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Leading international tour operators are considering to extend the Greek tourism season into winter, according to Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis.

Greece is now allowing travelers from Singapore to enter the country but has banned flights coming from Canada, Georgia and Tunisia.

Opening more hotels in Greece is included in TUI’s strategy, according to TUI Hotels & Resorts Head of Project Scouting Dieter Kornek.

Greece recorded only 5 million international air arrivals during the January – September 2020 period, compared to 18.8 million in the corresponding period of 2019.

Greece is not considering to close restaurants, cafes and bars before midnight to fight rising Covid-19 cases in high-risk areas.

Greece is accelerating procedures in order to move ahead with infrastructure upgrades at ports across the country, according to Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis.

The ICC Women Hellas has announced Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou as its Tourism Ambassador.

All announced travel restrictions for Greece have again been extended, as part of the government’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19.

The number of inbound visitors to Greece in August 2020 was down by 73.3% year-on-year as a result of the Covid-19 measures.

Greece has updated its Covid-19 risk-assessment map as the level of risk for a number of the country’s regional units has changed.

Clarifications have been given for the two new rules in Greece announced for areas that are designated as high-risk on the country’s Covid-19 risk-assessment map.

The European Commission recently issued a 17-billion-euro inaugural social bond under the EU SURE instrument to help protect jobs and keep people in work.

Thessaloniki Hotels Association President Andreas Mandrinos has painted a gloomy picture for the city’s hotels, which are facing hard times due to Covid-19.

The measures Greece implemented for the safe opening of tourism in summer 2020 were presented by the GNTO to the World Travel & Tourism Council’s president and members.

Condé Nast Traveller (CNT) has placed Athens among the 10 Friendliest Cities in Europe with the most smiling, welcoming people.

Restrictions have been announced for Kastoria Airport “Aristotelis”, as part of Greece’s preventive measures to limit the further spread of Covid-19.

Masks must now be worn everywhere in Greece and a late night curfew will go into effect for high-risk areas, to curb the rising spread of Covid-19.

Mykonos has been added to the UK’s “travel corridor” list, meaning that travelers arriving from the Greek island, as of October 25, will no longer have to isolate.

The Greek Tourism Ministry submitted a legislative amendment in Parliament which foresees Greece’s “quarantine hotels” extending their operation until late November.

Tourism enterprises in Greece, impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, will be able to tap into a 450-million-euro Greek funding program approved by the the European Commission.