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EASA has given its seal of approval for the Boeing 737 MAX to return to service in European skies after almost two years on the ground.

Fourteen Greek institutions will participate in the Greece 2040 Forum, an event organized by the Greece 2021 Committee that will map out the country’s potential in the next 20 years.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will allocate 200 million euros in funds to accelerate small-scale investments in Greece.

The Air France-KLM group has released useful information on the Covid-19 health rules that have been announced for entry to the Netherlands and France.

The Greek Culture Ministry has announced that the “Greece-China Year of Culture and Tourism” events will kick off in May and run through to May 2022.

The Neptune Hotels Resort, Convention Centre & Spa on the Greek island of Kos has received the HolidayCheck Special Award for 2021.

The European Travel Commission (ETC) and Eurail have launched a joint competition for the Best European Rail Tourism Campaign 2021, as part of the European Year of Rail (EYR) initiative.

Non-US citizens traveling from the UK, Ireland and 26 countries in Europe, including Greece, are not allowed to enter the United States.

Pre-departure testing and a common European PLF are additional ideas tabled by the Commission in response to safe travel in the Covid-19 era.

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis expects Greece to return to normalcy by early summer, provided that the national vaccination strategy proceeds as planned.

Greek health authorities are rolling out a four-phase Covid-19 vaccination plan for people on the Greek islands.

A third national lockdown could be disastrous for the retail market, the Athens Traders Association says, adding that one in two businesses will not survive the Covid-19 crisis.

The Greek Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has extended the contracts of a number of air routes that serve remote Greek destinations.

Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki has submitted a proposal for Greece to host the first conference of the UNWTO Online Education Committee for tourism.

All passengers and crew members of the Lufthansa Group airlines will soon be required to wear only medical masks on flights to/from Germany.

On occasion of the 200-year anniversary of the Greek Revolution, Greece will launch a new national brand to project its glorious past and promising present.

The UNWTO has called for the safe resumption of international travel in a harmonized way that includes vaccination certificates and testing protocols.

The European Council has revised a set of regulations covering EU rail rules with the aim of securing passenger rights and clarifying compensation procedures.

Tourism professionals in the Peloponnese are angry over a decision to create a wind farm on Mt Menalon in Arcadia.

The Municipality of Athens will allocate 7.7 million euros to support businesses active in culture – including museums and theaters – that have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.