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Enabling travel without endangering the lives of holidaymakers is of utmost importance for Greece, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said during an interview on BBC World News,

Europe’s airlines and travel agents said that the Commission’s recommendations for travel in Covid-19 times are confusing, unclear and non-binding.

Air France will resume flights from Paris to Athens this month, aiming to gradually restore and strengthen the connection between Greece and France.

AEGEAN Airlines will begin to gradually increase the frequencies of its domestic flights in Greece, starting from May 18.

The Commission has issued guidelines for the establishment of health protocols in hospitality, that will ensure the safe operation of accommodation facilities in the post-coronavirus era.

The European Commission has issued guidelines for member states on the progressive restoration of transport services and connectivity in the post-Covid-19 period.

Astypalea’s Kallichoron Art Boutique Hotel is offering free accommodation to medical professionals working for Greece’s National Health System to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lab tests, hygiene rules, social distancing and protecting vulnerable groups are at the center of the Greek Health Ministry’s Covid-19 plan for the summer 2020.

Greece is expected to lift its restrictions on travel to the Greek islands as of Monday, May 25, while having previously allowed travel on the mainland and to Crete.

Greek company Aktor Concessions SA has finalized a deal to manage and exploit the Alimos Marina in southern Athens.

TUI is ready to resume travel activities and due to the Covid-19 crisis has decided to move ahead with a global realignment of its plan and to cut costs.

The Grimaldi Group and Minoan Lines are donating a total of 115,000 euros to support Greece’s healthcare system for the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

KLM has launched a new video series on social media titled “Holland at Home”, aiming to offer a unique virtual travel experience to its future passengers.

Greece is calling on the European Commission to adapt its proposal for a pre-travel coronavirus test to be instituted across the EU.

Η Optimum Target Hoteling προχωράει στην πιστοποίηση του Athens One Smart Hotel με το Blue & White Certification του Διεθνούς Φορέα Πιστοποιήσεων Swiss Approval.

HotelBrain CEO Panos Paleologos is aiming to reopen all of the company’s hotels in Greece for the 2020 tourism season but has concerns on the development of bookings.

Best Western Hotels & Resorts has launched its “We Care Clean” program, with the aim to ensure a high level of cleaning standards and operational best practices amid the COVID-19 …

The Metaxa Hospitality Group has announced the donation of 30,000 euros to support the University of Crete’s referral laboratory for Covid-19 testing.

Qatar Airways will give away 100,000 free tickets to frontline healthcare professionals to say “thank you” for their heroic work during the current Covid-19 pandemic.

Tourism stakeholders in Greece and Cyprus have agreed to introduce incentives to stimulate travel between the two countries once the Covid-19 pandemic subsides.