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High international flight arrival figures continue in September
CORFU. The high numbers continued in September according to the Civil Aviation Employees΄ Union President Dimitris Roussos.
August international arrivals in Corfu at same level as 2019!
CORFU. The increase in tourist arrivals despite the pandemic has led to numbers that are the same as those for August 2019 - the year considered to be the best in the history of Greek tourism.
Good start to August for Corfu tourism
CORFU. For the first time this season UK tops the list of international flight arrivals.
52 international flight arrivals tomorrow - May figures for Corfu
CORFU. There were just under 15,000 international flight arrivals at Corfu AIrport in May, according to the latest Fraport data.
Free admission to Achillion Palace on Tuesday for Corfiots
CORFU. Visitors will be admitted free on production of their ID Card and between 08:00 and 20:00 there will be free guided tours.
΄Mantzaros΄ Philharmonic Band to take part in 6th International Conference of Hellenic Symphonic Bands
CORFU. ΄Mantzaros΄ Philharmonic Band, conducted by Socrates Anthis, has been invited to take part in the 6th International Conference of Hellenic Symphonic Bands. Enimerosi was present at the recording.
Tourist Guides to hold sit-down protest in Liston on Sunday 21 February
CORFU. As part of the nationwide protest on International Tourist Guide Day Corfu guides will be holding a peaceful sit-down protest in Liston at 11:30 on Sunday 21 February.
Vaccination will not be a prerequisite for travel says Tourism Minister
ATHENS. "Despite the new circumstances - not only Covid-19, but also Brexit - the UK will again be a big market for Greece this year."
Corfu and Heraklion to work together with Cruise Lines International Association for sustainable tourism
Local authorities in Corfu and Heraklion have teamed up with the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) to assess the sustainability status of each city and map out a plan for sustainable tourism.
Voluntary clean-up of seabed at Corfu Old Port
CORFU. The clean-up is part of the International Coastal Cleanup Campaign - Meet up at ΄Kaikia΄ at 11:00 on Friday 23 October.
Huge drop in Spanish tourism due to COVID-19
(CGTN Europe). A total of 15.7 million foreign tourists visited Spain between January and August, around 73 percent fewer than in the same period last year, according to the country΄s National Statistics Institute (INE).
Germany opens borders despite rising number of cases
(CGTN Europe). Despite rising infection rates, Germany has lifted its blanket warning against travelling to all countries outside the European Union. Although it has warned its citizens against travel to several European countries including Belgium, Wales, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar and Iceland.
Another star infected
(CGTN Europe) Germany΄s Chancellor Angela Merkel said she will do everything in her power to avoid another national lockdown but admitted "a difficult phase is ahead."
"Bad idea for COVID to challenge me," says Ibrahimovic
(CGTN Europe). European Union health officials have warned a surge in coronavirus cases in Europe risks becoming a deadly double epidemic of flu and coronavirus infections, with EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides saying in "some member states, the situation is now even worse than during the peak in March."
Health geography - where you can and can΄t go!
(CGTN Europe). Germany has added regions in 11 European countries to the list of coronavirus risk zones, including metropolitan hubs Dublin in Ireland, Lisbon in Portugal and Copenhagen in Denmark and major tourist destinations such as the French regions of Brittany, Normandy and the Loire Valley.
Airlines calling for tests for all international passengers
(CGTN Europe). Global airlines have called for departure tests for all international passengers to replace the current quarantine regulations.
Range of restrictive measures and fines in UK
(CGTN Europe). UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a range of stricter measures for England with the country at a ΄perilous turning point.΄
Number of new cases in UK rising
(CGTN Europe). The UK is at a "critical moment" of the pandemic according to its transport secretary Grant Shapps who urged the country’s people to follow restrictions "otherwise we’re going to end up back in situations we don’t want to be in."
