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Greece gears up for mid-May tourism restart

Government
James Chapple
26 April 2021

Greece is gearing up to formally welcome tourists from mid-May by lifting its inbound quarantine requirement for visitors from another seven countries.

(Credit: Stefania Chihaia / Unsplash)

Despite a surge in new Covid cases across Europe since the start of the year, Greece’s prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis last week said the country was committed to reopening to tourists next month.


Tourism accounts for around 20% of Greece’s economic activity.


Restrictions on visitors from Australia, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore and Rwanda were lifted on Monday.


Arrivals will have to prove their negative Covid status upon arrival, either through a vaccination certificate or recent negative test for the infection.