The peak tourist season in Greece will open to tourists from 19 countries from mid-June

　　China News Service, May 22 (Xinhua) According to the European Union quoted the Greek European Union News Agency, the Greek government announced that from June 15 on, Greece will open its doors to foreign tourists again, and the plan will be better controlled by the new crown epidemic. Countries.

On May 18th, local time, Athens, Greece, the Acropolis was opened to the public to attract tourists to visit. On that day, Greek open-air archaeological sites and various theme parks will be reopened from that day.

　　The peak tourist season in Greece will begin on June 15, when seasonal hotels will open, and international flights will also be available for direct flights to Greece from the beginning of July.

　　The first national tourists allowed to enter Greece via Athens include Cyprus, Israel, China, Japan, Australia, Norway, Denmark, Austria, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, Albania, Northern Macedonia, Bosnia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Czech Republic .

　　Tourists from the aforementioned countries will be allowed to enter Greece without the need for new coronavirus testing or isolation, but health officials will conduct random testing of tourists at the airport.

　　Greek Minister of Tourism Theo Harris said that from June 15th, the first group of tourists from 19 countries can only enter Greece through Athens International Airport; from July 1st, international flights to other Greek airports will resume operations ; From July 1, other foreign tourists (except for countries with severe epidemics) will be allowed to enter Greece from Athens and other cities.

　　Theo Harris also said that Greek hotels open all year round will resume business on June 1st, and Seasons hotels will resume business on June 15th, and from May 25th will also lift restrictions on private yacht travel and chartering.

　　In addition to the gradual opening of the border, the Greek government announced on the 20th that VAT will be reduced to make Greece's tourism products more competitive. From 24% to 13%;

　　The total number of confirmed cases in Greece is currently 2853. The President of the Greek Hotel Association Tassios welcomed the Greek government's measures. However, he said that the authorities need to clarify the epidemic prevention measures, reduce accommodation taxes and other issues. (Liang Manyu)