Athens, Greece. Photo Source: Visit Greece /Y Skoulas The Greek economy is expected to shrink by 9.5 percent in 2020, before gradually recovering over the medium term due to the Covid-19 shock which has interrupted the country’s economic recovery, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its findings on Friday. Greece’s creditors did however commend […]
Visitors from Germany, the UK, France, Poland and Italy made up the bulk of incoming travelers this summer season after Greece reopened to tourists in the midst of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, according to Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. More specifically, based on the number of completed Passenger Locator Forms (PLF) submitted at country admission […]
International passenger traffic at Athens International Airport (AIA) in September was down by 72.3 percent compared to the same month last year. According to data released by AIA, substantially affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic crisis and its impact on air travel, the airport’s passenger traffic in September amounting to only some 861 thousand passengers,
Photo source: European Parliament A provisional political agreement has been reached between European Parliament and Council negotiators on stronger rights for passengers travelling by train. The revised rules are expected to improve the rights of passengers, in particular of those with disabilities or reduced mobility; guarantee rerouting; help passengers when there are
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Monday extended the rules that are in force for Russian citizens arriving to Greece. The updated aviation directive, which is aimed to limit the further spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Greece, will be in force until October 12 at midnight. According to the directive, all permanent residents […]
Greek Environment Minister Kostis Hatzidakis tabled a bill in parliament this week which – once passed – will ban the use of single-use plastics by July 2021. The draft legislation also includes national measures, incentives to promote “greener practices” in businesses and households, and penalties for failure to do so. Aiming to set an example, […]
Photo source: ACI World Aviation bodies are insisting on no quarantines and are pushing for Covid-19 testing for passengers European aviation bodies – ACI EUROPE, Airlines for Europe (A4E) and IATA – on Thursday intensified their call to the European Commission and member states for quarantine measures to be replaced with coronavirus (Covid-19) testing for […]
Photo Source: @Ursula von der Leyen The EU sent out “a message of unity, solidarity and determination” with regard to Turkish hostility in the Mediterranean, said Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis following a marathon EU summit meeting in Brussels on Thursday. More specifically, the EU said it could impose sanctions on Turkey if the country […]
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis Keeping the tourism economy going and ensuring the health of tourism professionals, visitors and locals are the top priorities for the sector in the upcoming period and as long as the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continues, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis during the 4th Sustainability Summit organized by The Economist.
Small tourism accommodations operating in Greece are expected to have access to EU Cohesion policy funds within the first quarter of 2021, the Greek Confederation of Tourist Accommodation Enterprises (SETKE) said recently. The announcement came following a meeting held between SETKE’s president, Panagiotis Tokouzis, and Greek Development and Investment Minister Adonis


















