Currently, it appears that the agreement, if signed, will be implemented in the spring months, shortly after Pesach, in the hope that a significant portion of the Israeli population will be vaccinated. It is not clear whether this is a bilateral agreement that will allow Greek tourists to enter Israel, tourists who in any case, even in the period before Corona, did not constitute a significant part of the number of tourists coming to Israel.
Romania has also announced that it will allow vaccinated people to enter the country without the need for isolation and also in Seychelles, already allow vaccinated people to enter the country and rest without the need for isolation. As mentioned, there are quite a few other countries that are interested in similar agreements, and as the number of vaccinated people in Israel increases and the vaccines prove their effectiveness, the number of countries that are interested in the Israeli tourist is expected to increase.
Nir Mazor, VP of Marketing for Aviation Relations, said: “The agreement being formed with Greece is good news for the tourism industry and an important incentive to encourage immunization. This is a popular destination among Israelis. We believe that just as in the summer, when the skies opened up to Greece, demand was high, so now many Israelis will also ask to book vacations and we are prepared to market attractive packages, subject to the procedures of the Ministry of Health and the Green Passport. ”