Trade Associations

The cancelation of the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), due to Covid-19, has prompted the reaction of stakeholders.

Greek tourism business employers impacted by Covid-19 will still be able in August and September to suspend employee contracts.

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the state would support tourism sector employees who have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Greece and Egypt have entered into a maritime agreement that defines the Exclusive Economic Zones in the Eastern Mediterranean between the two countries.

Greek health authorities may announce harsher measures against Covid-19, ahead of the August 15 holiday which marks the largest mass exodus of the year in Greece.

Greek infectious diseases professor Sotiris Tsiodras gave explanations regarding the sudden increase of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Greece.

Greece’s PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged Greeks to adhere to hygiene measures, in an attempt to encourage more vigilance in view of surging Covid-19 cases in the country.

Hellenic Hoteliers Federation President Grigoris Tasios has painted a gloomy picture for Greece’s hospitality sector, which has been hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nearly three million tourism jobs in the UK look set to be lost due to barriers to global travel, such as quarantine measures and other restrictions, the WTTC says.

The “Endless Greek Summer” outdoor campaign continues to “spread Greece” around the country’s international airports and via public transport in Athens.