On Monday Israel and Greece agreed to pave the way for vaccinated travelers to travel between their two nations in an effort to boost their economies amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the agreement in Jerusalem on Monday.
The deal is designed to permit travelers with vaccination certificates to move between the nations “with no limitations, no self-isolation, nothing,” Netanyahu stated at a press conference.
Both economies have large sectors devoted to tourism, an industry devastated by travel restrictions from the last 11-month pandemic.
The announcement comes at a time of tough new travel restrictions elsewhere all over the world as governments grapple with variants of the virus.
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation says international arrivals fell 74% last yr, wiping out $1.3 trillion (€1 trillion) in revenue and putting up to 120 million jobs at risk. A UNWTO expert panel had a mixed outlook for 2021, with 45% anticipating a better yr, 25% no change, and 30% a worse one.
