Covid-19

Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias has announced a four-pronged tourism strategy aimed at boosting Greece’s economy and stimulating growth.

From October 4, the Covid-19 rules for international travel to England will change from the red, amber, green traffic light system to a single red list of countries.

Restrictions on all international air arrivals to Greece have been extended, according to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority’s (HCAA) updated Covid-19 directives.

Passenger traffic at Greek airports continued an upsurge for the second month in a row, according to data released for August 2021.

Greece is the second EU country that saw the largest decrease in rail passengers in the first quarter of the year, due to the impact of Covid-19, according to Eurostat.

Vaccinated and unvaccinated Americans are planning trips in the months ahead, but the types of trips are quite different, according to a survey by MMGY Travel Intelligence.

Greek airline company AEGEAN recorded positive cash flows and a reduction in total losses in the second quarter of the year despite limited flight activity.

The Greek regional units of Kavala, Imathia, Pieria and Pella have moved to Covid-19 ‘red’ level on the country’s coronavirus risk-assessment map.

Greece recorded the lowest decreases in commercial flights in August 2021, showing signs of recovery for its air transport sector, according to Eurostat.

Greece’s tourism revenue this year has already reached half of 2019 earnings, which is a ‘pleasant surprise’, says HHF President Grigoris Tasios.