Greece, Cyprus and Israel are examining the creation of a “safe tourism zone” in view of the fact that they have managed to successfully contain the spread of Covid-19.
Greece’s hoteliers are calling on the government to set clear regulations concerning health protocols so that facilities can return to business in the post-Covid-19 era.
The European Union has entered the deepest economic recession in its history, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the European Commission's Spring 2020 Economic Forecast.
Germany and France believe that it is “too soon” to allow holidays, adding that a good time to reassess would be mid-June, depending on how the Covid-19 pandemic evolves.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it does not support mandating Covid-19 social distancing measures that would leave the middle seats of air carriers empty.
Travel agents of Greece and Cyprus are assessing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their tourism sectors, in an aim to draw up a common strategy to restart the sector.
Athens International Airport (AIA) saw traffic in April 2020 hit “rock bottom”, being 98.9% below the respective 2019 levels due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In an act of solidarity and gratitude, Minoan Lines announced that it is offering a special ticket discount to the ICU medical staff of Greece’s 13 Covid-19 referral hospitals.
