Aleksandr Shatskih, Author at Argophilia

Greece, Germany, Italy, and Eight Other EU States Agree on Travel Zone

2020-05-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Greece and ten other European Union member states agreed on a set of principles to ensure the freedom of safe travel within the EU.

The Baltic States Create Europe’s First “Travel Bubble”

2020-05-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Europe’s Baltic states have joined to create the eurozone’s first “travel bubble” in order to restart the zone’s tourism post COVID-19.

Greek Passenger Ferries Resume Sailing with Some Restrictions

2020-05-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Ioannis Plakiotakis, Greece’s Minister for Shipping and Island Policy announced on Thursday that passenger ferries in the country will resume activity starting Monday, May 18, 2020. Access on board of vessels sailing to most Greek islands will be allowed solely for passengers traveling for work or to reunite with their families. Crete resumes passenger activities […]

UNWTO Launches a Covid-19 Technical Assistance Package for Recovery

2020-05-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The UNWTO has released a Tourism Recovery Technical Assistance Package that offers guidance to the Member States in response to COVID-19.

Hyatt Plans 1300 Layoffs Starting June 1

2020-05-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Hyatt Hotels issued a press statement on Monday, saying that it would regretfully lay off 1300 of its employees worldwide as a measure to cope with the coronavirus crisis. On May 6, 2020, Hyatt reported an adjusted net loss of $35 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2020. Other financial highlights […]