What will be the summer season in Greece: forecasts
Tourism in Greece It depends on the pace of vaccination in the key markets supplying tourists to Greece, but overall the forecasts are optimistic: the country is waiting for a “sharp revival of tourism”.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said accelerated vaccination campaigns in key markets such as the UK and Israel would pave the way for tourists to return despite the industry's "current gloom." “I’m a realist, but I’m also cautiously optimistic, and I assume we’ll do more than last year.”
In 2020, tourism, which accounts for about 20% of the Greek economy and employs one in five workers, showed a serious collapse – any result “plus” will be better. Kyriakos Mitsotakis calls for the creation of COVID-19 vaccination certificates across the European Union. According to him, such a certificate will help restore the safety of tourism. However, he emphasizes that this summer the documents will not be mandatory for visitors.
“Essentially, we depend on vaccination rates in our core markets. For example, Israel is a very important market for Greece, and if 70% of Israel’s population is vaccinated by the end of March, it will facilitate a gradual opening for Israelis who are really interested in traveling.
The success of Greece is predicted by British experts. Paul Charles of the PC Agency explained that the number of infections in Greece was one of the lowest in Europe, which could help it start receiving tourists earlier than other destinations.
According to the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC), Greece is one of the few places where green zones remain for Covid cases where the risk of infection is low. Including these popular tourist islands - Corfu and Zakynthos, and in the rest of the country, the number of cases of coronavirus is lower than in other destinations in the EU.
Source: tourprom
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