Many people are now convinced that Greece should have stayed shut to outside tourists until the coronvirus pandemic passed.
COVID-19 Greece
Greece Divvying Up Tourism Recovery Funds Before COVID-19 Is Done
Greek tourism stakeholders met earlier this week via teleconference to mull over the best ways to tap into €27.5 billion euros in EU rescue funding.
Greek Authorities Say Tourism Not the Cause of COVID-19 Spike
Greece’s Deputy Minister of Greek Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias says tourism is not the cause for the recent rise in Covid-19 cases.
Greece’s Tourism Minister Sets Mid-July Date for UK Open Travel
Greece’s Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis announced this past week that Greece may be ready to welcome British travelers by mid-July.
Greece Releases Tourism List of 29 Countries for Mid-June
Greek authorities have announced the opening of borders for inbound flights from 29 countries from June 15th. According to the news, foreign flights will initially land in the airports of the cities of Athens and Thessaloniki. The list of countries came about after a study of the epidemiological profile of the countries of origin of […]
US Airline Shows Keen Interest in Greece Vacation Flights
Minister Theoharis also said people inside and outside Greece have sent the message that the opening of tourism is very important.
Ferry Travel to Greek Isles Resumes Today With Strict Rules
Ferry travel to Greece’s islands resumed today. Distant islands like Crete were shut off from the mainland during the coronavirus pandemic.
Heraklion Anticipates Brighter Days As the Lockdown Lifted
On Monday, in accordance with regulations put in place by Greek authorities in Athens, many of the restrictions put in place to battle the coronavirus will be lifted. Here in Heraklion, citizens are eager to restart their normal routines, as is the everyone lockdowns have occurred. This morning, I could not help but notice how […]