The government of Greece is making plans to initiate incoming tourism this spring, provided that the infection rate in the country becomes stable and stricter measures are avoided.
For the plans to be put into effect are the course of the pandemic in Greece and the progress of Israel’s efforts to vaccinate its entire population via mass vaccination.
For the moment, Israel is the pilot not only for the plans of the Greek and other governments but also for pharmaceutical multinationals that have been granted access regarding details of the population’s infection rates in exchange for more vaccines to Israel
If the picture in Israel is hopeful and Greece becomes able to overcome its current infection wave, the government is considering reopening its borders under certain conditions from April 1, according to sources who took part in a recent meeting.
“If not from April 1, then in the following weeks and definitely before Greek Orthodox Easter on May 2,” said the sources.
Greece anticipates travel earnings of 11 billion Euros this year, up from just €4.5 billion in 2020.
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