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The Panhellenic Medical Association has expressed concerns over Turkey’s failure to report coronavirus incidents.

The need of an incentive strategy to support air connectivity and passenger flows to Greece from the UK was highlighted by the Greek Tourism Ministry.

Greek owners of recreational sea craft are calling on the government to postpone a VAT increase, claiming it will have a detrimental effect on marine tourism.

Greek travel agents and airlines are at odds over how best to deal with prepaid school trips that were canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The European Commission is looking to suspend airport slot EU regulations for airlines, due to the major impact the coronavirus outbreak is having on the aviation industry.

An emergency plan to address the economic impact of the coronavirus in Greece has been announced by the Greek Finance Ministry.

Hotel bookings in Greece for stay during off-season months have been affected by concerns surrounding the spread of the coronavirus.

The Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers (HAPCO) has proposed measures aimed at limiting the impact of the coronavirus oubreak on the MICE tourism industry.

Greek businesses will benefit from a new 500 million euros EIB investment scheme aimed to strengthen innovation, competitiveness and entrepreneurship.

Greece’s main trade and tourism bodies are calling for flexible working conditions due to the tight measures against the spread of the coronavirus.

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) has temporary suspended all flights to northern Italy from Greece, as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus outbreak.

The State Department has advised US nationals against traveling on cruise ships, warning that they presented a higher risk of coronavirus infection.

A total of 312 investments of SMEs in Central Macedonia, with nine in 10 active in tourism, have been granted access to EU funding.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will extend 200 million euros of immediate aid to Greece for migration response.

The UNWTO has revised its 2020 prospects and sees a decrease in international tourist arrivals and receipts this year due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The presence of Greek police will increase this summer at passport control points at airports, ports, and borders across the country.

The Tourism Ministry is looking to further develop Greece’s MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) tourism sector.

Greek tourism continues on its growth path, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said in an interview to Deutsche Welle.

The spread of Covid-19 to more than 80 countries may cost the airline industry up to 113 billion dollars, says IATA.

Eurostat for the first time will have access to reliable data about short-term rental accommodation offered via platforms such as Airbnb.