Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives

The UNWTO has announced its new vision for global tourism – growing better, stronger, and balancing the needs of people, planet and prosperity – through its One Planet Sustainable Tourism …

The WTTC has given global destinations its “Safe Travels” stamp for adopting its private sector health and safety protocols for travel and tourism.

Greece will be the partner country of the Matka Nordic Travel Fair 2021 in Helsinki, the largest travel fair in the Nordic countries that is scheduled to take place in …

WTM London has announced that it will be open for “business as usual” at ExCeL during November 2-4, 2020.

The Authentic Marathon Swim, a prime sports tourism event to take place on the island Evia, has been rescheduled for September 4-6.

Restaurants, bars, and cafés in Greece have opened their indoor areas for customers, after keeping them closed since mid-March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Greece has no need to resort to European Stability Mechanism (ESM) loans to deal with the coronavirus impact, says Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras.

WTTC is calling on Britain to drop its 14-day quarantine measure for incoming travelers in order to support the restart of tourism in Europe.

IATA is urging governments to quickly implement ICAO’s global guidelines in order to restore air connectivity and give travelers and crew the confidence they need to fly again.

Germany, Cyprus, Italy and Spain are among the countries gradually opening up to tourists from Europe this month, as authorities begin to ease Covid-19 restrictions.

Greece is getting ready to ease more Covid-19 restrictions, which includes the reopening of the country’s seasonal hotels, museums and gyms.

The 5th Delphi Economic Forum 2020 will kick off next week in digital form to share insight on the Covid-19 phenomenon and the way it has changed the world.

Greek year-round hotels have received the green light to open their doors, but the majority remains closed, waiting for airlines to resume flights to Greece.

In efforts to reopen to tourism, the British government is examining the possibility of allowing mutual travel between countries with effective Covid-19 management.

With the reopening of year-round hotels, open-air cinemas, golf courses and other businesses and services, Greece has entered the fifth stage of easing its Covid-19 restrictive measures.

Three percent of all global destinations have taken steps to ease travel restrictions introduced in response to Covid-19, according to UNWTO research.

Public transport in Greece just got cheaper after the government slashed VAT in efforts to recover losses incurred during the coronavirus outbreak.

The 85th Thessaloniki International Fair 2020, scheduled to take place in the Greek northern port city during September 5-13, will run under strict health protocols.

The Greek government is looking to put 22.5 billion euros in EU subsidies, aimed at addressing the impact of Covid-19, to immediate use.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has released suggested protocols for airports and airlines to restart in the post Covid-19 world.