Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives EU Commissioner: ‘We Can’t Go Back to Tourism As We Knew It’ by GTP editing team 23 June 2021 by GTP editing team 23 June 2021 Three challenges must be addressed before the EU could call it summer in the aftermath of Covid-19, according to Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Government measures Greece Scraps Covid-19 Mask Rule for Outdoors, Gets Ready to Lift Curfew by Nikos Krinis 23 June 2021 by Nikos Krinis 23 June 2021 Greece’s requirement to wear a face mask outdoors in public will be scrapped from June 24 and the country’s late night curfew will end from June 28. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives Difficult Year Ahead for Greek Tourism, Says Minister by GTP editing team 23 June 2021 by GTP editing team 23 June 2021 Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis says 2021 will be a “difficult” year for tourism as very much depends on how other countries address the pandemic. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Government measures Experts Fear Travel May Bring New Covid-19 Variants to Greece by GTP editing team 22 June 2021 by GTP editing team 22 June 2021 Greek health experts are expressing concern that the Covid-19 pandemic may enter a fourth wave due to new variants entering the country through travel. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Impact on tourism economy Greek Tourism Revenue Still Down in April But Higher than 2020 by GTP editing team 22 June 2021 by GTP editing team 22 June 2021 Travel receipts in Greece reached a mere €43 million in April generated by 107,000 travelers who came to the country in the midst of Covid-19 measures. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Government measures European Commissioner Praises Greece for Vaccination Rollout by GTP editing team 22 June 2021 by GTP editing team 22 June 2021 European Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, during her visit to Athens, praised Greece for its steady progress of vaccinations. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives EU Digital COVID Certificate and Vaccine Rollouts Boost Intention to Travel, Says Report by GTP editing team 22 June 2021 by GTP editing team 22 June 2021 The recent introduction of the EU Digital COVID Certificate and the speedy progression of Covid-19 vaccinations in Europe are boosting Europeans’ travel spirit. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Tourism Enterprises Among Greece’s Top Startuppers by GTP editing team 22 June 2021 by GTP editing team 22 June 2021 Enterprises active in tourism are among the top startups in Greece, according to data by Elevate Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greece Extends Covid-19 Travel Rules for Int’l Air Arrivals and Domestic Flights by GTP editing team 19 June 2021 by GTP editing team 19 June 2021 The HCAA has updated and extended all aviation directives concerning arrivals from abroad and passengers of domestic flights in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Negative Covid-19 Rapid Tests Now Accepted for Entry in Greece by GTP editing team 18 June 2021 by GTP editing team 18 June 2021 Greece is permitting entry for travelers who present negative rapid antigen tests as proof that they are not infected with Covid-19. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Guidance on Travel-Related Issues Germany Says Greece No Longer a Covid-19 ‘Risk Area’ for Travel by GTP editing team 18 June 2021 by GTP editing team 18 June 2021 Germany has updated its travel advice and has taken Greece off its Covid-19 travel ‘risk list’, according to the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives Greece to Direct EU Resilience Funds into Special Forms of Tourism by GTP editing team 18 June 2021 by GTP editing team 18 June 2021 Greek special forms of tourism – linked to agriculture and marine activities – will benefit from EU relief funds after the European Commission approved Greece’s resilience plan. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Guidance on Travel-Related Issues United States Now on EU’s Safe List for Travel by GTP editing team 18 June 2021 by GTP editing team 18 June 2021 The European Council has added the United States to its updated list of countries for which restrictions should be lifted for travel into the EU. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives TripAdvisor: Covid-19 Vaccines Driving Demand for Summer Vacations by GTP editing team 18 June 2021 by GTP editing team 18 June 2021 Vaccine rollouts globally are driving increasing demand for summer vacations, a TripAdvisor traveler data and consumer sentiment analysis reveals. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives UNWTO Launches ‘Jobs Factory’ to Kickstart Tourism Employment Recovery by GTP editing team 18 June 2021 by GTP editing team 18 June 2021 The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched the ‘Jobs Factory’, a global hospitality network designed to connect talent with employers across the sector. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives WTTC Aims to Reduce Single-use Plastic Products in Tourism by GTP editing team 18 June 2021 by GTP editing team 18 June 2021 A report by the WTTC and the UNEP is offering practical recommendations to tourism policymakers on the complex issue of single-use plastic products. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
2021 Year in Review EU Approves Greek Recovery Plan, Paves Way for Funding by Maria Paravantes 17 June 2021 by Maria Paravantes 17 June 2021 The European Commission has approved Greece’s resilience plan, paving the way for the release of 30.5 billion euros for the country to emerge stronger after Covid-19. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Government measures Greece Reopens Amusement Parks and Spas by GTP editing team 17 June 2021 by GTP editing team 17 June 2021 Greek authorities have announced the reopening of amusement parks and spas following an improvement in Greece’s Covid-19 data. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Cruise Greece Taps into Cruise Tourism with Upgraded Port Infrastructure by GTP editing team 17 June 2021 by GTP editing team 17 June 2021 Greece is planning to improve its port infrastructure in order to meet the increasing demand of cruise ship arrivals. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel May 2021 Flight and Passenger Traffic to Greece Improves by GTP editing team 16 June 2021 by GTP editing team 16 June 2021 Incoming passenger traffic through Greece’s airports picked up this May marking a 673.4% increase compared to the same month in 2020. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail