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Quarantine restrictions will be imposed on people travelling from Greece to Scotland, the Scottish government has announced, BBC reported late on Tuesday. Travellers from Greece will be required to isolate for 14 days if they arrive in Scotland after 04:00 on Thursday. Ministers said they have taken the move due …

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Greece will ban flights to and from Barcelona from Monday, August 31, 2020,, health authorities said on Friday, as they extended most of the travel restrictions for foreign visitors by three weeks due to a surge in Covid-19 infections. The rise in coronavirus cases in recent weeks has forced Greek …

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Government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Monday morning that the use of mask becomes mandatory also outdoors on ferries and ships. The measure comes following protests for the increase of capacity to 80% and 85% by the shipping Ministry on Sunday. Petsas tried to justify the new measure saying that …

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A recent survey has shown that the majority of respondents are reluctant to spend on summer holidays and traveling this year. According to a survey conducted by GlobalWebIndex (GWI), spending on holidays and traveling is now second to health and safety due to the pandemic. The survey was conducted in …

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Of all places Belgium has put Greece on a list of “orange countries” due to alleged “high coronavirus risk.” This means that travellers from Greece, whether Belgian or other nationals, will have to be placed into 14-day quarantine when they enter the country. That was reveled by daily Le Soir. …

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Travellers to Greece will have to fill up the “Passenger Location Form” (PLF) just 24 hours prior to check-in and not 48 as it was scheduled in the beginning, the Greek Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. The change is valid from July 9 until August 31, 2020. According …

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Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority issued three aviation directives (notems) regarding the ban of direct flights to/from Serbia, the revision of the flight ban to/from UK and changes about the time travellers must fill the “Passenger Location Form” (PLF) before they arrive in Greece. The Greek government spokesman announced on July …

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For forth consecutive day, travelers from Balkan and central-European countries are waiting up to 5 hours inside their vehicles and under the boiling sun in order to cross into Greece. Promachonas border-crossing cannot deal with the volume of travelers with the effect that the queues extend up to 10-12 km …

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The Greek government released a list of countries for which the country’s gates are opening on July 1, 2020, and instructions that travelers to Greece have to follows. The list will be reviewed every fortnight, i.e. every two weeks, government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Tuesday evening. Greece is taking …

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Greece is opening 41 gateways to foreign travelers on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, and these include regional airports, ports and border crossings. However, 9 countries will most likely be on travel ban list on July 1 due to epidemiological data and spike of coronavirus cases, state broadcaster ERT and other …

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Sweden will lift its advice against non-essential travel to 10 European countries from June 30, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The countries are Greece, Croatia, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, France, Iceland, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg. For other European countries the advice against non-essential travel will still apply. A recommendation …

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The European Union has launched a one stop site for all travel rules and coronavirus restrictions. People interested to travel to one of the EU member states can use the interactive tool, select your destination and see if you can travel or not. According to the relevant EU website: The …

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One of the leading online travel platforms in the world, Australia-based “rome2rio” caused a storm of reactions, when it featured the island of Crete as “Ottoman.” This came at a time, when Turkey announced seismic surveys south of Crete. Rome2rio is a travel information platform that helps, among other things, …

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Greece ‘s Foreign Ministry has issued classifications regarding the gradual lifting of restrictions for international flights, the opening of land borders and arrivals by sea as of June 15. The Ministry in a form of roadmap informs about the three phases May 30 – June 15, June 15-June 30 and …

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Greece will open its doors to overseas holidaymakers from June 15, but the UK is not expected to be on a list of countries allowed back in, at least in the first wave of some 20 countries. The UK’s current record on coronavirus is currently not good enough for Brits …

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Greece succeeded in remaining a safe country for its citizens during the pandemic, Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, said on Monday. “We also want it to remain safe for tourists – our guests, whom we hope to welcome back to enjoy Greece’s beautiful summer again this year,” he added. In a …

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Travel conditions within Greece change as the ban to move from prefecture to prefecture is lifted on Monday, May 18, 2020. Travels within the mainland, as well as the islands of Crete and Evia are permitted with special health protocols. Travel to the remaining islands are most probably to be …

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Greece is proceeding with the third phase of easing the lockdown measures imposed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Greeks will be allowed to travel outside the prefecture of the residence on the mainland as well as to the the islands of Crete and Evia only. Students older than …

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The European Commission is taking the first step in legal procedures against countries that are breaching EU law by not insisting that companies provide cash refunds to customers over cancelled travel or holidays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, thus handing out only vouchers. Commission executive vice-president Margrethe Vestager told a …

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Emphasis on COVID-19 tests, full airplanes and no 14-day quarantine for those returning from Greece are among the proposals Athens submitted to the European Commission, ahead of the free movement plan “Europe needs a rest” Brussels is expected to publish on Wednesday, May 13. In a 3-page non-paper, Greece is …

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