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COVID-19

Be Vigilant Greece: The Coronavirus Vultures are Circling

2020-04-28 by Phil Butler

Pyatt

News from the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) this week reads like a positive, but Greeks should beware.

Tags: American investors, BCIU, COVID-19, Geoffrey Pyatt, Greece economy, Greece property, Greek assets, Greek ports, Greek privatization, Greek properties, privatizing Greece, think tanks

11th Cities on Volcanoes Conference Rescheduled Over COVID-19

2020-04-27 by Argophilia Travel News

COV11

IAVCEI and the local organizing committee announce the postponement of the 11th Cities on Volcanoes (COV11) events.

Tags: Cities on Volcanoes, Cities on Volcanoes 11, COV11, COVID-19, COVID_19, Heraklion events, IAVCEI

Greece Heads Into Post-Coronavirus Land With Zero Deaths News

2020-04-26 by Phil Butler

Archanes Village

Greece’s leadership is expected to lift of many of the restrictions put in place to stem the spread of the coronavirus starting next week.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, coronavirus Greece, COVID-19, Greece, Greece economy, Greece lockdown, pandemic, school openings

2020: The Greece Tourism Season That Never Took Off

2020-04-26 by Phil Butler

Hersonissos

Greek Minister of Tourism Haris Theocharis thinks the country will welcome visitors by July. The world economy does not support his theory.

Tags: 2020 tourism, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Great Depression, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, Health passports, IMF, NSETE, research, tourism, world economy

Greece’s Yaroufakis Warns of Catastrophe Without Decisive EU Moves

2020-04-24 by Phil Butler

Yanis Varoufakis

Yanis Varoufakis, Greece’s former finance minister says his country will be the hardest hit by the economic turmoil.

Tags: Brexit, coronabonds, coronavirus Greece, COVID-19, EU bonds, EU response, Greece austerity, Greek economy, Grexit, IMF, Italy, Italy economy, Matteo Salvini, Spain, Spain economy, Yanis Varoufakis

From Crete Island: An Indespensible Pandemic Lesson

2020-04-22 by Phil Butler

Ioannis Liapakis

Lessons from Crete during the time of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Traditional values, steadfastness, and duty should rule all our hearts.

Tags: Chef Grigoris Koudounas, Coronavirus 2019, coronavirus Greece, COVID-19, crete, Crete people, economic crisis, Greece, Greece COVID-19, Ioannis Liapakis, Minas Liapakis

Will the Coronavirus Pandemic End the EU Experiment?

2020-04-21 by Phil Butler

EU flag waving

The European Union urgently needs financial injections to deal with this crisis, but there’s an even greater need for solidarity.

Tags: Brexit, Brussels, Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, EU, EU economy, EU survival, European commission, GDP, germany, great recession, Greece economy, Harvard Business Review, IMF, Italy economy, Paolo Gentiloni

The Hospitality Industry’s COVID-19 Ultimatum: Evolve or Die

2020-04-21 by Phil Butler

Virtual wedding

Tourism and hospitality are facing deconstruct. Here’s an encapsulization of the coming battle for survival in a key global industry.

Tags: Adrian Bejan, Booking.com, Brian Solis, capitalism, consumerism, COVID-19, Digital Darwinism, Drew Hansen, Franziska Altenrath, global tourism, hospitality industry, Hospitality Net, Jan Hein Simons, Jonathan Day, MRP Hotels, OTA, OTA's, Revinate, socialism, technology, TUI, TUTAKA, Willy Legrand

Revinate Tries Half-Hearted Coronavirus Campaign

2020-04-20 by Phil Butler

Frankfurt

Revinate is the latest hospitality firm to plop down a limited coronavirus strategy information campaign, just when the industry needs help.

Tags: Ariela Kiradjian, booking, Booking.com, Boutique Lifestyle Leaders Association, Cara Federici, COVID-19, Hospitality Industry Club, Madison Melle Agency, Marc Heyneker, Rani Croshal, Revinate, travel, TUI

Coronavirus Restrictions in Greece May Be Eased From May 4th

2020-04-20 by Argophilia Travel News

The Greek government is considering a gradual easing of coronavirus restrictions to curb the spread of the virus starting May 4th.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, coronavirus response, coronavirus restrictions, COVID-19, Greek government

Greece Leads Europe in Flattening COVID-19 Curve [Video]

2020-04-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Bridge

Greece has the best results in Europe in terms of flattening the curve for the number of confirmed coronavirus cases.

