Greece has launched a far-reaching awareness-raising campaign with Covid-19 precautions as it prepares to open its regional airports to tourists as of July 1.
Hotels in Greece can choose if they wish to maintain an isolation room to host customers who become infected with Covid-19, according to Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Hotel owners in Greece are not showing interest in the Greek Tourism Ministry’s call for hotels to operate as quarantine spots for tourists who may contract the coronavirus while on holiday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will officially announce the re-opening of Greece after Covid-19 and the launch of the tourism season from Santorini.
Following Covid-19 violations and a rise in cases, Greek authorities said that there is a plan for "local lockdowns" in the event of increased coronavirus incidents.
The Lufthansa Group will expand its post-Covid-19 flight schedule in the months ahead to include dozens of flights to Greek destinations such as Athens, Thessaloniki and Rhodes.
Greece has issued a set of guidelines for medical doctors cooperating with hotels on the islands and mainland detailing measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Germany, Cyprus, Italy and Spain are among the countries gradually opening up to tourists from Europe this month, as authorities begin to ease Covid-19 restrictions.
Greek year-round hotels have received the green light to open their doors, but the majority remains closed, waiting for airlines to resume flights to Greece.
Germany, Israel, Cyprus, Balkan countries, Romania and Poland may potentially be among the key markets to source Greek tourism this year, according to a new INSETE study.
