Covid-19

Some 5.7 million travelers are expected to fly to Athens in the second half of this year, according to Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

More than 2 million foreign travelers visited Greece in May, showing a 672.5% rise in passenger flows through both Greek airports and road border-crossing points.

Greek airports recouped 90.6% of passenger traffic in the first six months of the year compared to the first half of 2019, according to data by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority …

1.2 million travel and tourism jobs across the EU will remain unfilled unless urgent action is taken, says the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the European Travel Commission …

An action plan to address a recurrence of Covid-19 in Greece is ready and will be implemented in the fall if needed, according to Greek Health Minister Thanos Plevris.

Greece’s online platform for the annual “Tourism for All” subsidy program for domestic holidays has launched and is accepting applications.

North American travelers are eager to fly again despite skyrocketing costs, flight cancellations and growing recession concerns, according to an OAG survey.

Greece is the only country in the EU that recorded an increase in commercial flights in June, compared to the same month in 2019, says Eurostat.

IATA has expressed concern that a “premature return” to pre-pandemic slot use rules for airlines in the EU this winter risks continuing disruption to passengers.

The European Commission has proposed to make the airport slot regime more flexible for airlines in order to respond to unexpected developments in the near future.

Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias confirms that Greece’s international tourist arrivals and tourism earnings this year, so far, are on the up.

Sixteen major European airlines have confirmed that they reimbursed over 500,000 vouchers that they had imposed on consumers for cancelled flights during the Covid-19 pandemic.

People need to travel and when governments remove Covid-19 restrictions, they do, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

The EU’s health and medicine agencies are recommending for people over 60 years old to soon get a second booster shot of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Arrivals to Greece from the US, increased by 50 percent in June compared to record year 2019, reflecting a positive upward trend.

Tourists to Greece that find themselves infected with Covid-19 will not be required to quarantine, according to a new government decision issued this week.

Tourism is Greece’s “strong card”, set to generate revenues in 2022 that will boost the economy despite the challenges, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

Greek health experts may be bringing the mask rule back into effect as the number of Covid-19 cases spike and the viral load increases.

Sea and sun holidays are high in demand across Europe this summer with six Greek beach destinations making the Top 10 list, according to a report by ForwardKeys and the …

All the more travelers from the US are selecting Greece for their summer holidays, according to the US outbound traveler forecast for the 4th of July weekend released by Mabrian.