On Wednesday, Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis revealed that Greece will lift Covid-19 lockdown restrictions for the upcoming summer holidays in June.
In this regard, Foreign tourists and EU visitors would not be quarantined but would have to undergo covid 19 tests, Greece authorities said in an attempt to allay fears of the virus being brought in from abroad.
In an official statement released by Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Minister declared: "The tourism period begins on 15 June, when seasonal hotels can reopen."
"Let us make this summer the epilogue of the coronavirus crisis," the statement added.
In a step to encourage tourism, Greece is also making travel cheaper by temporarily reducing value-added tax (VAT) on all transport - flights, bus journeys, and rail travel - to 13% from 24%, according to PM.
Lately, ministry officials have revealed that they have received assurances from the government that it will subsidize salaries in the industry during summer, according to international reports.
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