The Greek Tourism Ministry on Monday announced the first batch of hotels that are exempt from a government decision ordering the temporary closure of the country’s year-round hotels, GTP Headlines reported.
The government decision comes amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
As announced, one accommodation unit per regional capital will be allowed to remain open, with the exception of Athens and Thessaloniki, where three facilities can operate.
According to the decision, the hotels were excluded from the ban in order to offer accommodation to armed forces, security forces, medical, nursing or healthcare personnel, education staff, EU officials, impacted individuals, asylum seekers or refugees, and foreign students studying in Greece.
The 50 hotels on the list were selected by the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels following a draw among those that expressed an interest.
GTP is the leading travel information provider for the Greek travel industry. It holds and maintains the largest and most updated database in Greece' s tourism industry. Through its printed guide and the web site, it creates information channels that facilitate advanced Greek tourism business network.
GTP started in 1975, with its printed edition and since then it has become an essential tool for the tourism professionals. It collects and manages the entire Greek tourism data and disseminates this information in a structured and well formatted way.
www.gtp.gr, GTP's on line version, was launched in 1998 and since then it serves more than 150.000 visitors per month. This tourism portal has broadened the audience of GTP and has spread the entire tourism data to final consumers.