Greece is reopening to vacationers on June 15 from 29 nations – however the UK is just not on the checklist.
Final yr, over 4 million Britons travelled to both mainland Greece or its islands, however this yr vacation makers could have to attend earlier than planning a go to.
The nations included on Greece’s checklist are: Germany, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Cyprus, Israel, Switzerland, Japan, Malta, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Australia, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Albania, Estonia, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Hungary, South Korea, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Finland.
Guests can be randomly examined, the tourism ministry stated, and the federal government would monitor and consider developments associated to the coronavirus. The checklist can be up to date earlier than July 1, the tourism ministry added.
The Mediterranean nation, which emerged from a decade-long debt disaster in late 2018, depends closely on tourism – about 20 per cent of its output – for an financial restoration.
A nationwide lockdown imposed in March helped Greece comprise the unfold of Covid-19 infections to only under 3,000 instances, a comparatively low quantity in contrast with elsewhere within the European Union. However it introduced its enterprise and tourism sector to a digital standstill.