Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives

Connecting Greek tourism with the country’s gastronomy and local products is a strategic choice for the future, according to Deputy Tourism Minister Manos Konsolas.

The Municipality of Rethymno has joined forces with ASTA Greece to promote the city’s tourism offerings to the US market and attract more travelers.

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are calling for the gradual resumption of cruise operations.

Greek destinations and sites were promoted on Chinese social media through the recent “Polaroid Traveler” online campaign.

The UNWTO is planning to launch an International Code for the Protection of Tourists, which will be the first legal framework to safeguard tourists’ rights as consumers.

Accor, a global leader in the augmented hospitality sector, granted the ALLSAFE label to three of its hotels in Athens, Greece.

WTM Virtual will host a tailored marketing event that will focus on showing businesses how they can thrive in the new world of travel and tourism.

ITB Berlin 2021, one of the world’s leading travel trade shows, will take place as an entirely virtual event during March 9-12.

London Travel Week Virtual kicks off on October 30 with a diverse array of webinars and summits designed to help the travel industry recover, rebuild and innovate.

The majority of employees working from home in the Covid-19 era want to be able to choose between remote work and the office once restrictions ease, a survey reveals.

Despite Greece’s fresh spike in Covid-19 cases, its risk level is considered low to moderate when compared to other European countries, according to the ECDC’s updated health map.

The measures Greece implemented for the safe opening of tourism in summer 2020 were presented by the GNTO to the World Travel & Tourism Council’s president and members.

The Municipality of Katerini in northern Greece is looking to create a new brand identity for the city that will attract travelers in the post-Covid-19 era.

Spearheading recovery in the travel industry, the ITB Asia 2020 virtual event kicked off today with ITB Community, MICE Show Asia and Travel Tech Asia.

Tourism’s recovery from Covid-19 needs strong coordination that will accelerate the lifting of travel restrictions, ensure safe travel and support businesses and jobs.

Six simple steps have to be followed to participate in the upcoming Virtual Athens Marathon 2020 event.

WTM Virtual, the new digital platform for this year’s WTM London and London Travel Week, is now live and open for all registered delegates.

The possibility of contracting Covid-19 on board an airplane is “virtually non-existent” when passengers wear masks, according to a recent study.

UNWTO and the Expedia Group have joined forces, aiming to strengthen ties between the public and private sectors and drive tourism’s recovery from Covid-19.

The ECDC’s first colour-coded map, created to help EU countries better coordinate their Covid-19 travel restrictions, shows Greece among the few areas that are partly ‘green’.