Greece officially opens to tourists on the 15th，In order to use the tourist season to restore the tourism industry that has been hit hard by the new crown epidemic。However，In view of the high rate of new crown infection in Kalymnos，The Greek government extended the island’s lockdown for a week on the same day。

Reuters report，Greece will allow foreign tourists with proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative nucleic acid test to enter from the 15th。After months of lockdown restrictions，Greece opens museums this week。

Victoria Sanchez, a 22-year-old student from the Czech Republic, was walking in the center of Athens, the capital 188bet app download of Greece that day。She said: "I feel energetic again，The past year has been difficult and long because of the new crown。”

According to Reuters，from Sweden、32 international flights from Germany, Qatar and other countries and regions arrived at 4 islands in the southern Aegean Sea on the 15th。Corfu, located in the Ionian Sea, welcomes German and French tourists。Many Greeks also welcomed the lifting of anti-epidemic blockade measures，Same day trip to an island or inland vacation home。

Greece Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis said on social media Twitter: "Greece is providing what people need... on the road to normalcy，(Provide people with) a peaceful and carefree time。”

Greece has a population of about 11 million，To date, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeds 370,000，Cumulative death cases exceed 1.10,000 cases。

Tourism is an important economic pillar of Greece，Accounting for more than 20% of GDP。Data from Hellenic Tourism Federation Institute，Affected by the new coronavirus epidemic，Greece’s tourism revenue in 2020 42.800 million euros (approximately 188bet app download 33.4 billion yuan)，Well below the 18 billion euros in 2019。The number of tourists in Greece last year decreased by 76% compared with 2019.5%，Only 7.4 million people。

Greece is currently promoting COVID-19 vaccination on multiple islands，Aiming to vaccinate most island residents by the end of June。Greek government says，With the advancement of vaccination and the application of rapid new coronavirus detection methods，Plus the weather is getting warmer、Outdoor activities allowed，means tourists can travel safely。

However，Given that travel remains restricted across Europe，Greek hoteliers’ expectations，As the number of vaccinations increases，Greek tourism will start to pick up at the end of June or early July。Greece intends to restore tourism this year to 40% of 2019 levels。

Panagiotis Simantilakis, mayor of Chania, the capital of the Greek province of Chania, told AFP: “We hope that this (tourist) season can manage to make up for some of the losses from the previous season.，The income was very small at that time。”

On the island of Kalymnos where the epidemic is 188bet Online Sports Betting and Casino still serious，Nikos Hadalias, Deputy Minister of Civil Protection of Greece, called on residents to "have more patience and perseverance... so that our beautiful island can return to normal"。The epidemic prevention restrictions on this island will last until 6 am on the 24th。

188bet online sports betting thisWen LaiSource: Xinhuanet, Author: Liu Xi, original title：《Restarting tourism, Greece officially "opens the door to welcome guests"》.