Covid-19 Actions taken on a local level

Italy’s Health Minister Roberto Speranza signed a decree for Covid-19 testing on travelers from Greece, Malta, Spain, and Croatia.

The US State Department has issued a new advisory for Greece urging its citizens to reconsider plans for travel due to increasing cases of Covid-19.

Aiming to attract European and Greek travelers, the Chania Chamber has launched a new campaign that features the city as an ideal destination for safe holidays.

A new video focusing on the rich gastronomy of the South Aegean islands was recently released to promote the Region as a top culinary tourism destination.

Passengers at Thessaloniki “Makedonia” Airport will soon have the opportunity to undergo Covid-19 molecular detection (rRT-PCR) testing.

A number of transactions no longer take place at Greek bank counters and customers are urged to exclusively use ATMs and their web banking accounts.

Greeks traveling to Cyprus will be required as of Thursday, August 6, to have undergone Covid-19 testing 72 hours prior to departure.

Athens International Airport (AIA) will offer Covid-19 testing to its staff and the traveling public as of August 5.

Travelers returning to Germany from “risk countries” will have to undergo a Covid-19 test or be quarantined for 14 days, the government has announced.

The South Aegean Region has released a new video to promote the Cyclades and Dodecanese islands as prime sports tourism destinations.

The WTTC said that the UK government’s decision to revert Spain to its at-risk countries list is “disastrous” for the hard-pressed Travel & Tourism industry.

The five-star Marbella Corfu Hotel has been accredited by TÜV Austria with the CoVid-Shield “Principal” rating for its “We Care” Health & Safety Protocol.

The ETC and Euronews have launched a new media campaign to inspire people to get ready to travel again as restrictions across Europe are gradually being eased.

will hold its first global ideation hackathon to bring the travel and tourism community the platform it needs to come together and build solutions to the global crisis.

Travelers infected with Covid-19 during their holidays to Cyprus, will have healthcare-related costs covered by the government, Cypriot authorities have announced.

Eurobank is launching a new package of funds, aiming to boost the restart efforts of the Greek hotel industry amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Rhodes remains one of the most popular and safest tourist destinations in the world,” says the island’s Vice Mayor of Tourism Konstantinos S. Taraslias.

In an attempt to facilitate travel and restart tourism, Germany said it would be easing Covid-19 border restrictions in the coming period reopening first for Luxembourg on May 15.

Aiming to to avoid a resurgence of the Covid-19 virus, Spain has announced that all travelers entering the country as of May 15 will have to self-quarantine for 14 days.

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 …