By Vicky Kourlimbini The big bet for tourism this year, that is, to cover the huge losses left by the pandemic, but also arrivals and revenues to return to the size of 2019, seems to be achieved from the beginning of this season. It is recalled that in 2019 tourism brought revenues of over 18 […]
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Meeting Vassilis Kikilias – George Tsouni: Unprecedented demand for tickets from the USA for Greece
The meeting of the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias with the new US Ambassador to Greece, George Tsouni, took place today in an extremely warm atmosphere. During the meeting, the Ministry of Tourism confirmed the excellent level of bilateral relations between Greece and the United States, which – as noted – is also reflected in […]
The arrivals of tourists in Paros are on a spectacular rise
Paros continues the rise in arrivals, with significant performance of the island even in the air arrivals in May, where according to official data, 13,094 visitors arrived on the island in 261 flights, while in the corresponding month of 2019 they had reached 8,319 visitors in 178 flights. As it is pointed out, the increase […]
Hotels are full, prices are rising
By Vicky Kourlimbini The data of the Institute of Tourist Research and Forecasts of the Hotel Chamber of Greece for May now show in numbers what the local businessmen saw: increased demand for holidays in Greece, hotels that are starting to fill, destinations that will be fully booked in the heart of summer. For May, […]
They are looking for and do not find staff for the season rental accommodation
By Vicky Kourlimbini The letter sent by the Confederation of Tourist Accommodation Entrepreneurs of Greece to the Ministers of Labor and Social Affairs Konstantinos Hatzidakis and Finance Christos Staikouras, in which legislative intervention is requested so that they can work in the tourism industry for summer and summer education, caused a sensation. The purpose of […]
Al. Tsipras: ‘They are ready to escape before the difficult winter, we are ready to take the chestnuts out of the fire’
As he underlined, after a meeting he had with the presidency of the labor center of Rhodes, the Mitsotakis government, managed completely unsuccessfully all the crises that he was called to manage. He failed in all, he stressed and noted: “So let’s hope he does not manage others until the end of the four years, […]
Spain: Police recruited at Madrid airport due to tourism boom
The long queues at Madrid’s Barajas Airport in recent weeks are expected to ease as Spanish police work to recruit more staff to deal with the tourist boom following the easing of restrictions imposed on the Covid pandemic. 19, the government announced today. With the 200 new hires, a total of more than 600 officers […]
Oxford Economics: Strong tourism recovery this year – The boost to GDP but also the price of higher inflation
Her Eleftherias Kourtali While the eurozone economy is facing strong winds, the tourism sector is seeing a strong recovery after two years of being “haunted” by the pandemic, Oxford Economics notes, noting that overnight stays reached pre-pandemic levels in May and figures show that the trend will continue in the summer. However, the downside of […]
V. Kikilias: The turnover of duty free increased by 10.2% compared to 2019
The Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, referred to the opening that took place in large markets, such as the USA, as a result of the increase in the exchange rate that comes to our country mainly from high spenders travelers, in an interview given to Real FM. According to the latest data from “El. Venizelos” […]
Telemachos Georgakis: Alpha Bank has channeled 2.2 billion euros in the tourism sector in the last 4 years
Alpha Bank has channeled 2.2 billion euros in the last four years in tourism, while it was the first bank to create a specialized Directorate for Financing of Tourism and Hotel Businesses, points out in his statements the Commercial Banking Director of the Bank, Telemachos Georgakis. As he explains, in order to implement an investment […]
