Greece recorded 196 new cases of COVID-19 in the latest 24-hour reporting period. This raises the total number of cases to 5,942. 1,503 are considered to be related to travel from abroad…
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The Greek government announced a series of new emergency measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, amid a surge of cases. Deputy government spokeswoman Aristotelia Peloni made the announcement at a press…
Crete is one of Greece’s most famous islands and is not just a popular destination in the summer, but all year round. What makes Crete unique? It is more than the beauty,…
Forget new pictures from your international holiday, this year we’re filling social media with pictures of previous trips and memories. Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham told the National Press Club it is “more…
Only four passengers tested positive for coronavirus among the 7,804 passengers who were tested at Athens International Airport in the week June 8-14, the General Secretariat for Civil Protection announced on Tuesday.…
During an interview on CNN, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke about how Greece curbed the spread of the virus and the country’s plan for reopening to tourism. “In the last month, every person…
Australians will have to wait even longer before they can travel overseas, as the travel ban has been extended to mid-September, as reported by the Daily Mail. Due to the pandemic, on March…
“This weekend we are restarting the Greek summer, Greek tourism. We are once again putting the country’s most important production machine ahead. We put an end to the anxiety of the 700 thousand employees…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that Greece is ready to welcome tourists this summer with priority to health safety. His comments were made during a visit to Santorini, where he was accompanied…
Picture perfect beaches, ancient ruins and mouth watering foods like sheftalies, halloumi and flaounes – who doesn’t want to spend a summer in Cyprus? Greece has a relatively straight forward process. If…
Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos Hardalias announced that Thessaloniki, like Athens, is ready to start receiving tourists from June 15. After meeting with the health personnel that will…
A survey carried out by airfare comparison website ‘Skyscanner’, has revealed that Greece is not only a top pick among its users, but a dream location. “The Greek islands are like an…
The Greek government has announced it will cover the accommodation costs of anyone who tests positive for coronavirus while holidaying in the country. “They will be hosted in a hotel and the…
Greece is getting ready to once again welcome the world following the coronavirus pandemic. Starting on June 15, the country will be welcoming travellers from the following 29 countries (with rules and…
The tourism ministry on Friday announced the list of countries for which Greece’s borders will be “open” from June 15th, with flights permitted to land in Athens and Thessaloniki. The countries are:…
The “Restart Tourism” plan presented by Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Wednesday outlines that from June 15, Greece will allow the entrance of incoming tourists initially from countries chosen based on…
According to the latest figures released by Eurostat, the Greek unemployment rate fell to 17.2% of the workforce in May this year from 19.4% in May 2018, but remained the highest rate…
After already winning three matches earlier in the tournament, Greece’s Maria Sakkari won two matches on Thursday, defeating world number 16 Anett Kontaveit of Estonia and world number 5 Petra Kvitova of…
Twenty one leaders of all the EU member states including the President of Greece Prokopis Pavlopoulos, issued a joint statement on Thursday celebrating Europe Day and the 74th anniversary of the end…
According to a Eurostat report released on Tuesday, Greece still maintains the highest unemployment rate at 18.5% of the workforce in January 2019, from 18.4% in December, but down significantly from 20.6%…