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COVID-19 restrictions

Chania and Zakynthos Under New COVID-19 Restrictions

2021-08-05 by Argophilia Travel News

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Athens officials have now imposed a curfew and banned music on Zakynthos Island, and at Chania on Crete island.

Tags: Chania, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 response, COVID-19 restrictions, crete

COVID Cases in Greece Skyrocket As Vacation Season Goes Full Tilt

2021-07-08 by Phil Butler

Amoudara Beach

Something of an emergency has taken place in Greece as the country recorded 1,820 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday.

Tags: COVID vaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 restrictions, Crete COVID, Crete holidays, Crete pandemic, Crete vacation, Heraklion COVID, Heraklion pandemic

Greece Now Accepts Negative COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests for Tourists

2021-06-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority will allow tourists to take rapid antigen tests in order to satisfy guidelines for entering the country.

Tags: COVID vaccine, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 restrictions, Greece, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Rapid Antigen, Rapid Antigen Tests, rapid tests, Travel to Greece

Greece’s Theoharis Highlights Air Connectivity With Global Markets

2020-12-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Tourism Μinister Harry Theocharis stressed the importance of Greece’s air connectivity with global markets.

Tags: COVID-19 predictions, COVID-19 restrictions, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, IATA, Minister Harry Theoharis, WHO

Ryanair Cuts Winter Capacity to 40% of 2019 Load

2020-10-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Ryanair

Yesterday, Ryanair announced a further reducion on its winter schedule taking capacity down down to 40 percent of the rate last year.

Tags: Airline capacity, airlines, COVID-19 restrictions, Europe airlines, European airlines, Michael O’Leary, Ryanair, Ryanair news

Greece Imposes New Covid-19 Measures for Select Destinations

2020-09-26 by Argophilia Travel News

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Additional precautionary measures are in place at a number of Greek regions, including Attica and Trikala to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Tags: Attica, COVID-19 restrictions, Greece, Greek destinations

Greece Cracks Down Hard on COVID-19 Violations

2020-08-21 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greek officials have imposed a crackdown for COVID-19 violations. Individuals who violate regulations can now be sentenced to life in prison.

Tags: COVID-19 restrictions, COVID-19 violations, Greece coronavirus, Greece crackdown, Greece tourism

Parties and Public Gatherings Banned in Mykonos and Halkidiki

2020-08-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Mykonos

The Greek authorities have now banned all parties and gatherings of more than 9 people for any reason on Mykonos and the region of Halkidiki.

Tags: COVID-19 restrictions, Greece travel, Greek Islands, Halkidiki, Mykonos, Mykonos parties

Greece’s Mitsotakis and Israel’s Netanyahu Join Others to Propose Tourism Corridor

2020-05-08 by Phil Butler

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

This week, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis took part in a video conference with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, and other heads of state to propose the creation of “safe corridors” for travel once the coronavirus restrictions are lifted. Present at the teleconference were Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Danish PM Mette Frederiksen, Norwegian PM Erna Solberg, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Singaporean PM Lee […]

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