The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) awarded Greece a top international distinction for its global example for safely opening the country for tourism despite the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
The \u201cGlobal Champion Award for COVID-19 Crisis Management\u201d was received by the Minister of Tourism Harry Theoharis at a special event during the WTTC\u2019s annual global conference which is being organized this year in Cancun, Mexico.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the award for Greece from the WTTC, Theoharis noted: \u201cI feel very honoured by this exceptional \u2013 and extremely substantial \u2013 distinction for Greece.<\/p>\n
\u201cI warmly thank the World Travel and Tourism Council for offering me the opportunity, in my capacity as Minister of Tourism, to receive this award on behalf of the Greek government, on behalf of my entire country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe \u2018Global Champion Award for COVID-19 Crisis Management\u2019 is awarded to the entire Greek tourism industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe WTCC recognises the [immense effort] to which the employees, entrepreneurs and all those involved in the provision of tourism services have contributed, in an unprecedented success for Greece.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all managed to keep the national tourism product alive during a difficult period without precedent.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd at the same time we have managed to keep alive the hope for millions of people around the world, proving in practice that health safety can be achieved.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd safety can in turn make travel possible, even in a state of siege from the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Greece already accepts tourists, with a vaccination certificate or a negative test no older than 72 hours before arrival, from across the EU and Schengen Zone, as well as the U.S., UAE, Israel, Serbia, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, Rwanda and Singapore.<\/p>\n
From May 15, Greece will accept all tourists, under the same conditions already outlined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) awarded Greece a top international distinction for its global example for safely opening the country for tourism despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The \u201cGlobal Champion Award for COVID-19 Crisis Management\u201d was received by the Minister of Tourism Harry Theoharis at a special event during the WTTC\u2019s annual global conference […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":97372,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4167,5932],"tags":[],"acf":{"page_title":null,"image":null,"page_text":null,"learn_more_about":null,"sidebar_image":null,"sidebar_url":null},"yoast_head":"\n