Spain: 14-day Quarantine for All Travelers from Abroad

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Spain has announced that travelers coming to the country from abroad will have to self-quarantine for 14 days. The measure has been announced to avoid a resurgence of the Covid-19 virus. The country’s new Health Ministry order was published on Tuesday in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and will enter into force on May 15. […]

Travel to Return First with Staycations post-Covid-19, Says WTTC

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Photo source: WTTC Travel is likely to return first to domestic markets with staycations when travel restrictions are eased, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). In its outline on what the “Travelling in the New Normal” will look like as countries begin to end their Covid-19 lockdowns and ease travel restrictions, WTTC […]

Athens Municipality Approves 6.8km City Walk

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An impression of Syntagma Square in the Greek capital. Source: City of Athens The Municipality of Athens announced this week that it had approved a city walk which will focus on unifying the city’s archaeological sites and landmarks. Dubbed “Megalos Peripatos” (Large Stroll), the 6.8km walk is scheduled to be completed by 2022 with pedestrianization […]

Gov’t Spokesman: Greek 2020 Tourism Season Shorter, But Not Lost

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Greece’s government spokesman, Stelios Petsas. Photo source: Media.Gov.gr Tourism employees and professionals should expect to receive the greatest possible support for as long as their operations remain closed due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, said Greece government spokesman Stelios Petsas on Monday, adding that efforts were being made to salvage what remains

UK to Open Borders with Quarantine for All Except the French

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Photo source: London Heathrow The UK said this week that it would gradually be “reopening” as the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic subsides requiring visitors including UK citizens entering the country to self-isolate for 14 days at a specific facility with the exception of the French. The news was announced on Sunday night by UK Prime Minister […]

GBR: Domestic Tourism First Step of Covid-19 Recovery – Data on Greece

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Greece is expected to make efforts to stimulate domestic travel as one of the ways to boost the tourism sector this season, after the Covid-19 pandemic brought all air transport and incoming travel to a standstill. However, taking into account figures on domestic tourism in Greece in 2018, extra efforts must be made to attract […]

EU Announces Covid-19 Pandemic Credit Line

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Exterior of the Europa building in Brussels. Source: newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/ European Union (EU) finance ministers agreed to open a 240-billion-euro credit line to member states in efforts to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on Union economies. Under the emergency response tool, EU member states will have access to European Stability

Greece – Cyprus Team Up to Reignite Tourism

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Tourism stakeholders in Greece and Cyprus agreed to introduce incentives to stimulate travel between the countries as well as actions to attract foreign visitors once the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic subsides. The decision was reached following a teleconference between Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, Cypriot Alternate Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios, Federation

Deloitte: How Greek Tourism May Evolve in New Covid-19 Reality

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Consulting firm Deloitte Greece on Friday presented three alternative scenarios about how the landscape of the Greek tourism and hospitality industry might evolve in 2020 and 2021 in the new reality posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Included in a study titled “Bringing the latest insights on the Greek Tourism & Hospitality sector – Scenarios on […]

Covid-19: Health Protocols for Greek Hotels and Flights to Greece Unveiled

By admin 9 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Friday unveiled a number of rules included in the health protocols for tourism that have been created to be applied in all hotels in the country and on incoming flights once the tourism season begins in Greece in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. The protocols have been drafted […]