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Hotels in Thessaloniki may suspend operations following the lockdown imposed on the city as part of Covid-19 management efforts.

Sports facilities, museums and cultural venues in Athens have closed in efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the city.

Britain is set to enter a full lockdown including a ban on non-essential travel on November 5, as the increase in Covid-19 cases are overwhelming the country’s health system.

Greece’s color-coded Covid-19 risk-assessment map has changed and new measures are scheduled to be in force as of November 3.

Hotels in Greece saw revenues nosedive through the end of September 2020 as a result of restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19.

The Greek Culture Ministry has responded to reactions concerning the repair of special paths – with cement – that enable access to the monuments of the Acropolis in Athens.

More than 100 intercity KTEL buses have been released on the streets of Athens in efforts to ease crowding on public transport in the coronavirus era.

Eastern and Western Samos have been declared in a state of emergency following a strong earthquake that struck off Turkey’s Aegean coast, north of the Greek island.

The Vouliagmeni marina, located south of Athens’ center, is set to undergo major upgrade works with the aim to attract super and mega yachts.

Nine regional units in Greece will move to Covid-19 ‘orange’ risk Level 3 on the country’s risk-assessment map.

Leading tour operators of Sweden were recently introduced to the alternative tourism products available in Central Greece and Western Macedonia.

Arrivals to Greece by road in the first nine months of 2020 dropped by 76.1% and reached only 2.5 million compared to 10.3 million during January – September 2019.

Two more Greek regional units – Ioannina and Serres – will transition to red Covid-19 status, according to Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias.

VORIA is the name of a new tourism complex planned to go up in Marousi, northern Athens, which will house the renowned casino of Mt. Parnitha (Mont Parnes) and also …

The Municipality of Athens will create eight new taxi ranks in the Greek capital, aiming to ease traffic congestion and facilitate commuters.

A new app with information on the extended network of trails of the Greek island of Tinos has been released in four languages – English Greek, French and German.

Greece is not considering to close restaurants, cafes and bars before midnight to fight rising Covid-19 cases in high-risk areas.

Greece has updated its Covid-19 risk-assessment map as the level of risk for a number of the country’s regional units has changed.

Clarifications have been given for the two new rules in Greece announced for areas that are designated as high-risk on the country’s Covid-19 risk-assessment map.

Thessaloniki Hotels Association President Andreas Mandrinos has painted a gloomy picture for the city’s hotels, which are facing hard times due to Covid-19.