Laws, Regulations & Policy

Athens Municipality designates bus stops to improve traffic and tourist experience, ensuring convenient access to attractions while minimizing disruptions.

Rules that protect consumers must apply equally to all stakeholders, including airlines, say travel agents and tour operators.

Travelers to the UK will soon be required to pay an entry fee under the new Electronic Travel Authorization scheme.

A group of European travel and tourism associations are calling on the EU to reexamine a set of proposed VAT platform rules.

Athens International Airport will be putting into effect new curbside access and traffic rules starting on June 7.

Greece’s highest court decides to suspend three key investment projects at Piraeus Port after calls by residents.  

Greece has postponed increasing the limit for property investments under its golden visa scheme to July 31.

EU Council adopts “Fit for 55” package of laws, including an emissions trading system, to cut greenhouse gas emissions and achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

Pre-election period officially begins in Greece in the run-up to May 21 national polls.

Greece has extended the current hotel collective labor agreement to apply to all hotels.

Four Greek ministries have decided to ban access by land and sea to Zakynthos’ most famous beach: Navagio.

To meet staffing demands for tourism businesses, Greece will grant residence permits to third country nationals.

Greece’s tourism bodies have called for a unified 11% VAT charge across all services related to tourism and transport.

The Greek Environment Ministry has suspended all building permits for properties outside zoning areas on the island of Mykonos.

The Greek Tourism Ministry’s decision to shut down Navagio Beach this summer causes controversy.

Tourism businesses in Greece will be able to hire employees from third countries to meet staffing demands.

Greece is expected to see US investment activity in the property market rise through the country’s popular Greek golden visa program.

Travel and tourism stakeholders have agreed on a code of conduct that will ensure conditions for harmonized and interoperable tools for tourism-related data exchange. 

Cruise lines, shipyards and marine equipment makers are calling on Europe to include cruise ship building and maritime technology in the Net Zero Industry Act.

IATA and airlines are mounting a legal challenge to the Dutch government’s sudden decision to reduce Schiphol airport’s capacity.