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Safe Travels: WTTC Unveils New Global Tourism Protocols to Restart Sector

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has unveiled new Safe Travels protocols to restart the Travel & Tourism private sector in the post Covid-19 world.

Protocols for Hotels post-Covid-19 by WTTC

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has released suggested protocols for hotels to restart in the post Covid-19 world.

Protocols for Outdoor Shopping and Retail post-Covid-19 by WTTC

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has released suggested protocols for outdoor shopping destinations and retail establishments to restart in the post Covid-19 world.

Athens Municipality Approves 6.8km City Walk

The Municipality of Athens has approved a city walk which will focus on unifying the city’s archaeological sites and landmarks.

Travel to Return First with Staycations post-Covid-19

Travel is likely to return first to domestic markets with staycations when travel restrictions are eased, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

HotelBrain Aims to Open All its Hotels for 2020 Greek Tourism Season

HotelBrain CEO Panos Paleologos is aiming to reopen all of the company's hotels in Greece for the 2020 tourism season but has concerns on the development of bookings.

Spain: 14-day Quarantine for All Travelers from Abroad

Aiming to to avoid a resurgence of the Covid-19 virus, Spain has announced that all travelers entering the country as of May 15 will have to self-quarantine for 14 days.

Ryanair to Make a Comeback with 1,000 Daily Flights in July

Ryanair announced that as of July it will operate a daily flight schedule of almost 1,000 flights, restoring 90% of its pre-Covid-19 route network.

Best Western Launches ‘We Care Clean’ Program for its Hotels

Best Western Hotels & Resorts has launched its “We Care Clean” program, with the aim to ensure a high level of cleaning standards and operational best practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Metaxa Hospitality Group Donates €30,000 for Covid-19 Testing on Crete

The Metaxa Hospitality Group has announced the donation of 30,000 euros to support the University of Crete's referral laboratory for Covid-19 testing.

Qatar Airways to Give Away 100,000 Tickets to Frontline Medics

Qatar Airways will give away 100,000 free tickets to frontline healthcare professionals to say “thank you” for their heroic work during the current Covid-19 pandemic.

Deloitte: How Greek Tourism May Evolve in New Covid-19 Reality

Deloitte Greece presents three alternative scenarios about how the Greek tourism landscape may evolve in 2020 and 2021 in the new reality posed by Covid-19.

Greece – Cyprus Team Up to Reignite Tourism

Tourism stakeholders in Greece and Cyprus have agreed to introduce incentives to stimulate travel between the two countries once the Covid-19 pandemic subsides.

Greece Enters Stage 2 of Easing Covid-19 Lockdown Restrictions

Greece on May 11 entered the second stage of easing lockdown measures that were taken to curb the spread of Covid-19.

UK to Open Borders with Quarantine for All Except the French

The UK said it will gradually be “reopening”, as the Covid-19 pandemic subsides, requiring visitors to self-isolate for 14 days at a specific facility with the exception of the French.

EU Announces Covid-19 Pandemic Credit Line

European Union finance ministers have agreed to open a 240-billion-euro credit line to member states in efforts to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on EU economies.

GBR: Domestic Tourism First Step of Covid-19 Recovery – Data on Greece

Greece is expected to make efforts to stimulate domestic travel as one of the ways to boost the tourism sector this season.

TUI Reveals 10-point Plan for Hotel Operations post-Covid-19

Travel giant TUI has introduced a 10-point plan with a set of measures and standards to reopen its hotels when the Covid-19 pandemic subsides.

SWISS Gets Loan Approval, Announces Capacity Increase in June

Having received approval for a loan to cope with the impact of Covid-19, SWISS has announced plans to resume around 15-20% of its original services in June.

Covid-19: Colombian Airline Avianca Files for Bankruptcy

Colombian airline Avianca has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US Southern District of New York, due to "the unforeseeable impact of the Covid-19 pandemic".