The Israeli Ambassador to Greece will talk about the success of the tourism pilot: "Zero adherence in two weeks" • "In preparation for the holidays, we will examine an increase in the number of Israeli tourists" • Interview
The outline of tourism with Greece has successfully passed the first stage, and from the beginning of next month - the number of Israelis who can enter the country as tourists will double. Following the success with Greece, more countries are expected to approve similar routes for Israeli tourists. Yossi Amrani, Israel's ambassador to Greece, says in an interview with Israel Today: "In the first two weeks, there were zero cases of Israelis being infected in Greece, and the goal is to significantly increase the numbers ahead of the holidays."
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According to Amrani, "In coordination between Foreign Minister Ashkenazi and Greek Foreign Minister Dandias, there is an outline for the renewal of Israeli tourism to Greece, given the limitations of the corona. On the doubling and removal of all restrictions on Israeli tourists in Greece. "
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"This is an outline that works in stages, we entered the second stage, sometime around September 8-9 we will check the data together with the doctors and the security authorities with the goal that before the holidays we will increase the numbers significantly. ".
Are locals afraid of Israeli tourists?
"Not only are the locals not afraid of Israeli tourists, they are very much looking forward to them. There is an excellent connection between Greece and Israel, both between officials and Israeli tourists. Once Israeli tourists arrive with a negative corona check and are sometimes checked again at the entrance to Greece, "The Greeks receive the Israelis in a calmer way. The Greeks are very much waiting for the Israeli tourist, and sometimes they are even sorry that the Israeli tourists arrive in such low numbers."
What will happen on holidays?
"It is no secret that the holidays fall during a period in Europe in general and Greece in particular. This is not the peak of the tourist season. Although the Greeks started tourism relatively early in the summer, Israelis only started coming here in recent days. Israelis are a part of tourism in Greece. In the outline will succeed, we all hope that the Greeks will benefit the Israeli tourists in larger quantities during the holidays and the Israelis will be able to enjoy Greece during that time. "
How exactly will the process from September work?
"As of September 1, 1,200 Israelis will be able to enter Greece after undergoing a corona test. Some of them will randomly undergo another corona test and wait for results at the hotel. After that, they will be free to travel throughout the country, which is one of the important news "To Athens, Crete, Corfu and Thessaloniki, but they will be able to continue from there to any point in Greece. The goal and hope is that this stage will be successful and we will see many more Israelis in Greece in the coming weeks."
