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TUI Announces Readiness for Holidaymakers Worldwide for Summer 2020

2020-06-30 by Argophilia Travel News

TUI headquarters

German tour giant TUI has started its summer holidays 2020 schedule, and Greece is among the first major destinations for clients.

Tags: Greece flights, Greece travel, Greece vacations, GreekVacation2020, Summer 2020, TUI, TUI flights, TUI Group, TUI vacations

Greece’s Regional Airports Ready for International Travelers

2020-06-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Myrtos Beach

Greece’s 18 regional airports are now prepared to welcome international travelers. According to the news, airports have taken all necessary measures and precautions to protect the health and safety of visitors, staff, and locals.

Tags: crete, Greece, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greece vacation, Karpathos, kos, Mykonos flights, Nikos Hardalias, Rhodes

Emirates Restarts Flights to Greece Starting July 15

2020-06-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Emirates Airlines

Emirates airlines has announced the resumption of its Athens-Dubai route as of July 15 after months of no flights due to Covid-19.

Tags: airline restrictions, airlines, Athens flights, Emirates Airlines, Emirates flights, Greece flights, Greece holidays, Greece vacation

US and Eight Other Countries Still Part of Greece COVID-19 Travel Ban

2020-06-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Knossos Tourists

The US and Eight other countries are still on a travel ban list due to a bad COVID-19 record.

Tags: COVID-19 ban, COVID-19 cancellations, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece vacation, Greek holidays, travel alert, travel ban, US travelers

Greece and Israel Aim for Tourism Reboot by August 1st

2020-06-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made his first trip abroad since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greece tours, Greek Vacation 2020, Israel, Israel tourism, Israel tourists, Israel travel, Mitsotakis, Vacation 2020, Visit Greece

Air France Resumes Flights to Greece from Regional Airports

2020-06-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

#Franceisintheair

Air France has announced the resumption of service to Athens and Heraklion in Greece from regional airports in France.

Tags: Air France, AirFrance-KLM, COVID-19 safety, Crete flights, france, Greece 2020, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greece vacation, Heraklion flights, pandemic

Flight Bookings to Greece, Portugal & Spain Increase

2020-06-12 by Argophilia Travel News

Aegean Airlines

Recent ForwardKeys analysis reveals a big jump in international flight bookings to Greece, Portugal, and Spain as the tourist destinations announce the easing of travel restrictions.

Tags: 2020 Vacations, airline bookings, airlines, Bookings, flights, ForwardKeys, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Summer 2020, Tourism 2020

Austrian Airlines Resumes Greece Vacation Flights in July

2020-06-08 by Argophilia Travel News

Austrian Airlines

Austrian Airlines has just announced new flights to a number of islands in Greece as of July.

Tags: Athens, Austrian Airlines, Austrian travelers, Greece flights, Greece tickets, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece vacation, pandemic, Thessaloniki flights

Wizz Air Announces Flights to Athens and Thessaloniki from Larnaca Base

2020-06-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Wizz Air

Wizz Air has announced flights to Athens and Thessaloniki from its new base in Larnaca, Cyprus, to begin from July.

Tags: Coronavirus, Cyprus flights, Cyprus travel, Greece flights, Greece holidays, Greece tourism, Larnaca, Larnaca flights, Wizz Air

Greece’s Theoharis Says, “We Want to Be Ready to Welcome Every Tourist”

2020-06-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Harry Theoharis told a TV audience every part of his country will have the full capacity to deal with coronavirus cases.

Tags: EASA, Greece 2020, Greece coronavirus, Greece flights, Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece vacations, Greek government, Harry Theoharis, travel advisory, travel safety

Greece Releases Tourism List of 29 Countries for Mid-June

2020-06-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Ikaria Island, Greece

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 […]

Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19 Greece, Greece, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greece vacation, Greek Isles

Aegean to Resume International Flights from Thessaloniki on June 15

2020-05-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Aegean Airlines

Aegean Airlines announced the resumption of direct flights from Thessaloniki to six destinations abroad as of June 15.

Tags: Aegean, Aegean Airlines, flight schedule, Frankfurt flights, Greece coronavirus, Greece flights, Greece travel, Greece vacation, Greek airline, Larnaca, Star Alliance, Stuttgart flights, Thessaloniki, vacation flights

Lufthansa to Resume Flights to Greece and Other Countries Mid-June

2020-05-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Lufthansa

Lufthansa Airlines has announced the resumption of flights to 20 tourist destinations, including Greek islands, beginning in mid-June.

Tags: Airfare, German airlines, Greece destinations, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, Lufthansa routes

Wizz Air Announces Routes from London-Luton to Greece

2020-05-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Wizz Air over the UAE - Photo by Wizz Air

The low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced its newest routes from London-Luton to Greece and other destinations for this summer.

Tags: airlines, Coronavirus, Greece arrivals, Greece flights, Greece tourism market, Greek travel, London flights, Wizz Air

Greece Transport Minister Karamanlis Says Monday Begins Next Phase

2020-05-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Athens bus

Greece Transport Minister says starting next Monday, Greece’s infrastructure will enter the next phase of COVID restrictions easing.

Tags: Athens buses, coronavirus Greece, Greece, Greece flights, Greece lockdown, Greece transportation, Greek coronavirus, Greek infrastructure, Kostas Karamanlis, transport minister

Greece Blocks Dutch and German Flights Over Coronavirus

2020-03-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Nikos Hardalias

Greek officials have temporarily banned passenger flights from Germany and the Netherlands. The ban for Germany allows traffic from the central European country to Athens only. The measure is the latest in a series of Greek crackdowns to ensure the public is protected from COVID-19. Greece’s Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos […]

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, coronavirus Greece, COVID-19, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Nikos Hardalias

Aegean Airlines Cuts Flights and Issues Vouchers for Ticket Holders

2020-03-19 by Argophilia Travel News

Aegean Airlines

Aegean Airlines has announced a drastic curtailment of scheduled flights abroad and in Greece by the end of April.

Tags: Aegean, Aegean Airlines, COVID-19, domestic airlines, Greece, Greece bookings, Greece flights, Greece travel, Greek airlines, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

AEGEAN Extends Bookings Waiver Over COVID-19

2020-03-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Aegean Airlines

AEGEAN is extending its waiver of rebooking fees for customers that wish to reschedule their travel plans due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Tags: Aegean, Aegean Airlines, Bookings, COVID-19, COVID-19 cancellations, flight booking, flights, Greece flights, Greek airlines

Norwegian Announces New London to Greece Service

2020-02-06 by Argophilia Travel News

Norwegian Airlines

Norwegian has just announced a new twice-weekly London-Greece service, set to take off in May and to run through October.

Tags: airlines, Crete flights, flights, Greece 2020, Greece flights, Greece travel, Greece vacations, Greek Islands, Norwegian Airlines, UK flights

Aegean Airlines Breaks Previous Passenger Traffic Record

2020-01-17 by Argophilia Travel News

Aegean Airlines

AEGEAN set a new passenger traffic record with over 15 million passengers and a 7% increase in total passenger traffic for 2019.

Tags: Aegean, Aegean Airlines, airlines, Europe airlines, Greece, Greece flights, Greek airlines

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