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Athens International Airport has included a special section on its website with useful information regarding travel to/from Athens during the coronavirus pandemic.

Greece is suspending the operation of year-round hotels until the end of April, amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Six out of 10 small and medium-sized businesses may suffer the blow of the coronavirus health crisis as they watch their sales plummet, an Endeavor Greece study reveals.

Emergency aid of up to $200 billion is required for airlines due to the evaporation of air travel demand caused by Covid-19, says IATA.

The WTTC is calling on all governments for immediate action to help ensure the survival of the travel and tourism sector, following the global spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jobs in the services sector, tourism, travel and retail are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus health crisis, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO).

Cyprus will not accept incoming flights as of March 21, implementing a two-week travel ban, in efforts to contain the further spread of the coronavirus.

Airlines are requesting flexibility to offer rebookings or vouchers in place of refunds to passengers due to the Covid-19 situation.

The GNTO has launched a special section on its “Visitgreece” website informing the public on the measures applied in Greece to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Greece’s next set of measures to support the economy from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak will focus on the tourism sector.

The coronavirus outbreak is expected to have serious repercussions on Greece’s tourism industry, threatening thousands of jobs, according to the KEPE research center.

“By staying home today, we can travel tomorrow,” says the UNWTO in a message released to the world as the Covid-19 situation evolves.

Air cargo operations should be excluded from any Covid-19-related travel restrictions to ensure life-saving medical products can be transported without disruptions, says IATA.

All cruise ships from any origin are restricted from entering Greek ports and disembarking passengers until April 15.

As Covid-19 has brought tourism to a standstill, European travel agents and tour operators are calling for a more flexible application of refund rules for package travel.

The European Commission has published guidelines to ensure EU passenger rights are applied in a coherent manner amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Marketing Greece is inviting Greek enterprises to pass on a message on behalf of Greek tourism: “When the time is right, we’ll be there for you. Till then #staysafe”.

The EU is closing its external borders and temporarily banning “non-essential travel” to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus globally.

Greece will close its borders to non-EU nationals from Wednesday, March 18, in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

Cancellations up until now at Greek hotels, due to the coronavirus outbreak, are estimated to have cost 522 million euros in losses for the industry.