Travel Around Greece

The Importance of Travel Insurance Post-COVID Should I Pay for Travel Insurance? When the pandemic broke out, many travel insurance companies failed to cover Covid-19-related holiday cancellations, usually because they had no forecast for pandemics. But in recent months, the travel insurance industry has introduced a number of new policies and forecasts covering the disease, as many international destinations have begun to demand them.  "We've seen progress in many programs now treating Covid like any other unexpected illness or disease," said Stan Sandberg, co-founder of Travelinsurance.com. "If you take out travel insurance and are diagnosed with Covid-19, this will be covered by cancellation as an unexpected illness that prevents you from traveling," he added. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the many benefits of protecting your trip with travel insurance but securing the right coverage policy won't be any less important after the pandemic subsides. ...

P ASSENGER LOCATOR FORM   ( P L F ) Beginning July 1, 2020, the Greek government has determined how the country will welcome travellers, carry out the necessary diagnostic screening and keep everyone safe throughout the season. The Passenger Locator Form (PLF) is a key element in the planning. All travellers must complete their PLF until the day before entering the country and leaving the country, providing detailed information on their point of departure, the duration of previous stays in other countries, and the address of their stay while in Greece. In case of multiple stays, they are required to provide the address for the first 24 hours at least. One PLF should be submitted per family.   Travellers will receive a confirmation email upon submission of the PLF. Travellers will receive the PLF with their unique Quick Response (QR) code on the day of their scheduled arrival in Greece and will be notified via email (the QR code will be provided in a link in the confirm...

                 It's been an undeniably rocky road but a new year is around the corner and it's hoped that thanks to new corridors opening up and better testing protocols, trips will start becoming easier again. Below you will find the Arrival Protocols in Greece as per the official greek govemerment page. Prepare your luggage and WELCOME TO GREEK SUMMER 2021 !           AIR  ARRIVALS Arrival at the entry gate. Transfer to the area where the screening personnel are located. Travellers are requested to show their QR code either on their mobile phone screen or in print. If travel departure begins prior to the day of arrival, travellers are allowed to board after showing the confirmation email (and not necessarily the QR code which is scheduled to arrive during their trip.) Depending on their QR code/confirmation, travellers are directed either to the screening area where they will be tested for the new corona...

HOW WILL YOU #TRAVELTOMORROW? Share your ideas with the world!A beautiful contest from UNWTO   (ending 30 April 2020) WHERE NEXT FOR TOURISM ? For now, we stay at home. But we will travel again. And when we do, we will do so more consciously, more sustainably and with a greater feeling of solidarity than ever before. As we look to the future, UNWTO wants to hear from the people who really make a difference – the tourists who travel for adventure, for education, for sustainable development and to be inspired and to inspire others. How will you travel tomorrow ? And how do you think tourism will change after COVID-19? We want to hear your thoughts! Submit a short video  and the best will be shared among UNWTO’s Members and followers worldwide. GUIDELINES Maximum duration 15 seconds . If your message is in a language other than English, French, Spanish, Russian or Arabic, please provide an English transcription. Upload on wetransfer or any ...

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Traveling from the East to the West part of Crete DO NOT miss to visit these places:                                                                                Spinalonga Island-Elounda,Agios Nikolaos 1) Spinalonga Island - Elounda,Agios Nikolaos If you are staying in the East part of Crete , then deffinetely ,do not miss to visit the tiny island of Spinalonga.  Pop on one of the small boats that leave Elounda every 30 minutes, or so an prepare yoursel to explore some of it's prety turbulent past,with the historic Arab raid,Venetian conquiring, Ottoman occupation, all before being turned it into a leper colony. Thankfully, the island is much more peaceful today.   Mirabello Bay-Agios Nikolaos 2)Explore Mirambello Bay -Agios NIkolaos One of...