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Greece Authorities Set Tourism “Risk Zones” for Vacation 2020 Reboot

2020-05-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Crete's Balos Lagoon

Greece’s moves to rescue the 2020 holiday season will be to begin implementing broad-reaching measures including three “risk zones”.

Tags: COVID-19, Greece holiday, Greece vacation, Greece visit, Harry Theoharis, hotels, pandemic, risk zones, Theoharis, Tourism 2020, Vacation 2020

Greek Tourism Ministry Releases Directions for Hotels to Reopen

2020-05-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Ministry of Tourism has announced comprehensive and detailed guidelines for hotels and other businesses to reopen.

Tags: Athens hotels, COVID-19, Greece hotels, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, Greece vacations, Harry Theoharis, hotels, pandemic restrictions, Tourism 2020, Tourism Ministry

Greece Releases Tourism 2020 List – UK Not On It

2020-05-22 by Phil Butler

Knossos Tourists

Greece announces the countries so far allowed to vactation in the country in mid-summer 2020, and the United Kingdom does not make the list.

Tags: according to Athens, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Crete tourism, Crete vacation, Greece tourism, Greece vacations, Harry Theoharis, International Travel, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, lected, pandemic, pendemic response, UK vacationers, United Kingdom

So Far, Science Says Summer Heat is Only a Secondary Coronavirus Spread Inhibitor

2020-05-19 by Argophilia Travel News

Sunset Amoudara

A Princeton study shows a slight correlation between climate and the coronavirus. Researchers say heat and humidity secondary inhibitors.

Tags: aquatics, CDC, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Harvard Medical School, novel coronavirus, Princeton study, summer sports, Swimming, travel, vacations

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

2020-05-16 by Delia Gavrilescu

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

EU Plan Leaves Saving Summer Vacations to the Member States

2020-05-14 by Phil Butler

The European Commission

The EU has published key guidelines to help member states save summer vacations, but most feel they’ve been left to their own devices.

Tags: COVID-19, EU, EU Travel, Europe vacations, European commission, Greece travel, Greece vacations, pandemic, pandemic response, tourism industry, vacations

UNWTO Launches a Covid-19 Technical Assistance Package for Recovery

2020-05-14 by Delia Gavrilescu

Zurab Pololikashvili

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

Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 economics, Europe COVID-19, European Union, hotels, tourism, tourism recovery, UNWTO, Zurab Pololikashvili

TUI Group to Cut 8,000 Jobs as Stocks Plummet Farther

2020-05-13 by Phil Butler

TUI Group logo

TUI Group has announced cutting 8,000 jobs in an effort to reduce costs amid the coronavirus crisis, even as stocks plummet farther.

Tags: Carnival, COVID-19, EasyJet, Fritz Joussen, tour companies, tourism, tourism industry, travel destinations, TUI, TUI AG/ADR, TUI Group, TUI shares, TUI stocks, TUI Travel

Half of Greeks Cautious About Opening Borders to Tourists Now

2020-05-09 by Delia Gavrilescu

According to a recent survey, half of the Greek population does not want to open the borders until the danger of the coronavirus has passed.

Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, MARLAB, tourism, travel, travel restrictions

European Union Extended Travel Ban Until June 15th

2020-05-09 by Argophilia Travel News

EU Airport

The European Commission has called for extending measures to minimalize the spread of the coronavirus until June 15th.

Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, EU, Europe COVID-19, Home Affairs, pandemic, travel, travel ban, Ylva Johansson

Greek Hoteliers Ready to Acclimate to “New Normal” After COVID-19

2020-05-08 by Phil Butler

Georgioupolis Beach

Greece’s major hotel chains are looking at proactive plans for booking rooms in order to create a natural social-distancing atmosphere.

Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Greece 2020, Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greek travel, hotels, Mitsotakis

Intensive Covid-19 Testing Continues for Greece Arrivals

2020-05-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Katerini

Greece’s Secretary-General of Civil Protection says intensive inspections for the coronavirus continue for those arriving from abroad.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID-19, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece, Vassilis Papageorgiou

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

Cretans Start May Off Right With a New Era of KALIMERA!

2020-05-04 by Phil Butler

Crete pharmacists

Cretans are world renowned for the love of life, strangers, and for their fierce independence. Today, their spirit shines all the brighter.

Tags: coronavirus response, COVID-19, Crete lockdown, Greece lockdown, Heraklion, Heraklion lockdown, Heraklion stores, lockdown, May 4th, X-Treme Sports

The ICAO Forecasts 1.5 Billion Fewer International Air Travellers in 2020

2020-05-04 by Delia Gavrilescu

Spain airport

The ICAO has released its first complete 2020 air passenger forecast revealing 1.5 billion fewer fliers in 2020.

Tags: air traffic, air travel, coronavirus impacts, COVID-19, destinations, fliers, ICAO, passenger numbers, passengers, tourist numbers, tourists, travelers

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