Covid-19

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) – Europe and the Greek Tourism Ministry are aiming to kickstart cruise travel to Greece in March 2022.

The Greek Tourism Ministry has announced a new initiative to support digital nomads that choose Greece as a remote working base.

Greek officials are reiterating that there will be no national lockdown orders despite the surge in Covid-19 cases over the last month.

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is advising adults and mainly those over 40 to consider getting a third dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Business travel is expected to recover in 2024, a year sooner than previously forecast, according to the latest outlook index of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA).

Greece has set its growth target for 2022 to 4.5 percent driven by a faster recovery this year as a result of strong tourist flows.

Hotels and restaurants in Greece saw turnover make a strong recovery in September and in the third quarter of the year compared to 2020.

The South Aegean islands, which include Rhodes, Mykonos and Santorini, broke all records this year attracting over 3 million visitors.

The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has kept Greece in its Covid-19 “Very High” travel risk category and added Germany and Austria.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a blueprint with simple, predictable and practical measures needed to facilitate the safe and efficient return of international travel.

Greece saw travel receipts increase by 139.3% in the first nine months of the year, generated by the number of inbound travelers, according to BoG data.

Airports across Greece reported a 69% increase in traffic flows between January and October 2021 compared to the same 10-month period in 2020.

EU authorities are examining the possibility of extending the EU Digital COVID Certificate, which grants fully vaccinated travelers access to member states.

Greece took part in a meeting of EU tourism ministers to discuss the creation of a “Transition Pathways” pact for the green transformation of Europe’s tourism industry.

Travelers are planning early and booking longer stays for the 2021 Christmas holidays, according to Expedia Group’s recent Travel Recovery Trend Report.

Aiming to promote hiking tourism in Thessaly, regional authorities have announced the upgrade of hiking trails in Meteora and Mount Koziaka.

Greece has announced new Covid-19 restrictions that affect people that have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Unvaccinated people traveling to Germany from four EU countries, including Greece, will be required to quarantine upon arrival.

‘Tourism and health are directly linked,’ Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias said in an interview, stressing the importance of covering lost ground and achieving tourism success in 2022.

Hoteliers from Greece and Turkey will be meeting in Istanbul in April 2022 to discuss cooperation and ways to address the challenges created by the Covid-19 pandemic.