of Vicky Kourlibini The stigma of this year’s tourist movement is given by the World Tourism Organization. According to a statement, tourism continues to recover rapidly, while already globally, the destinations recorded in the first quarter of 2022 almost three times more international arrivals compared to the same period of 2021, with Europe leading the […]
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S. Zacharaki from Yerevan: The evolution of Greek tourism is dynamic this year
The extremely encouraging prospects for the recovery of Greek tourism this year were presented by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Zofia Zacharaki, from Yerevan, Armenia, in the context of the 67th Meeting of the European Commission of the World Tourism Organization (WTO), chaired by our country. Ms Zacharaki, who visited Yerevan on 2 and 3 […]
Italian tourism is facing problems
Italy is betting on the tourism recovery this year. The big cities are full of foreign and local visitors and in the most famous resorts the owners of hotels and restaurants are completely satisfied with the reservations and the receipts so far. But there is a problem with human resources. 350,000 seasonal workers are missing […]
V. Kikilias: ‘Cruise in Thessaloniki increases by 250%’
The dynamic course of the cruise was mentioned by the Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, in an interview he gave to the TV station SKAI and the show “Unmatched”, with Giannis Ntsounos and Christos Koutras. According to the Minister of Tourism, only in Rhodes – a twelve-month destination for the cruise – the number of […]
Fast forward to $ 15 billion in tourism revenue – High on June
of Vicky Kourlibini Estimates for this year’s tourism basket are rising, with the latest forecasts based on summer bookings, talking about revenues of 15 billion euros, covering the largest percentage of tourist receipts before the pandemic. The president of the Panhellenic Hoteliers Federation, Grigoris Tassios, speaking to APE, estimated that the goal of tourist revenues […]
Minister of Tourism Israel: Greece is a top tourist destination
The first month of the summer for the Greek tourism industry, both on the front of arrivals and in the investment sector, was full of optimistic news. Now the messages for a good course of the arrivals of foreign visitors have been booked for the next period and at the same time Greece is becoming […]
V. Kikilias: ‘Continuous and without discounts the controls in hotels and tourist accommodation’
A fine of a Cyclades PYT, which went to the island together with a staff of the Ministry of Development, imposed a fine on a large hotel unit in Mykonos, in which two stores of health interest operate. The infringements concerned the absence of a lifeguard, as well as the fact that certain operating files […]
More than 442,000 overnight stays were recorded in the hotels of Thessaloniki in the first four months
More than 442,000 overnight stays, of which 190,000 were for foreigners, with Americans first (20,000) and Germans second (15,000), are estimated to have been recorded in Thessaloniki hotels in the first four months of 2022, according to reliable RES information. ΜΠΕ. However, market sources commented that these figures, which show an increase in overnight stays […]
Italy: Tourism as if there was no pandemic
For Italian tourism, a strong wind is blowing again. Forecasts show that tourist traffic will return to pre-pandemic levels this year. The agricultural association Coldiretti, which monitors the consumption of local products and the increase in sales, estimates that this year the country can host – again – at least 33 million foreign tourists, as […]
V. Kikilias: ‘Resumption of the direct flight Athens-Boston after three decades’
The development, investment, economic and reform character of the tourism product was highlighted by the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias, in his greeting at the 1st International Business and Hospitality Conference, organized by Liquid Media and Insider. “The tourism product is a sure investment and it will be for the next decades. Especially for 2022, […]
