Covid-19

The Greek Film Archive this month is holding a number of online screenings from a selection of rare feature films.

Η ΓΓΠΠ ξεκίνησε μια νέα ενημερωτική καμπάνια στο πλαίσιο του συντονιστικού της ρόλου για την αντιμετώπιση της διασποράς του ιού COVID-19 στην Ελλάδα.

Τhe Commission has proposed to prolong the temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU until May 15 to reduce the risk of Covid-19 spreading further.

Greece has taken its Covid-19 social distancing measures one step further and announced strict rules to prevent travel to the countryside and islands for Easter.

A provision is expected to soon pass in Greek Parliament that will allow tourism enterprises to issue 18-month vouchers to customers, instead of paying cash refunds, in efforts to mitigate …

The world’s economy is expected to shrink by 2.5 percent in 2020, hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) estimates.

The Greek Tourism Ministry has announced a new hotline that will provide answers for Covid-19 concerns of consumers, tourists, businessmen and tourism workers.

IATA CEO Alexandre de Juniac has underlined the challenges for the “next day” after the coronavirus, which includes adapting the airline industry to post-Covid-19 realities.

Airlines are allowed to delay payment of February’s air traffic control charges to November 2020, with payments for March, April and May delayed to 2021.

The Lufthansa Group has decided on extensive measures to reduce the capacity of flight operations long term, as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.

Athens International Airport (AIA) is inviting all to join its #mycityviewchallenge / #mycityviewathens challenge on social media to create a digital album of Athens mapped from the inside!

Etihad Airways will test new technology that allows self-service devices at airports to identify travelers with potential medical conditions.

Ξεκίνησε πρόσφατα τη λειτουργία της η επίσημη ιστοσελίδα της Ελληνικής κυβέρνησης, με πληροφορίες για όλα τα ζητήματα που αφορούν στην πανδημία του COVID-19.

“Safeguarding human life is the number one priority. We stay at home,” Metaxa Hospitality Group CEO Andreas Metaxas says in a message to partners and friends, referring to the COVID-19 …

SETE President Yiannis Retsos reviews the impact of Covid-19 on Greek tourism and refers to ways the sector could try to bounce back from the setbacks caused by the pandemic.

The European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have unlocked 8 billion euros in funding, aiming to facilitate cash flows for 100,000 SMEs hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Deutsche Bank has suggested actions that tourist destinations could take, after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, to ensure a balance between health risks, economic damage control and travel.

The Greek government has agreed to allow cruise ships to carry out short-term berthing at ports in Greece under strict safety rules.

The UNWTO has introduced a digital resource platform as part of its #TravelTomorrow campaign that was launched following the COVID-19 pandemic.

The upgraded Discovergreece.com travel platform, powered by Marketing Greece, reveals new digital journeys to Greek destinations through the #GreeceFromHome initiative.