Covid-19

Fiumicino in Rome, Italy, will be the first airport in Europe to activate “Covid-tested” safe air corridors, on flights coming from the United States, excluding quarantine for passengers.

Holidays abroad will be permitted again for millions of Britons after England lifts its current ban on foreign travel and its Covid-19 lockdown measures on December 2.

A music video released to promote the Greek island of Lipsi is featured in an extensive article of Italy’s daily newspaper La Repubblica.

The Athens Municipality has opened a social clinic at its Reception and Solidarity Center for the homeless and poverty-stricken, near the center of the Greek capital.

Greece is among the top three international destinations that American travelers are booking, according to a survey by the USTOA.

Deep losses for the airline industry will continue into 2021 due to the impact of Covid-19, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) is calling for additional support measures for tourism enterprises in Greece that have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Greek Finance Ministry has proposed series of significant tax breaks for foreigners or Greeks abroad who chose to return and work in Greece.

The European Union may start vaccinating its residents in December, according to European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen.

Greek airline company AEGEAN posted a loss of 187.1 million euros during the first nine months of 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Greece’s tourism industry has felt the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic and is expected to record losses of up to 66%, according to an ICAP study.

The ongoing Covid-19 health crisis drove inbound traffic to Greece down by 73.9% and travel receipts by 71.4% year-on-year in September.

Travel will start to pick up in 2021 but the sector is not expected to fully recover from the impact of Covid-19 before 2025, according to Phocuswright.

Greece’s government and health authorities expect the country’s second lockdown to continue into December, as Covid-19 is still spreading faster than the allowable rate.

An additional 20 million euros will be given to support Greek coastal shipping companies that have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Shipping Ministry.

Greece is among the countries that will receive aid from the EU Solidarity Fund due to the public health emergency caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020.

Pre-flight Covid-19 vaccination will be a “necessity” for passengers wishing to fly internationally with Qantas, according to the airline’s CEO.

ITB Berlin next year will hold its annual international travel trade show as an entirely virtual event under the name ITB Berlin NOW during March 9-12, 2021.

Greece is in the process of putting a 10-year strategic plan for tourism in place following its performance as a safe destination in summer 2020.

The Greek government and AEGEAN shareholders are awaiting Commission approval to inject €180 million to safeguard the pandemic-hit airline.