Greece to welcome tourists from July
By Latika Bourke
Greece will begin welcoming tourists from June 15, with hotels scheduled to reopen next month ahead of international flights resuming in July.
Prime Minister
Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a televised address that visitors would be subjected to coronavirus testing. "Our general health protocols will be adhered to," he said.
The island fortress of Spinalonga, Crete, Greece.CREDIT:ISTOCK
Greece, with a population of 11 million, recorded just 2850 coronavirus cases and reported 166 deaths.
The government imposed a lockdown early in Greece's outbreak, which has been credited with keeping the number of deaths and critically ill people at low levels.
This, in turn, has enabled the government to restart the economy and become one of Europe's first countries to open its borders to tourists.
Mitsotakis announced a reduction in consumer taxes on transportation from 24 per cent to 13 per cent which will lead to cheaper boat, plane and bus tickets during the tourist season.
There will also be a cut on tax on coffee, soft drinks and open-air movie and theatre tickets.
with AAP