Tourism
How long will this year΄s tourist season last?
CORFU. Corfu tourism professionals anxiously await the daily updates from EODY whilst keeping an eye on the intentions of the health authorities in customer countries in order to try and guess how long the remaining season will last.
South Aegean Regional Governor calls on Tourism Minister to rectify misleading UK press reports
RHODES. Concern in the Dodecannese with British cancellations in Kos for the end of August and September.
New measures for travellers arriving in Italy from Greece
CORFU. More pressure on Corfu market following Italian Health Minister΄s directive.
Costa Cruises to resume sailing in Mediterranean at the beginning of September
Costa Cruises announced yesterday that some of its ships will resume sailing from Italian ports from 6 September.
Deputy Mayor for Tourism: Corfu is not ΄closing΄
CORFU. Central Corfu Deputy Mayor for Tourism spoke about the new measures announced by the Government.
Deputy Mayor for Tourism: Talk of a Corfu lockdown is fake news
CORFU. "There appears to be a clear intent to undermine tourism on the island."
77% decrease in July arrivals at Corfu Airport compared to last year
CORFU. Confirmation of the situation with tourism from the Fraport statistics for July 2020.
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.
