Covid-19

Marketing Greece is inviting Greek enterprises to pass on a message on behalf of Greek tourism: “When the time is right, we’ll be there for you. Till then #staysafe”.

Ellinair has announced the temporary suspension of its flight schedule in response to the travel restrictions applied due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Singapore Airlines is suspending additional services across its network after the decision of countries around the world to impose border controls to stem the Covid-19 outbreak.

From March 24 Ryanair expects to ground almost all routes, except for a small number of flights to maintain essential connectivity, mostly between the UK and Ireland.

Ο ΣΕΤΕ δημιούργησε ειδική ενότητα στην σελίδα του με πληροφορίες για τις εξελίξεις στον τουρισμό εν μέσω της πανδημίας του κορωνοϊού.

The EU is closing its external borders and temporarily banning “non-essential travel” to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus globally.

Greece will close its borders to non-EU nationals from Wednesday, March 18, in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

Cancellations up until now at Greek hotels, due to the coronavirus outbreak, are estimated to have cost 522 million euros in losses for the industry.

Over 185,000 passenger flights have been cancelled since the end of January in response to government travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to IATA.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is temporarily suspending its international promotional campaign of Greece due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Greece’s Foreign Ministry has issued guidelines for Greek citizens on travelling in and out of the country, in efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19.

The Hellenic Bank Association has announced that it is suspending the repayments of performing business loans at least until September 30.

Greek airline company AEGEAN is temporarily cutting the majority of flights in its international network, following the elevation of the Covid-19 virus to pandemic status.

The Posidonia 2020 maritime event in Greece has been rescheduled for October due to the further spread of Covid-19.

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Astypalea’s Kallichoron Art Boutique Hotel has postponed its opening for the season and has introduced a flexible policy for cancellations.

Austrian Airlines is temporarily terminating all regular flight operations as of March 18 due to entry bans being imposed across the globe to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

The Air France-KLM Group will gradually reduce its flight activity during the next two months following travel restrictions imposed in France and other countries due to Covid-19.

The Greek Yachting Association (GYA) has decided to cancel the Mediterranean Yacht Show 2020 event in Greece due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Emirates is implementing thermal screening measures for all passengers travelling on US flights departing from Dubai International Airport.

Transport and tourism are among the severely affected sectors in the EU that are to receive liquidity support to tackle the economic impact of the coronavirus.