European Tourism Federations Urge EU-wide ‘Covid-normal’ Health Code

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The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has joined a European partnership of tourism federations calling on the European Commission to show resolve and proceed with actions that will ensure a unified health, safety and communication protocol so that travel can resume in the post-Covid-19 era and confidence be restored during travel and at the destination. SETE, […]

Analysis: No Correlation Between Covid-19 Infection Rates and Air Passenger Traffic

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Photo source: UNWTO Increases in air passenger volumes are not correlated to any level of statistical significance with changes in Covid-19 infection (positivity) rates in Europe, according to a new analysis released by ACI Europe. The analysis, presented on Tuesday at the association’s virtual annual congress, covered the months of July, August and September when […]

Covid-19: Greece Sees Passenger Numbers Down 68% in Jan-Oct

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Photo source: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) Greece’s airports recorded a decline in passenger traffic in the first 10 months of the year amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, according to data released on Wednesday the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA). “The flight restrictions, which have been imposed as part of protection measures to address

EU to Extend Select Measures to Support Coronavirus-hit Aviation Sector

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Photo source: European Parliament Some of the measures adopted to ease the financial pressure on aviation operators and groundhandlers in the EU will be extended into 2021, according to recommendations in a new European Commission report. It is reminded that, in response to coronavirus (Covid-19) measures that saw planes grounded around the EU, the Commission […]

Covid-19: Athens Airport was Resilient in Q3, says ACI Europe Report

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Passenger development, European countries (Q3, 2020 YoY). Source: ACI Europe Greece’s main Athens International Airport (AIA) managed to show signs of resilience in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic achieving a smaller third quarter (Q3) decline compared to other airports in the region, an ACI Europe report reveals. According to the European airport trade body’s […]

Heraklion Glimmers in Europe’s Travel Gloom, Says Report

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Ancient Palace of Knossos, Heraklion, Crete. Photo source: Municipality of Heraklion Heraklion, the capital of the Greek island of Crete, ranks as the EU’s most resilient major city in terms of tickets issued for travel between October 1 to December 31 this year, according to the latest edition of the ECM-ForwardKeys Quarterly Barometer Report. Published […]

Covid-19 Puts a Brake on Greece’s Golden Visa Scheme

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Greece’s popular golden visa program, which has channelled more than 2 billion euros of foreign capital into the local property market since its launch in 2014, granting in the meantime, 6,304 residence permits to non-Greeks, has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. More specifically, according to the migration and asylum ministry, the number of visas […]

Greek Travel Agents Seek Support to Survive Covid-19

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Government support that will help travel and tourist agencies shore up liquidity to cover operating costs and pay employees impacted by the coronavirus pandemic topped the agenda of talks between the Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist & Travel Agencies (fedHATTA) and Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. In a conference call with the minister this

Coordinated Action Needed to Resume Travel, Say European Tourism Experts

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An EU-wide coordinated approach that would ensure safety, eliminate uncertainty and restore consumer confidence, is key for the restart of travel & tourism in Europe, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels President Alexandros Vassilikos said. Speaking during a webinar titled “Restarting travel and tourism in Europe” on Tuesday, Vassilikos said that the European Union has thus far

Greece Gets Access to €2bn Through EU’s SURE Support Program

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Greece from Tuesday, November 17, will have access to funds from the EU’s SURE instrument, which is aimed to help companies and employees affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Speaking yesterday on Greek public broadcaster ERT, von der Leyen said that Greece will have access to 2 […]