Covid-19

International business travel professionals are concerned about the potential economic impacts from the emerge of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the global industry.

The Covid Free Gr Wallet app now offers users the opportunity to store identity information on their mobile phones and tablet devices.

Three Greek airports in popular holiday destinations managed to exceed pre-pandemic passenger traffic performance in October, according to ACI Europe.

Polish tourism professionals were introduced to the Greek destinations of Central Macedonia and Heraklion, Crete, during the Greek Tourism Workshop in Warsaw.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens has canceled all New Year’ Eve festivities that were scheduled to take place with a live audience.

The Greek Tourism Ministry has made two important agreements that are expected to boost the number of arrivals to Greece in 2022.

DER Touristik, a leading travel group in Europe, has plans to promote travel to Greece also in the autumn and winter months of 2022.

Aiming to curb the spread of the Omicron variant in Greece, the government has cancelled festive events in open spaces and announced new Covid-19 measures for the holiday season.

The impact of the Omicron variant on the operation of European airports is ‘immediate and substantial’, says ACI Europe, the European airport trade body.

Marketing Greece has released a video to promote destinations near Thessaloniki to travelers looking to “feel free” and discover off-the-beaten-track spots.

The European Commission decided that the Covid-19 certificate used for travel in the EU would only be valid for nine months without a booster shot.

The Greek government is expected on Thursday to announce if new measures to contain the spread of the Omicron Covid variant will be taken before or after the holiday season.

Norwegian Cruise Line is expected to bring more than 200,000 passengers to Greece in 2022, according to an announcement by the Greek Tourism Ministry.

Greece managed to cover significant lost ground in 2021 with tourism revenues in the first 10 months of the year exceeding the 10-billion-euro mark, according to Bank of Greece data.

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has ruled against mandatory Covid-19 rapid testing for all but urged citizens to take self-tests ahead of holiday gatherings and outings. 

Greece is examining the possibility of requiring vaccinated individuals to provide negative Covid-19 rapid test results to enter closed spaces.

The European Commission adopted an extension to the airport slot relief rules of the 2022 summer scheduling season, running from March 28 until October 29.

The European Commission is proposing updated rules that will reinforce the Schengen area and ensure it is prepared to keep up with the evolving challenges.

All inbound travelers to Greece, regardless of vaccination status, must now present a negative Covid-19 test result taken before entering the country.

“Our aim is in 2022 to move forward with a full tourism restart,” said Greece’s tourism minister, Vassilis Kikilias, while speaking in parliament.