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Greece’s tourism businesses, including hotels and travel agencies, are among those eligible for a reduction in two monthly lease payments due to the country’s lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19).
The measure, announced initially by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in parliament, concerns an
80 percent reduction to the January 2021 and February 2021 lease payments and will apply to
more than 200,000 Greek businesses that were forced to remain
closed by state order after December 16.
According to an announcement by the Greek Finance Ministry,
tourism businesses – hotels, travel and tourism agencies and transport services – are also eligible as they are considered to be
connectivity projects linking transport hubs;
protection of coastal fronts;
flood protection works; and
projects to enhance the travel experience, including the creation of trail networks, walking and cycling routes, as well as improvements to archaeological and cultural sites.
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About the AuthorChicago-born and raised, Maria Paravantes has over two decades of journalistic experience covering tourism and travel, gastronomy, arts, music and culture, economy and finance, politics, health and social issues for international press and media. She has worked for Reuters, The Telegraph, Huffington Post, Billboard Magazine, Time Out Athens, the Athens News, Odyssey Magazine and SETimes.com, among others. She has also served as Special Advisor to Greece’s minister of Foreign Affairs, and to the mayor of Athens on international press and media issues. Maria is currently