With tourism heavily impacted in 2020 by the Covid-19 pandemic, Greece’s revenue from travel receipts dropped to 4.24 billion euros during January-November.

The rising performance Greek tourism was recording up until 2019 was cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic, research by INSETE shows.

More than 100 million jobs could return to the global tourism sector in 2021, as the world recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, says the WTTC.

ACI Europe and the European Travel Commission (ETC) are urging the EU to come up with more flexible state aid rules to provide assistance to airports and support air connectivity.

Covid-19 drove passenger traffic through Greece’s 14 regional airports down by 71.4 percent in 2020 against 2019, according to managing company Fraport Greece.

Turnover of the Greek hotel industry in 2020 dropped by 78% percent year-on-year to 1.83 billion euros, according to a new report by ITEP.

Oslo-based airline Norwegian will stop all long-haul flights and focus on creating a strong short-haul route network.

Air traffic to Greece in 2020 dropped to a record 30-year low of 19.7 million arrivals as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data of the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.

Greece’s coastal shipping sector is up against a number of challenges ahead of the 2021 tourism season, according to a survey by IOBE.

Greece’s passenger shipping sector has been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic with lost revenue expected to exceed 300 million euros in 2020.

Tourism will continue to be a driver of the Greek economy by tapping into the knowhow it gathered after opening up to tourists during the pandemic, Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said.

Passenger traffic at Athens Airport dropped by 68.4 percent in 2020, compared to 2019, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on air travel.