2020 Year in Review - GTP Re-open EU: New Site & App Offers Real-time Info for Safe Travel by GTP editing team 15 June 2020 by GTP editing team 15 June 2020 Travelers planning to visit EU countries can now access a new website offering real-time information on destinations and Covid-19 safety regulations. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Government measures Greece Extends Suspension of Flights to/from UK and Turkey by GTP editing team 15 June 2020 by GTP editing team 15 June 2020 Greece has extended the temporary suspension of flights from and to Turkey and the United Kingdom until June 30. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives Europe Timidly Opens Up to Travelers by GTP editing team 15 June 2020 by GTP editing team 15 June 2020 A number of European countries timidly opened up to travel on June 15 easing border controls and implementing health protocols for incoming travelers. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece Greece Allocates €30m to Offer ‘Tourism for All’ Greeks by Nikos Krinis 15 June 2020 by Nikos Krinis 15 June 2020 Greece’s “Tourism for All” social tourism program will give 250,000 Greeks the chance to take subsidized holidays in the country throughout the year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece Greek Shop Owners in Tourist Areas Need Business Boost, Says Traders Body by GTP editing team 15 June 2020 by GTP editing team 15 June 2020 Greek shop owners, operating businesses in tourist areas, are calling on the government to introduce financial support measures in the post-Covid-19 era. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Santorini Looks Towards a Future Without Plastic by Nikos Krinis 15 June 2020 by Nikos Krinis 15 June 2020 Santorini, one of Greece’s and the world’s most popular island destinations, is taking action to reduce its plastic footprint resulting from tourism activity. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece New Visit Greece App to Offer Whole New Experience to Tourists by Nikos Krinis 14 June 2020 by Nikos Krinis 14 June 2020 Tourists in Greece will soon have access to a new innovative app to assist them during their trip in the country by giving them personalized tips and all they need … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
2020 Year in Review - GTP Greek Tourism is Back, Announces PM Mitsotakis by Nikos Krinis 13 June 2020 by Nikos Krinis 13 June 2020 Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has officially announced the reopening of Greece after Covid-19 and the launch of the tourism season as of Monday, June 15. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives Greek Museums Reopen with Safety Rules by Nikos Krinis 13 June 2020 by Nikos Krinis 13 June 2020 Greece’s museums and indoor areas of archaeological sites will reopen their doors to the public on Monday, June 15. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece Greece Opens to Travelers: Useful Info by GTP editing team 12 June 2020 by GTP editing team 12 June 2020 The Greek Tourism Ministry has provided useful information on travel to Greece by air, land and sea in the post-Covid-19 period. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece Greece Links Islands with 24hr Health Units as it Opens to Tourists by Maria Paravantes 12 June 2020 by Maria Paravantes 12 June 2020 Greece has announced a carefully interconnected network of emergency health care and medical services linking the Greek islands with the mainland. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece Greece to Experience a ‘Different’ Tourism Season This Year by Eleftheria Pantziou 12 June 2020 by Eleftheria Pantziou 12 June 2020 Greece will experience a different tourism season this year due to the global Covid-19 crisis, according to GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece SETE Chief: Time is Ripe for Greek Tourism Product Upgrade by GTP editing team 12 June 2020 by GTP editing team 12 June 2020 The time is ripe for Greece to enrich its tourism product and invest in a new future, says SETE President Yiannis Retsos. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Next Debt Relief Package for Greece Gets Green Light by GTP editing team 12 June 2020 by GTP editing team 12 June 2020 European finance ministers have approved a next tranche of debt relief measures for Greece worth 748 million euros. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece Greek Authorities Working on Health Protocols for Airbnbs by Maria Paravantes 12 June 2020 by Maria Paravantes 12 June 2020 Greek authorities are drawing up health protocols to be applied by short-term rental operators in Greece, according to Airbnb’s Giacomo Trovato. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece Greek PM to Send Out Official Welcome to Tourists from Santorini by GTP editing team 11 June 2020 by GTP editing team 11 June 2020 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will officially announce the re-opening of Greece after Covid-19 and the launch of the tourism season from Santorini. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece EU Foreign Ministers Agree to Jump-start Tourism by GTP editing team 11 June 2020 by GTP editing team 11 June 2020 EU foreign ministers have agreed that movement restrictions should be lifted to and from countries that show a low number of Covid-19 cases. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Guidance on Travel-Related Issues Commission: Partial and Gradual Lifting of EU Travel Restrictions from July 1 by GTP editing team 11 June 2020 by GTP editing team 11 June 2020 The European Commission has recommended a flexible approach towards removing restrictions on travel to the EU starting on July 1. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Government measures Greece Preparing for Possible Covid-19 Cases ‘Entering’ Via Travel by GTP editing team 11 June 2020 by GTP editing team 11 June 2020 Greek authorities are preparing for the possibility of Covid-19 cases ‘entering’ the country once tourism opens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
COVID-19 Restarting Travel & Tourism in Greece Greece Announces Tender for ‘Quarantine Hotels’ by GTP editing team 11 June 2020 by GTP editing team 11 June 2020 The Greek Tourism Ministry will compensate hotels used for Covid-19 isolation purposes and is inviting hoteliers to express interest in the program. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail