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Lifting of travel restrictions from 19 April for those with vaccination certificates being discussed
ATHENS. The 9 airports that this would apply to are Corfu, Heraklion, Chania, Rhodes, Kos, Mykonos, Santorini, Athens and Thessaloniki.
Central Corfu Municipality taking part in ITB Berlin
CORFU. The Municipal Tourism and European Programmes Departments worked together to promote the destination (Gastronomy, local products, alternative tourism etc.).
Greece discussing vaccination certificates with UK
ATHENS. Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis spoke to BBC4.
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."
Air travel restrictions extended until 7 January
ATHENS. The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) has announced the extension of domestic and international air travel restrictions due to Covid until 7 January.
New regulations for air travel from Monday 9 November
ATHENS. A new NOTAM comes into force on Monday 9 November - What air travel will be allowed.
Travellers to Greece from Poland now need to present negative COVID-19 test result
ATHENS. The Greek Civil Aviation Authority yesterday announced a new directive concerning travellers arriving in Greece from Poland.
Netherlands puts all Greek islands on 10-day quarantine list
AMSTERDAM. Official travel advice from the Foreign Ministry - Mandatory 10-day quarantine for those arriving from all Greek islands without exception but not from the mainland.
7 Greek islands on England΄s quarantine list
The rest of Greece remains off the FCO΄s list advising the avoidance of non-essential travel.
Quarantine for travellers from Greece arriving in Scotland
EDINBURGH. The Scottish Government announced new measures for travellers arriving from Greece.
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.
UK now says travellers from Greece won΄t have to quarantine
ATHENS. Greece is now included in the list of countries whose travellers won΄t have to quarantine from 10 July despite what UK Minister of Transport said earlier.
Europe opening its borders to 15 countries from 1 July
ATHENS. The borders remain closed for USA, Russia, Brazil, Albania, North Macedonia and Turkey as their average number of cases is higher than that of the EU.
Central Corfu Mayor meets with TV presenter Ina Tarantou
CORFU. Mayor Meropi Ydraiou met with Ina Tarantou, presenter of the ET1 travel programme ΄Zoi Allios΄ yesterday.
Blue Tours Corfu wins Silver Award in Greek Tourism Awards 2020
CORFU. Blue Tours Corfu, subsidiary company of Crystal Travel Corfu,won the Silver Award and the 2nd position in Greece, in the category΄Travel Experience΄.
Germany plans to allow travel within Europe from 15 June
BERLIN. Germany plans to lift travel ban from 15 June.
Re-opening of Greek tourism - rules for arrivals
ATHENS. All destinations will open in three stages - clarification from the Foreign Ministry.
Official list of countries from which visitors will be able to arrive and holiday in Greece
ATHENS. The Ministry of Tourism has announced the official list of countries from which visitors will be able to arrive and holiday in Greece, with flights to Athens and Thessaloniki, as of June 15.
