Tourism
Tourism Minister announces reopening of ports to cruise ships from 1 August
ATHENS. Cruise ships to be allowed at six Greek ports, including Corfu, from Saturday - Global cruise industry remains frozen and August seems unlikely.
Meeting in North Corfu: "COVID-19 health protocols for those involved in the tourist sector"
CORFU. Tuesday 28 July at 19:30.
6 confirmed cases of coronavirus in one day in Corfu
CORFU. After chasing elusive information and counting cases we arrive at a total of 6 confirmed cases in Corfu on Wednesday 22 July, mad up of French, British and Romanians.
Corfu hotel employees union planning three protests
CORFU. Protests on 25, 26 and 27 July - Strike and rally on 4 September if demands have not been satisfied.
Elias Mossialos, Professor of Health Policy at London School of Economics, explains why first tests on UK direct arrivals were all negative
ATHENS. "In the UK the pandemic is under control and the majority of people have returned to normality".
Coronavirus tests on direct UK flights to Greece all negative so far
ATHENS. 2,803 tests were conducted on direct UK flight arrivals on 15 and 16 July and all were negative - Two passengers tested positive who had come from London via Paris and Larnaca.
Mandatory COVID-19 non-disclosure agreements for hotel employees
CORFU. Following in the footsteps of the State, hoteliers are classifying anything referring to coronavirus as industrial espionage. Once again, a lockdown on information.
Greek Tourism Minister to Sky News: "Talk of a second lockdown is nonsense"
Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis gave an interview on the occasion of the reopening of Greek airports to flights from the UK, stressing once again the high standards of safety and security here.
PLF now to be filled in 24 hours prior to travel instead of 48 hours
ATHENS. To allow for last-minute bookings the guidelines for the Passenger Location Form (PLF) have been amended.
Czech media representatives in Corfu
CORFU. Czech journalists met with the Deputy Mayors for Tourism and Culture Panayiotis Varouchas and Chrysoula Tombrou. They discussed tourism health protocols as well as the advantages of Corfu as a tourist destination and the multicultural nature of the island.
Corfu Port open for passenger ships from Italy
CORFU. Following Igoumenitsa and Patras, Corfu has now been included in the list of ports open to ships from Italy.
South Corfu Mayor to Tourism Minister - The Mayors of North and South Corfu were not included in your meeting in Corfu
CORFU. North and South Corfu were not included in Mr. Theoharis΄ meeting in Corfu with local authorities on Wednesday.
Corfu tourism professionals share their concerns with Minister
CORFU. Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis met with Corfu tourism professionals today.
Angela Gerekou: Our big hopes lie with domestic tourism
CORFU. "We must all work together," said GNTO President Angela Gerekou following the meeting at Corfu Airport with the Tourism Minister, local authorities and tourism professionals.
The first ΄swallows΄ have come - first international arrivals. What Tourism Minister said
CORFU. The first flights arrived on time - from Frankfurt and Budapest at 09:00 and Dusseldorf at 09:50.
International flights scheduled to arrive at Corfu Airport on Wednesday 1 July
CORFU. Along with the Minister of Tourism international flights will be arriving at Corfu Airport tomorrow as restrictions are lifted.
Strategic agreement between Ministry of Tourism and TUI Group
KOS. A strategic agreement to support Greek tourism was signed in Kos today by Greek Minister of Tourism Haris Theoharis and chief executive of TUI Group Sebastian Ebel.
No direct flights from UK and Sweden until 15 July
ATHENS. At a broad-based meeting chaired by Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday it was decided, amongst other things, that Greece will follow the list drawn by the EU.
