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Coronavirus 2019

European Council Puts SURE Job Safety Net in Place

2020-05-20 by Argophilia Travel News

European Commission

The European Council has approved the EU’s SURE scheme to protect thousands of workers at risk because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19 response, EU, EU SURE program, Greece tourism, Greek jobs, job security, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, SURE, Zdravko Maric

Greek Officials Announce Accelerated COVID-19 Reboot Schedule

2020-05-17 by Phil Butler

Adonis Georgiadis

From tomorrow malls and shopping centers in Greece will open in the next phase of lifting coronavirus pandemic preventative measures.

Tags: Adonis Georgiadis, Coronavirus 2019, Greece coronavirus, Greece COVID-19, Greece economy, Greece recovery, Greek tourism, reopening Greece

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

2020-05-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Prime Minister Skvernelis

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.

Tags: Baltic states, Baltics, Baltics travel, Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Saulius Skvernelis, travel, travel bans, travel bubble, travel restrictions

Airbnb Succumbs to Pandemic – Almost 2,000 to Be Laid Off

2020-05-06 by Phil Butler

Brian Chesky at the BUILD Gala

Airbnb, the world’s most popular short-term rental platform, is making drastic adjustments to its workforce on account the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tags: AirBnb, Airbnb layoffs, Brian Chesky, Coronavirus 2019, rentals, short-term rentals

TUI Pushing Hard for Early Tourism Invasion of Greece

2020-05-06 by Phil Butler

Mykonos

This week in Greece, citizens are emerging from a weeks long lockdown. Meanwhile, TUI and other big travel businesses push ahead hard.

Tags: Balearic Islands, Coronavirus 2019, coronavirus Greece, COVID-19, crete, Cyprus, Fritz Joussen, Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, portugal, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, TUI, TUI Cruises, TUI profits, TUI stocks

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