Destinations

The Travel Trade Athens 2021 event, held to promote the Greek capital and drive tourism growth, will be held in hybrid form in April.

The number of hotel visitors in the Greek northern city of Thessaloniki was down sharply in 2020, compared to a year earlier, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Region of Attica will allocate over 250 million euros to support over 9,600 small and very small enterprises impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Greek island of Crete is among the world’s most popular destinations for 2021, according to TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice – Best of the Best Awards for Destinations.

UK leisure travel group Jet2 will launch flights and city break packages to Athens for the first time – with operations starting in April 2022 from three of its UK bases.

Greek health experts warn that emergency measures may have to be imposed on Attica due to the recent rise of Covid-19 cases in the region.

The Municipality of Athens is proceeding with a major cleanup operation in the city’s neighborhoods, as part of its ongoing efforts to improve the life of residents and visitors.

Non-US citizens traveling from the UK, Ireland and 26 countries in Europe, including Greece, are not allowed to enter the United States.

Greek health authorities are rolling out a four-phase Covid-19 vaccination plan for people on the Greek islands.

A third national lockdown could be disastrous for the retail market, the Athens Traders Association says, adding that one in two businesses will not survive the Covid-19 crisis.