Tags: Athens News Agency, Coronavirus, coronavirus response, COVID-19, Europe, pandemic, The Bridge

Open Tourism and the University of Piraeus COVID-19 Impact Survey

2020-04-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Open Tourism Research

Open Tourism and the University of Piraeus, has carried out the first research regarding the impact of COVID-19 on Tourism in Greece.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, coronavirus Greece, coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19, Dr. Georgia Zouni, Greece recovery, Greece tourism ministry, Greek tourism, Open Tourism, tourism, University of Piraeus

Lighthouse Keepers: Business People to Cut the Fog of the Pandemic

2020-04-17 by Phil Butler

Tom and Melissa Magnuson

A look at the lighthouse keepers of hospitality. Tom and Melissa Magnuson, people like them, will lead us through the fog.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, hospitality, hotel brands, hotel business, hotels, Magnuson Hotels, Melissa Magnuson, new business, Tom Magnuson

Emirates is First Airline to Conduct Rapid COVID-19 Passenger Tests

2020-04-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Emirates Airlines

Emirates Airlines has just begun a “first-ever” industry attempt to help-reopen the air travel market via on site coronavirus testing.

Tags: Adel Al Redha, airline travel, airlines, coronavirus pandemic, coronavirus tests, COVID-19, Emirates Airlines, passenger tests

Airbnb’s Chesky Gives Hosts COVID-19 Cancellation Refunds and Grants

2020-04-12 by Phil Butler

Brian Chesky

Airbnb Co-founder, CEO, and Head of Community Brian Chesky announces financial help for hosts in distress over the coronavirus pandemic.

Tags: AirBnb, Brian Chesky, cancellations, Coronavirus, COVID-19, hotels, pandemic response, rentals, short-term rentals, travel

COVID-19: Traditional Tourism Destinations Hardest Hit

2020-04-08 by Phil Butler

COVID-19

The COVID-19 crisis has spurred far-reaching travel restrictions, lockdown, and business regulations bringing tourism to a standstill.

Tags: coronavirus impacts, COVID-19, COVID-19 cancellations, destination management, Destination X, destinations, Deutsche Bank, Doug Lansky, Eric Heymann, GDP, PhocusWire, Raphael Minder, travel

Greek Tourism Businesses Offer 18-month Vouchers Instead of Refunds

2020-04-08 by Argophilia Travel News

Haris Theocharis

The Greek Tourism Ministry backs tourism enterprises on offering vouchers in leu of refunds in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 advisory, COVID-19 cancellations, COVID-19 economics, Greece recovery, tourism

COVID-19: EU Approves €2bn Greek Business Support Measures

2020-04-05 by Phil Butler

Margrethe Vestager

The European Commission has approved a €2 billion-euro aid package to help Greece weather the economic effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Tags: Coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, COVID-19 economics, EU, Greece economy, Greek debt, IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, Margrethe Vestager, world economy

A Pinpoint of Light for Greece Tourism After COVID-19

2020-04-01 by Phil Butler

Crete musician

A dissenters view versus the “pie in the sky” tourism industry sentiment over COVID-19. Greece tourism needs to shift into another gear.

Tags: alt tourism, Black Tomato, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 cancellations, Donald Trump, EU GDP, Europe travel, European Union, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek officials, luxury segment, luxury tours, Spain, Tom Marchan, tourism, travel bans, US travelers, VAT

A 2020 Travel and Hospitality COVID-19 Reality Check

2020-03-29 by Phil Butler

coronavirus

In the not too distant future, tourism and hospitality industry officials are going to wake up to the fact that the 2020 touristic season has been canceled by a pandemic. Already, Europe’s airlines stand to lose more than €76 billion according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). And for every euro the airlines lose, destinations […]

Tags: 9/11, air travel, airlines, Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, cruise lines, depression, financial collapse, global depression, government response, Great Depression, Greece travel, hospitality, pandemic, recession

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