 billion euros (soft loans included) in EU emergency funds released to help […]
Varosha, Cyprus. Photo source: Wikimedia Commons / A. Savin Turkey may face sanctions if it does not stop all illegal activity in Varosha, a sealed off coastal town abandoned by Greek Cypriots fleeing Turkey’s invasion in 1974, EU lawmakers said in the European Parliament on Thursday. MEPs warned Turkey again to refrain from any action […]
Photo source: routesonline.com An exclusive partnership designed to help airports recover from the most challenging period the aviation industry has ever faced, was recently signed between Routes, the organiser of the world’s leading route development forums, and Airports Council International (ACI) World, the association that advances the interests and acts as the
Athens, Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Greece will extend its second nationwide lockdown until 6am on Monday, December 7, in efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) and limit the rising number of intubations and fatalities, Greek government spokesperson Stelios Petsas announced on Thursday. According to Petsas, the lockdown’s extension
Facilitating tourism and resuming safe travel were among the issues discussed at this month’s G20 summit held on November 21-22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which focused overall on ways of overcoming the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and its far-reaching repercussions. Last week’s G20 summit, hosted for the first time by an Arab nation, sought ways to […]
Tourism cannot be blamed for the recurrence of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis this week, supporting the government’s decision earlier this summer to re-open to travelers despite the unprecedented conditions. Speaking on pubic radio, Theoharis said that Covid-19 was a war and “in times of war, decisions are made based […]
Photo source: @ACI Europe Passenger traffic at European airports has decreased by 81 percent as a result of quarantine-based travel restrictions in many areas, ACI Europe said. The organization’s overall figures reflect data up to and including November across the European airport networks, with the stark lost passenger threshold of 1.5 billion so far this year […]
Holidays abroad will be permitted again for millions of Britons after England lifts its current ban on foreign travel and its Covid-19 lockdown measures on December 2. British health authorities on Thursday presented the details of a renewed three-tier regional system for England, announced earlier this week by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, which will allow […]
Aeroporti di Roma has been running Covid-tested Rome-Milan flights since September 16. Photo source: ADR Fiumicino in Rome, Italy, will be the first airport in Europe to activate “Covid-tested” safe air corridors, on flights coming from the United States in cooperation with Alitalia and Delta Air Lines, excluding quarantine for passengers, the airport’s manager Aeroporti
Photo source: UNWTO The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative has welcomed 26 new signatories, including businesses and organizations from every part of the global tourism value chain. Led by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the initiative unites the tourism sector


















