England‘s Quarantine Decision for Greek Islands Not Justified, Says Minister

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Photo source: Heathrow Airport Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Tuesday said the UK government’s decision to include seven Greek islands on the quarantine list for arrivals to England was “very unfortunate”. Speaking to Sky News, Minister Theoharis said that the decision “is not warranted by the headline data” regarding coronavirus (Covid-19) cases. “I remind […]

IATA Calls for EU States to Adopt Commission’s Proposal on Open Borders

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Photo source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday welcomed the proposals of the European Commission to better coordinate and communicate on travel restrictions in the European Union (EU) during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “People want to travel, but the unpredictability in the way that governments are implementing Covid-19 measures

Greek Restaurant Owners to Shut Doors in Protest of Covid-19 Curfew

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Restaurant owners across the country say they will keep their businesses closed for a week (September 16-22) in an act of protest against the government’s Covid-19 restrictions applied locally in a number of Greek destinations. The restrictions, which include a curfew (mandatory closure of restaurants and bars at midnight) and a limit of four people […]

Covid-19: All Greek Islands Placed on Quarantine List by The Netherlands

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Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands Travelers arriving to The Netherlands from all the Greek islands must self-isolate for 10 days as of Tuesday, September 8, according to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ministry’s official travel advice has changed the color code of the Greek islands from “yellow” (watch out for […]

PM Mitsotakis Supports Greece‘s Opening to Tourism: ‘We Were Ready‘

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday said that the government did not hastily open its tourism market in the post-Covid-19 era, but did so gradually and in an orderly way. Speaking in parliament, the Greek PM countered opposition’s allegation that opening to tourism was one of the main reasons for the increase of coronavirus […]

Airbnb: Greece Among 10 Countries with Most ‘Enhanced Clean‘ Listings

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Greece is among the top 10 countries with the highest number of Enhanced Clean listings on Airbnb. Since June, more than 1 million listings around the world have been granted the “Enhanced Clean” highlight, after Airbnb hosts attested to following robust and standardized cleaning and sanitization guidelines to support safer travel. This means that hosts […]

Greece Supports #EUBeachCleanUp Campaign

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Greece supports the European Commission’s #EUBeachCleanUp environmental campaign by holding a number of awareness activities across the country. Aiming to eliminate marine pollution, the campaign is organized every September by the European Union, along with the United Nations and the bluest of friends, the Smurfs. In 2019, over 40,000 volunteers took part in nearly 80

Coronavirus: England Adds 7 Greek Islands to Quarantine List

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Photo source: Heathrow Airport Travelers arriving to England from seven Greek islands must self-isolate for 14 days as of 4am on Wednesday, September 9, according to an announcement made by UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on Monday. The islands in question are Lesvos, Tinos, Serifos, Mykonos, Crete, Santorini and Zakynthos. The announcement was made as […]

Covid-19: Health Expert Gives 3 Scenarios for Greece

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Professor Charalambos Gogos, a Greek infectious disease expert, on Monday gave different scenarios for the evolution of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in the winter. The professor is a member of the Greek Health Ministry’s committee of health experts. Speaking to Skai TV, Gogos said that although it is difficult to predict what exactly will happen in […]

Greece Announces €10 Billion Worth of Covid-19 Support Measures

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Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras. The Greek government has announced plans to further cushion the blow from the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic with a new package of measures amounting to 10 billion euros, expected to offer relief to businesses and employees until the end of the year. Speaking to Real FM radio station on Monday, Greek […]