COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs has updated important information on travel to Greece in the post-Covid-19 era.

Travelers entering Greece through Promachonas border station as of July 14 will be obliged to present a negative Covid-19 PCR test result upon arrival.

Tourists may be eager to start traveling again and keen on visiting Greece, but the majority is reluctant to do so due to the coronavirus pandemic, a study reveals.

Specialist tour operators working out of the UK are calling on Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis to support their efforts to rekindle travel to Greece.

The EU recently issued guidance in preparation for the possible resumption of cruise ship operations in the aftermath of Covid-19.

Gulf Air has resumed its direct flights from Bahrain to Greece’s capital Athens, and Cairo in Egypt.

All travelers to Greece will be required to fill in the Passenger Locator Form (PLF) 24 hours – not 48 hours as was the case until now – prior to …

Greece and Egypt will be working together to reignite tourism, strengthening ties between the two countries even further.

Authorities in Greece have announced health and safety protocols for the organization of conferences in the country.

“Destination Greece Health First” is the new tourism campaign that has launched to promote Greece as a safe travel destination.

Greek authorities may boost Covid-19 testing after thousands of tourists entered the country starting last Wednesday, when Greece re-opened its borders.

Direct flights from the UK are set to resume on July 15, Greece said on Monday, days after Britain allowed quarantine-free entry for Greek nationals.

Marketing Greece has announced the new “Endless Greek Summer” campaign that targets both domestic and international travelers.

Air Transat, Canada’s leisure carrier, has announced that it will restart flights to Athens as of July 27.

Britain has included Greece on the list of countries to and from which travelers can enter the UK without a mandatory 14-day isolation.

International passenger traffic is gradually picking up at Athens Airport, since Greece officially reopened to tourism.

The Greek tourism industry is adjusting after Covid-19 and will require fine-tuning in the coming months, Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said.

GTP Headlines presents official health guidance in the case a traveler comes down with Covid-19 while on holiday in Greece.

Britain is reportedly considering quarantine-free travel for nationals of 75 countries after pressure to drop its 14-day self-isolation rules.

Ryanair has resumed flights to Athens and Thessaloniki after almost four months of keeping them grounded due to COVID-19 restrictions.