travel restrictions

The World's Most Powerful Passports: Greece's Position Revealed

In the latest VisaGuide Passport Index for 2024, Greece ranks among the world's top passports, offering its citizens visa-free access…

2 months ago

Emergency Alert Sent to Southeastern Aegean Islands Due to Severe Weather

Residents of Samos, Chios, Rhodes, Psara, and nearby islands have received a 112 emergency alert warning of heavy rains and…

2 months ago

EU Scraps Full Launch of Travel Entry System for Britons in Favour of Phased Rollout

The European Union (EU) has abandoned the full implementation of its long-delayed Entry/Exit System (EES), opting instead for a phased…

2 months ago

EU to Reconsider Flight Restrictions on Israel After Pressure

Following intense lobbying by Israeli officials, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is poised to revise its guidance on flights…

4 months ago

New EU Entry System Exempts Certain UK Travelers

While Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and several other European countries will implement new rules and restrictions for UK holidaymakers, some…

11 months ago

Greece Drops Negative COVID-19 Test Requirement for Travellers

Travellers entering Greece with a European vaccination certificate will no longer be required to show a negative test for COVID-19…

3 years ago

Breaking: Omicron and Australia

In response to the outbreak of the newly identified coronavirus variant 'Omicron' which has spread in South Africa, Australia has…

3 years ago

The Inherently Political Task of Assigning Appropriate Greek Letters to COVID-19 Variants

The quest to assign a letter of the Greek alphabet to the newly identified COVID-19 variant ‘B.1.1.529' that has spread…

3 years ago

New COVID-19 Variant 'Omicron' Just a Flight Away

A newly identified COVID-19 variant that has spread in South Africa and described by health experts as 'the most concerning…

3 years ago

US President Joe Biden lifts all restrictions for vaccinated travellers; all WHO vaccines accepted

US President Joe Biden yesterday signed a new decree lifting most travel restrictions for vaccinated travellers seeking to visit the…

3 years ago

EU: New travel restrictions on Serbia, Albania and Armenia, Uruguay added to white list

The EU Council has revised the list of third countries from which unnecessary travel to the EU is allowed and…

3 years ago

Greece to relax restrictions on May 14

Greece's major tourist islands will have completed their vaccinations by the end of June, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said at…

4 years ago

Restrictions on international flights to Greece extended till April 19

Greece said on Sunday it was extending restrictions on domestic flights until April 12 and on international flights until April…

4 years ago

European Commission approves €120 million Greek grant to Aegean Airlines

The European Commission has approved a €120m Greek grant to Aegean Airlines for damages suffered due to travel restrictions implemented in the EU…

4 years ago

A lonely Santorini

An unprecedented calm descends on the island of Santorini, as the coronavirus pandemic has either caused fear of 'going outside'…

5 years ago

Greece has the largest share in tourism sector among EU countries

Border closures and travel restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic have meant that tourism is one of the first…

5 years ago