Company updates

Kassaros Travel is getting ready to launch a new program of activities for the 2020 summer season, which will be put into effect as soon as the Covid-19 travel restrictions …

Sunweb Group is freezing its rates for holidays canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, guaranteeing travelers that the prices for identical travel plans will remain unchanged.

The Grimaldi Group and Minoan Lines are donating a total of 115,000 euros to support Greece’s healthcare system for the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

KLM has launched a new video series on social media titled “Holland at Home”, aiming to offer a unique virtual travel experience to its future passengers.

HotelBrain CEO Panos Paleologos is aiming to reopen all of the company’s hotels in Greece for the 2020 tourism season but has concerns on the development of bookings.

Ryanair announced that as of July it will operate a daily flight schedule of almost 1,000 flights, restoring 90% of its pre-Covid-19 route network.

Best Western Hotels & Resorts has launched its “We Care Clean” program, with the aim to ensure a high level of cleaning standards and operational best practices amid the COVID-19 …

The Metaxa Hospitality Group has announced the donation of 30,000 euros to support the University of Crete’s referral laboratory for Covid-19 testing.

Qatar Airways will give away 100,000 free tickets to frontline healthcare professionals to say “thank you” for their heroic work during the current Covid-19 pandemic.

Travel giant TUI has introduced a 10-point plan with a set of measures and standards to reopen its hotels when the Covid-19 pandemic subsides.

Having received approval for a loan to cope with the impact of Covid-19, SWISS has announced plans to resume around 15-20% of its original services in June.

Colombian airline Avianca has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US Southern District of New York, due to “the unforeseeable impact of the Covid-19 pandemic”.

Greek textile company Pennie has donated reusable masks to the doctors and nurses of four hospital units in Greece, aiming to support their efforts to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.

London’s Heathrow Airport is getting ready to trial temperature screening technology on passengers, aiming to reduce risk of Covid-19 transmission while traveling.

Lufthansa Group has announced that numerous sunny destinations, including Crete in Greece, will once again be accessible with its members airlines, starting in June.

Greece’s top administrative court has rejected Hard Rock’s appeal contesting the country’s gaming regulator’s decision on the Hellinikon casino tender process.

Eurowings has launched an innovation competition, inviting private and business travelers to join forces and shape the future of air travel.

Qatar Airways will begin a phased approach to expand its network, initially to 52 destinations by the end of May and to 80 in June.

Celestyal Cruises is supporting Greece’s local communities and healthcare professionals in their efforts to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.

KLM announced that it will gradually begin restoring its European network and that it is making face masks compulsory on board.