Greek FinMin Examines Support Measures in Covid-19 Aftermath

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Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras. Photo Source: cstaikouras.gr Seeking ways to ease the burden that the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has had on Greek households and businesses, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said this week that the government was preparing a mixed package of measures, including tax breaks and voluntary rent reductions. In an interview to

Study: Tourists Ready to Travel, If Safety Measures Are in Place

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Photo Source: Travelport The majority of travelers are now ready to consider booking domestic and international trips, but only if airlines, airports, hotels and car rental companies collectively implement 10 different safety measures throughout their journey, including fully flexible or refundable flight tickets. A study released by Travelport found that at all

IATA Tells Passengers Masks Save Lives

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Photo Source: IATA As the world braces for a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is telling travelers to be responsible and wear masks at all times during travel to ensure the safety of passengers and crew. The announcement comes days after reports of travelers refusing to wear a face covering […]

Greece Takes Action to Prevent Second Wave of Covid-19

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Syntagma square (Syntagma), Athens. Greece is bracing for what seems to be an imminent second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic after a surge in cases this month. On Tuesday, Greek health authorities reported 168 new infections, 45 of which in Attica, 24 in Thessaloniki, 12 on Lesvos, 10 in Heraklion, eight on the Cyclades islands, […]

Gloomy Outlook Ahead for Greek Hoteliers

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Setting priorities and implementing immediate relief measures for tourism enterprises hit by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic are crucial if Greece wants to be ready for 2021. “The year is over, we are now fighting for 2021,” said Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers (POX) President Grigoris Tasios who echoed Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos’

SETE: Greece’s Tourism Sector Needs Support into 2021

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As the main tourist season for Greece comes to a close and the impact of Covid-19 lingers, the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has made six proposals aimed at helping businesses survive. SETE proposals, sent in letter to labor and economy ministers, include job retainment measures through to March 31, 2021, noting that initial forecasts of […]

Greece and United States Discuss Cooperation in Culture, Arts, Film

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Strengthening collaboration in culture, prioritizing the protection of cultural heritage and sites, and details for the Greece 1821-2021 bicentennial events topped the agenda of talks this week between Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt. Mendoni and Pyatt set out the priorities to be further discussed during a third round […]

Greek Gov’t Mulls Tax Relief for Covid-hit Businesses

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Andrianou Street in Plaka, Athens. Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou Greek business owners impacted by the Covid-19 health crisis will have more time until the end of the year to pay off their tax obligations, said Alternate Finance Minister Theodoros Skylakakis. Referring to seasonal enterprises – those mostly active in tourism – Skylakakis told ANT1 TV […]

UN Chief: Covid-19 Puts 100 Million Tourism Jobs at Risk

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Photo Source: UNWTO The global tourism industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, putting as many as 100 million direct tourism jobs at risk, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a policy brief that was released on Tuesday. The policy brief refered to the impact that the pandemic has had […]

Crete Town Chania Imposes Tighter Covid-19 Measures

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Chania, Crete The popular town of Chania on the island of Crete has – starting today – imposed tighter restrictions in efforts to restrict the further spread of Covid-19, Greek authorities decided. More specifically, there is now a cap of nine people at public or private events and gatherings, masks are mandatory at all times […]