2020 Year in Review – GTP

“Greek Summer is a state of mind… This year, enjoy your Greek summer wherever you are.” – This is the message that Greece will send out to the world this …

The official health protocols to be applied in all hotels in Greece for their safe reopening and operation in the post-Covid-19 period have been released.

The Greek government has presented a detailed plan to ‘Restart Tourism’ in Greece during the post-Covid-19 era.

The UNWTO has outlined three possible future scenarios for international tourism in 2020, depending on how the Covid-19 crisis unfolds.

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.

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 is sending out a message to the world: to stay home – due to the current Covid-19 developments – but at the same time to stay in touch through …

Greece’s tourism revenue was on an upward trend in January, before the coronavirus health crisis hit the country, recording a 24.4 percent rise.

Greece will impose a countrywide lockdown from Monday, March 23, to combat the coronavirus, barring people from moving for “unnecessary reasons”.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has characterized the coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic and underlined that it will touch every sector.

The Tourism Ministry has one of the main roles in a crisis management team set up to monitor the coronavirus situation in Greece.

“In the coming months, Greece is expected to welcome more than 30 million visitors, and calmness, coordination and cooperation is needed,” SETE said in regards to the coronavirus outbreak.

Greece is working towards a new brand positioning strategy for tourism, aiming to give the country the best promotion to markets abroad.

Greek travel agents are calling on tourism stakeholders and authorities to jointly formulate a clear action plan in view of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Greek Tourism Ministry has set goals for the 2020 season, aiming to maximize benefits for the sector and the Greek economy in general.

Despite the limited risk of a new SARS-like virus entering Greece, the country’s health officials have issued safety precautions.