ANEK Lines promises safe ferry travel on its Piraeus – Crete routes in accordance with the measures announced by Greek authorities for the post-Covid-19 period.

Hotels operating in Greece this summer will be required to have a doctor on call, as the country prepares to open up to tourists from abroad on June 15.

Health experts warn that heat will not kill off Covid-19 and that Greece should be ready to deal with tourists possibly infected with the virus.

Greek tourism stakeholders welcomed sector support measures announced by the Greek government, referring to them as “a first step” to recover lost ground after the Covid-19 health crisis.

Greece’s 2020 tourism season will begin on June 15, the day the country will begin welcoming back flights from abroad.

The Greek government has presented a detailed plan to ‘Restart Tourism’ in Greece during the post-Covid-19 era.

IATA has released a proposed temporary layered approach to biosecurity for restarting passenger flights amid the Covid-19 crisis.

AEGEAN will gradually resume service to European destinations, starting with its routes from Athens to Munich, Frankfurt, Geneva and Zurich.

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to announce on Wednesday, the government’s action plan aimed at salvaging the 2020 tourism year in the aftermath of Covid-19.

Eleven EU states, including Greece, agreed to ensure the freedom of safe travel within the Union through the coordination of tourism policies and the gradual lifting of border controls.

Greek tourism businesses will receive much support in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, assures the government’s spokesman, Stelios Petsas.

The mutual lifting of restrictive measures to restore travel was discussed during the Quadrilateral Summit of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia.