Only 40 percent of Greeks feel safe to fly in the post-COVID-19 era, according to a survey released by research firm ProRata. Titled “Opening Borders and Air Transport Abroad”, the nationwide online survey was conducted during June 16-18, after Greece reopened Athens and Thessaloniki airports to international travel. According the survey, 40 percent of participants […]
Restrictions on travel, introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, are slowly being eased, allowing tourism to restart in a growing number of destinations, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Tuesday. Τhe fifth edition of the UNWTO’s research “COVID-19 Related Travel Restrictions: A Global Review for Tourism”, shows that the sector is slowly
Top executives worldwide are concerned about the impact of Covid-19 on the economy and fear a second wave of the virus, a study conducted by services provider PwC revealed this week. PwC surveyed 989 CFOs in 23 countries as companies worldwide resume operations and employees gradually return to their offices after coronavirus lockdowns. More specifically, […]
An EU court ruled this week that family members of EU citizens who are not nationals of a member state but hold a permanent residence card should be able to travel visa-free to EU states. According to the court’s decision and under Directive 2004/38/EC providing for freedom of movement for EU nationals, family members of […]
Hotel owners in Greece are not showing interest in the Greek tourism ministry’s call for hotels to operate as quarantine operations and host tourists who may contract the coronavirus while on holiday. For example, only three hotels on Crete and none on Santorini – two of Greece’s most popular tourist destinations – have expressed interest […]
Photo source: kassiopiproject.com Around 15 investment projects are currently underway in Messinia, Argolida and other areas in Greece, Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Monday. Speaking to Skai radio station, the minister referred specifically to the 120-million-euro tourism project in Kassiopi on Corfu that recently began construction works. According to the
Greek tourism receipts and incoming traffic took a hard hit in April after Covid-19 brought global travel to a standstill sinking the number of traveler arrivals in Greece by 96.2 percent and incoming revenue by 98.7 percent. According to provisional data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG) this week, travel receipts in April slid […]
Greece is among a handful of countries in the European Union that has not legislated or failed to implement regulations with regard to short-term rental practices, according to a study released by services provider Ernst & Young (EY). More specifically, according to the findings, a rise in demand for short-term rentals for tourism purposes (before […]
Photo source: European Commission The European Commission and Japan on Monday signed an agreement on civil aviation safety, which is expected to further boost the European Union’s already strong cooperation with Japan and reinforce the competitiveness of the EU’s aviation industry. “One and a half years after the EU and Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement entered […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) launched the Security Risk Intelligence Portal (SRIP) — an incident reporting tool to help airlines mitigate and manage security risks. The portal also includes the latest state and airport restrictions and requirements imposed as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. SRIP was developed to improve real-time information-sharing


















