Nikos Krinis

The Greek government, as of May 4, will begin to ease the restrictions that were taken to halt the spread of Covid-19 in Greece.

The operation of year-round hotels in Greece will resume on June 1, the country’s prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has announced.

The tourism federations of the private sectors of Germany, Greece, Italy and Norway have called for an EU health protocol for the entire travel and tourism value-added chain.

Greek hoteliers have requested for the temporary suspension of short-term rental leases for private properties, citing reasons of public health due to Covid-19.

Travel medicine experts are examining health protocols for Greece to welcome inbound travelers during the post-Covid-19 period.

SETE President Yiannis Retsos has referred to necessary requirements for Greek hotels to open and operate following their temporary closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Measures, similar to those that were introduced to curb the spread of the coronavirus during the Easter holiday, are expected to apply for the May Day three-day weekend in Greece.

Travel may be on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but development in the industry is not, according to the Cyprus-based DayTrip4U travel platform.

Greece is considering the possibility of introducing the so-called “health passport” that travelers would need to obtain to enter the country after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Following research, Travelworks PR’s founder, Kostas Panagakis, discusses his views and expectations for the hospitality sector in the post-Covid-19 era.

Leading tour operators see Greece as the destination to direct – whenever travel begins again this year – all those that want to holiday in the Mediterranean in 2020.

The European Commission is not against vouchers as an alternative to cash refunds for canceled travel bookings due to Covid-19, but only if they are voluntary and secured against insolvency …

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The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels has proposed a series of measures for the country’s hotels to stay afloat during the Covid-19 post-pandemic period.

Greek airlines, ferries and tourism enterprises are allowed to reimburse customers with 18-month vouchers for canceled bookings due to Covid-19, instead of cash refunds.

The total estimated loss in turnover for Greece’s hotels in 2020, due to Covid-19, has been estimated at some 4.5 billion euros, the latest report of ITEP reveals.

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has presented 10 targeted actions that are needed to restart and support the country’s tourism sector after the Covid-19 crisis.

SETE President Yiannis Retsos reviews the impact of Covid-19 on Greek tourism and refers to ways the sector could try to bounce back from the setbacks caused by the pandemic.

Greece will show extra attention to domestic tourism this year in an effort to salvage the 2020 season, which is up against the Covid-19 challenge.

Travelport has launched an informative microsite that features ongoing updates and data to help travel businesses through the difficult period caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.