Spontaneity will be the word of the year for travel in 2021, as a global study reveals that 89% of US travelers intend to be “more impulsive than ever”.

Greece and Serbia are planning to sign an agreement on the mutual recognition of e-vaccination certificates for travel between the two countries.

The UNWTO has called for the safe resumption of international travel in a harmonized way that includes vaccination certificates and testing protocols.

Member states have agreed on a Council recommendation setting a common framework for the mutual recognition of Covid-19 test results across the EU.

EU leaders are proposing the designation as “dark red” of Covid-19 hot spots from which travel would be discouraged.

The European Travel Commission’s (ETC) latest report reveals that 52 percent of Europeans plan to travel in the next six months.

IATA is urging the EU to support Greece’s proposal to agree on a common digital European Covid-19 vaccination certificate that would facilitate travel.

Global travel writers have included Greece on their bucket list of destinations for 2021, according to a survey by FINN Partners Global Travel Practice.

Emirates and Etihad Airways are among the first airlines in the world to trial the IATA Travel Pass, a digital platform for Covid-19 testing and vaccine information.

Greece’s proposal for an EU-wide coronavirus vaccination certificate to facilitate safe travel will be raised on January 21 during an EU leaders tele-conference.

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis will attend the UNWTO Global Tourism Crisis Committee’s first meeting of the year, which will take place in Madrid, Spain.

Greece’s retail stores and shopping malls, along with a number of other businesses in the country, will reopen to the public on January 18 under new government rules.