Greece has a lot to offer in terms of tourism on both the mainland and throughout the islands. As the Greek government and others around Europe begin to lift restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus, there has been increasing demand for travel.
Greek car hire companies have mostly remained open throughout the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, however this has been mainly for key workers to be able to hire and get to their respective jobs. Over this period, firms have been implementing special measures to ensure they are doing everything they can to keep both customers and staff members safe. We reached out to our panel of Greek car hire companies to see what they are doing.
- Alamo and Enterprise - Team members will adopt the following practices in response to coronavirus:
- Limiting the number of employees in a location, using social distancing between staff and customers.
- Colleagues are frequently washing hands and disinfecting touchable surfaces whilst also minimising customer interaction at vehicle pickup or delivery.
- Alamo and Enterprise Cars and Vans will, as well as being vacuumed and wiped-down, be cleaned using a disinfectant to sanitise key areas between every rental as follows. Key & key fob, centre consoles, cup holders & compartments and areas between seat/console & seat/doorjambs, dashboard, instrument panels, steering wheel and column, accessory panel, door interior, handles (interior and exterior) and pockets, mirrors and other high touch areas.
- Measures are also in place to immediately isolate and quarantine any vehicle if needed.
- Centauro have implemented the following in response to coronavirus:
- Centauro have increased their cleaning of vehicles to ensure all areas are thoroughly cleaned.
- A sticker goes across the driver door stating that the car has been disinfected and is coronavirus free. If the sticker is broken then the customer will know that someone has opened the door after it has been cleaned.
- Europcar have implemented the following in response to coronavirus:
- Vehicles will be subject to rigorous cleaning measures after each rental, as well as a 'zero contact' policy with Europcar Mobility Group employees in stations in response to coronavirus.
- Green Motion have implemented the following in response to coronavirus:
- Limiting the number of people in offices at any one time.
- Locations are undergoing regular sanitisation with special attention to touchpoints including door handles, handrails etc.
- Staff and customer protection screens installed.
- Floor markings to promote customers to maintain social distancing.
- Hand sanitiser and anti-bacterial wipes available at the counters.
- Staff are wearing PPE including masks and gloves.
- All vehicles are fully valeted utilising recommended anti-bacterial and sanitisation products.
- All staff will be wearing a lanyard showing the staff member’s photograph due to faces being covered by face masks.
- Hertz, Thrifty and Firefly have implemented the following measures in response to coronavirus:
- Enhanced cleaning methods at all locations and on shuttle buses, including using approved disinfectant to regularly wipe down high-touch areas such as door handles, counters, kiosks and other hard surfaces.
- They are using more alcohol-based hand sanitisers and asking employees to take important hygiene steps, including frequent hand washing and staying home if unwell.
- A rigorous cleaning process has been adopted which includes priority areas such as door handles, steering wheels, dashboards, consoles, seats, etc.
- New cleaning protocols include removing the vehicle from circulation and disinfecting through a third party in any cases where a customer is suspected or known to have COVID-19.
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