COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece

Greece is expecting an increased number of visitors from Poland this year, Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said after wrapping up his recent official visit to the country.

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis has gone to England to discuss travel issues with government representatives, days before Greece officially opens its gates to tourists.

Passengers traveling on Gulf Air flights from Bahrain to Athens, London and Singapore can use the IATA Travel Pass to store their pre-departure Covid-19 PCR test results.

LOT Polish Airlines has added three new routes to its service to Greece this summer, offering new flights to Thessaloniki, Heraklion and Rhodes.

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has added Santorini and Mykonos in Greece to its global network this summer.

Seven Greek cities are among the most resilient destinations in Europe for this summer, according to research by ForwardKeys.

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis is on an official visit to Poland, looking to increase Greece’s share of Polish tourists.

Holland America Line in August will restart cruising from Piraeus, Greece, with four departures aboard the Eurodam ship.

Ways to enable travel between Greece and Germany topped the agenda of talks between the tourism ministers of the two countries.

German travel giant TUI will begin its summer 2021 holidays to Greece as of May 14, the date the country has scheduled to officially open for tourism.

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis is on an official visit to Berlin in efforts to boost the tourist flow from Germany to Greece this year.

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis has been informed that strong demand for travel to Greece from Americans should be expected in the coming months.

Greece and Saudi Arabia have agreed to mutually recognize their Covid-19 vaccination certificates in the near future.

Athens this year will welcome direct flights from New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Newark and Washington DC, the Greek Tourism Ministry has confirmed.

Greece was awarded by the World Travel & Tourism Council for its efforts in addressing the Covid-19 pandemic and safely re-opening to tourists.

Tickets for travel to Greece from the UK between July and September are at 12 percent of 2019 levels, according to travel analytics firm ForwardKeys.

The updated health protocols that are to be applied this year in all accommodation businesses of Greece’s tourism sector to limit the spread of Covid-19 have been released.

Delta Air Lines will resume service to Athens, Greece, with two daily flights from New York-JFK and one from Atlanta.

Greece’s tourism minister will be in the US over the next few days as part of an awareness-raising effort ahead of the country’s official opening to tourists in May.

The majority of Greek hotels are expected to open in the second half of June, according to Hellenic Hoteliers Federation President Grigoris Tasios.