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Travel medicine experts are examining health protocols for Greece to welcome inbound travelers during the post-Covid-19 period.

Greek consumer groups say that a voucher plan, drawn up to reimburse customers for canceled trips to Greece due to Covid-19, defies national and EU regulation.

The Covid-19 health crisis is forecast at leading to a 52 percent decline in the number of passengers to Greece this year, according to IATA.

The travel and tourism sector faces a staggering 100 million job losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic, says the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

Greek hoteliers are calling on the Tourism Ministry to resolve payment and booking issues that have arisen with tour operators in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Greece’s Central Archaeological Council (KAS) decided that a hotel constructed in the center of Athens, blocking the view to the Acropolis, will be required to demolish its two top floors.

A growing number of Airbnb hosts around the world have deleted their Airbnb listings and turned to long-term leasing, says GlobalData.

Greece is among the countries that German newspaper Bild proposes as “safe destinations” for summer holidays this year, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

More than half of all Greeks are ready to return to their “normal” lives once the coronavirus pandemic subsides, according to a new study by Kapa Research.

Greece is extending its lockdown until Monday, May 4, Government Spokesman Stelios Petsas has announced.

SETE President Yiannis Retsos has referred to necessary requirements for Greek hotels to open and operate following their temporary closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

US weekly Time Magazine features Greece’s effectiveness in handling the Covid-19 pandemic, as the country so far has managed to maintain low infection and death rates.

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels will donate 1 million euros to support Greece’s healthcare system in its battle against the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic, that has led to lockdowns Europe-wide, is now posing a serious risk to private sector employment, according to a McKinsey report.

International air passenger totals could drop by as many as 1.2 billion travelers by September 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the UN’s civil aviation agency ICAO.

The WTTC is calling upon G20 tourism ministers to lead a united and coordinated recovery for the Travel & Tourism sector out of the Covid-19 crisis.

Post-coronavirus travel will be possible as long as hygiene measures and social distancing are strictly adhered, says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Greece’s Manpower Employment Organization will support seasonal workers in tourism who will not be hired this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Accommodation facilities in the South Aegean Region have suffered the largest blow due to the coronavirus outbreak, says the Hellenic Statistical Service.

In February, nearly one month before the coronavirus spread to Europe, travel receipts in Greece marked a 21.1% year-on-year increase.