Covid-19

The official start of the summer 2022 tourist season in Greece will be April 1, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias has announced.

The Covid-19 rules that international travelers must follow to enter Greece have been extended, according to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.

Greek CEOs are optimistic about the ‘day after’ Covid-19 with a high percentage expressing confidence in Greece’s future potential for growth.

The European Council has added Bahrain and United Arab Emirates to its updated ‘safe list’ of countries for which restrictions should be lifted for travel into the EU.

Greece’s tourism revenue was down by 62.9% in the first seven months of 2021 compared to the pre-Covid-19 period in 2019.

Global travel and tourism bodies have welcomed the UK government’s decision to narrow down its “red list” of countries based on Covid-19 risk.

Greece is winning over French tourists and investors, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias while in Paris during the IFTM Top Resa expo.

The number of travelers to Greece in the first eight months of the year remained down compared to 2019 pre-Covid-19 levels, says a report by INSETE. 

Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias wrapped up his visit to Paris during which he made important contacts at the IFTM Top Resa 2021 exhibition.

ACI Europe said IATA claims about “outrageous” charges to the tune of 2.3 billion dollars are “out of context” and create a distorted picture of the truth.

The Greek authorities will lift most Covid-19 restrictions, including curfews in areas with high coronavirus rates, throughout Greece as of October 9.

Dutch low-cost airline Transavia plans to boost available seats to Greece by 50% and add Skiathos to its list of Greek destinations.

Air industry executives are calling on governments to simplify measures used to manage the risk of Covid-19.

The Greek passport has moved up one place, ranking seventh on the Henley Passport Index 2021, offering its holders visa-free access to 185 countries.

Greece is taking steps to attract travelers from France beyond summer and into winter, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said from the IFTM Top Resa expo in Paris.

Nearly half of sector experts expect to see international tourism returning to pre-pandemic 2019 levels in 2024 or later, says the UNWTO Panel of Experts.

Vaccinated individuals in Greece may soon be granted more liberties, as the government prepares to announce a series of revised Covid-19 measures ahead of winter.

The UK now has a new two-category set of international travel rules and has changed the testing requirements when fully vaccinated travelers enter England from a non-red list country.

Athens International Airport (AIA) saw its passenger traffic in September slow down compared to the improvement recorded during the peak summer period of July and August.

Etihad Airways, Jazeera Airways, Jetstar, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian, will implement IATA Travel Pass in a phased rollout across the airlines’ networks.