Beautiful Greece Gives Tourists Hope, To Re-open May

A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of Europe remains closed to Americans, but a recent announcement by the Greek Minister of Tourism Harry Theocharis has given hope.

“We aspire to open by the 14th of May. Until then, we will gradually lift restrictions as health considerations allow it,” he said in a video that aired as part of ITB Berlin’s virtual trade show.

The announcement stirred up a frenzy of excitement among travelers starved of the sun, sea, and glamorous lifestyle of the Mediterranean, especially as more Americans are becoming vaccinated.

And with no news on when Italy, France, and Spain might reopen their borders, travel advisers like Jack Ezon, founder and managing partner of Embark Beyond, are advising their clients to book trips to Greece and Turkey—which has been open since mid-2020—now or risk losing out.