Greece has launched a virtual tourism site, keeping a presence against COVID19

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https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/05/826614238/the-coronavirus-is-hurting-travel-so-greece-has-begun-offering-virtual-tourism?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

The Coronavirus Is Hurting Travel, So Greece Has Begun Offering Virtual Tourism

.... Greece's tourism authorities, in cooperation with Google, launched the greecefromhome.com site this week.

"You're at home," the website says, "but that doesn't mean your mind can't travel... here's your chance to experience it all. The archaeological sites and museums, the glorious sea, the mountains and lakes, the villages and traditions, even gastro and walking tours — exploring, sailing, hiking, rafting, tasting, discovering... all from the safety of your home." ....

Before the coronavirus changed everything, Greece was finally turning a corner after suffering for years during an economic depression that shut the country out of global markets and shot unemployment as high as 27%.

Greece earned more than $19 billion from tourism last year, and tourism accounts for about 20% of the country's GDP. The country welcomed more than 32 million foreign tourists in 2019.

The pandemic forced most Greek hotels to close last month. On Friday, the finance minister said he expects the Greek economy to shrink by between 3% and 4% this year.

COVID-19 has put more 75 million tourism-related jobs at "immediate risk" worldwide, the World Travel and Tourism Council, an industry group, noted in a plea for help to G-20 leaders last month. ....

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