The demand of Greece for the current tourist year in the international markets is still moving at high levels, something that can be seen from the scheduled air seats for the next two weeks at the Greek airports of the country. In fact, if the data of the arrivals at the gates of the country […]
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Demand for Greece is soaring, airline seats are increasing
By Vicky Kourlimbini “Red” is the demand for holidays in Greece from all major foreign markets; something that is reflected in the new data published by the recovery tracker of the Institute to the Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises fullness that already records popular destinations, such as Crete, which already reach 90% these days. According […]
‘The amounts spent by travelers on duty free increase compared to 2019’
Optimistic messages for this year’s tourist season also come from the traffic free duty at the country’s airports. As announced by the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias in the show “Tonight” of Action24 and the journalists Giorgos Pierro and Christina Korai, there is an increase in the amounts spent by travelers in the Duty Free […]
Eurobank: Tourism is recovering, employment is resilient and credibility is boosted
The recent publications of indicators for the course of the Greek economy (current account balance April 2022, unemployment and employment rate April 2022, per capita GDP 2021) and the announcement of the Eurogroup on June 16, 2022 according to which enhanced supervision will not be extended beyond scheduled to expire on August 20, 2022, send […]
T. Theodorikakos: 50% additional police officers are serving this summer in Santorini
The Minister of Citizen Protection Takis Theodorikakos met today with the Mayor of Thira – Santorini Antonis Sigalas. In the presence of the Chief of the Hellenic Police, Lieutenant General Konstantinos Skoumas, they discussed security issues on the beautiful island of Cyclades, which this year presents a particularly increased tourist traffic. The Minister of Defense […]
K. Mitsotakis from SETE: Better salaries and working conditions for employees
Pointing out that business viability also implies social viability, the Prime Minister sent his own message from the SETE podium. “As staff shortages in the industry become threatening, it requires new approaches: by extending, for example, the tourist season, by special arrangements for the employment of foreign workers, but also by linking tourism to other […]
Foreign tourists come and spend
of Vicky Kourlibini Tourism revenues exceeded expectations in April, confirming the estimates of local entrepreneurs for a strong season this year and forecasts for the return of the industry, which is considered the locomotive of the Greek economy, to pre-Covid levels. It is not only the number of arrivals that fills the tourist basket. It […]
Oxford Economics: The Greek economy is among the winners of 2022
Her Eleftherias Kourtali The expectation of a strong tourism recovery, combined with boosting activity in the services sector and support from the Recovery Fund, means that the economies of Southern Europe will generally perform better than the rest of the continent this year, Oxford Economics notes. Despite initial concerns about the effects of the Omicron […]
V. Kikilias: Increase by 100 million euros of travel receipts, compared to April 2019
The data of the Bank of Greece that show the dynamic course of tourism for this year was mentioned by the Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, in an interview given to SKAI 100.3 radio. As underlined by the Minister of Tourism, in April 2022 there is a 20% increase in travel receipts compared to April […]
The tourism fund began to fill up
of Vicky Kourlibini The rates of increase in tourist revenues compared to the previous two years are impressive, while even more encouraging for the course of this season is that the gap is closing more and more compared to 2019, the milestone year for Greek tourism with more than 18 billion revenue and more than […]
