Greece Opens Year Round Hotels Under Health Protocols, Rules

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Greece’s year-round hotels are reopening their doors as of Monday, June 1, after having been closed since March 23 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The reopening of the hotels come with mandatory health and safety protocols to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission to employees and customers. The Greek Tourism Ministry on Sunday released the […]

Covid-19 Throws Airline Sector Off Course

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Photo Source: @S&P Global Ratings Airports and airlines will need at least three years before they begin to recover losses caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, with global passenger numbers set to drop by up to 55 percent in 2020 against 2019, an S&P Global Ratings study found. The international ratings agency said it expects […]

Platform for Accessible Tourism on the Greek Islands to Launch

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A new web platform that will look to make the Greek islands accessible to tourists with special needs will launch in June by Greek non-profit organization Agoni Grammi Gonimi, Microsoft Hellas and ATCOM. The platform’s pilot version was introduced on Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 21 and will begin to operate this month under […]

Greece Opening Borders to More Countries with Rules

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Greece will open its borders to more countries, besides the 29 announced, as of June 15 but under specific rules, an announcement by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday. Following the Tourism Ministry’s release of the 29 countries from which citizens will be allowed to enter Greece as of June 15 without […]

Greece Extends Flight Ban for Italy, Spain, UK and The Netherlands

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Photo source: @AeroportidiRoma The ban on flights between Greece and four countries – Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and The Netherlands – has been extended as part of the preventive measures taken to limit the further spread of the Covid-19 virus. According to an aviation directive (NOTAM) by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA), the […]

Ministry: Greek Tourism is ‘Reopening’ its Gates to Welcome Visitors

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Greek tourism is gradually “reopening” its gates with health security and caution to welcome visitors to the country, according to the country’s tourism minister Harry Theoharis, and deputy tourism minister, Manos Konsolas. In a joint statement on Friday, the two tourism heads highlighted that tourism is reopening throughout Greece under the same conditions. The statement

Greece to Increase Cash Rebate for Producers Filming in the Country

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Photo Source: EKOME The Greek digital governance ministry announced this week that it would be increasing a cash rebate for film productions made in Greece from 35 percent to 40 percent in efforts to enhance the country’s position as an attractive filming destination and bring in investors. The decision was announced during a cabinet meeting […]

Greece will Open to 29 Countries on June 15 – Official list

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The Greek Tourism Ministry on Friday announced the official list of countries from which visitors will be able to arrive and holiday in Greece, with flights to Athens and Thessaloniki, as of June 15 in the post-Covid-19 period. The list of countries is as follows: Albania, Australia, Austria, Northern Macedonia, Bulgaria, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Estonia, […]

Minister: Greece’s Seasonal Tourism Employees Covered by New Bill

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Seasonal employees in tourism and transport, who were forced out of a job due to Covid-19, will have the right to be re-hired for the current period, according to a revised bill presented by the Greek labor ministry this week. More specifically, according to Greek Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis, under the new legislation, seasonal operations […]

Cyprus Says it Will Cover Medical Costs for Covid-19 Hit Tourists

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Cypriot authorities said this week that travelers infected with Covid-19 during their holidays to the Mediterranean island country will have healthcare-related costs covered by the government. According to an Associated Press report, costs – to include accommodation, food and drink, and coronavirus treatment – will be covered for both patients and their families. The