Industry sectors

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, Greece’s railway service operator Trainose is giving passengers the opportunity to exchange already booked tickets with travel vouchers valid for one year.

Ryanair expects to reduce its seat capacity by up to 80 percent for April and May and informed that a full grounding of its fleet cannot be ruled out.

Cyprus Airways is suspending its flight schedule until the end of April due to the coronavirus pandemic.

SWISS has temporarily grounded half of its aircraft making up the short-haul and long-haul fleets, due to the coronavirus crisis.

Airbnb has activated its Extenuating Circumstances Policy that allows hosts and guests affected by COVID-19 to cancel bookings with no charge or penalty.

Greece may impose a temporary ban on the entry and exit of foreign nationals travelling from and to affected countries abroad to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Travel giant TUI is suspending the vast majority of all travel operations until further notice – including package travel, cruises and hotel operations – due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Greece has decided additional measures to limit entry to the country in its aim to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Seasonal hotels and resorts in Greece will remain temporarily closed from March 15 until April 30, according to a government decision taken due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Greece has suspended all remaining flights to and from Italy after the government discussed additional measures in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

ECTAA has applauded the European Commission’s acknowledgement of the immense damages the coronavirus outbreak has caused to the travel and tourism industry.

Royal Caribbean Cruises has announced the suspension of all the sailings of its fleet globally due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Greece has tightened its nationwide shutdown further, in response to the rising number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.

The European Commission announced the set up of a 37-billion-euro fund to help member states boost their economies due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Greek health officials have advised vonunerable groups against travel due to COVID-19, while all cultural venues in Greece will remain closed for 15 days.

The Municipality of Athens has suspended the operation of the city’s indoor sports facilities and cultural venues for 15 days, aiming to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Government decisions restricting travel due to the coronavirus pandemic may lead to adverse economic repercussions, IATA warns.

The global travel and tourism industry has strongly reacted to US President Donald Trump’s decision to ban inbound travel from 26 EU countries.

Aiming to reduce further spread of the coronavirus, Cyprus is tightening its borders and prohibiting entry to any citizen – regardless of nationality – who does not fall into specific …

Mouzenidis Group airline Ellinair is waiving flight change fees on all tickets purchased between March 13-31.