“Until November 15, there will be tourists in the hotels of Rhodes, and in fact some of them will be very full,” declared Thanasis Vyrinis, the municipal councilor responsible for tourism, to APE-MPE, who expressed his satisfaction with the evolution of the tourist season, which has broken every record, even that of the 2019 season, […]
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B. Kikilias: We are going for a permanent tourist season
Her Vicky Kurlibini Tourism Minister Mr. Vassilis Kikilias sees a permanent tourist season. Speaking to “K”, he emphasizes that although a fund for tourist revenues will be made at the end of the year, the indications are that we are living one of the most successful tourist summers. The tourism performance so far shows that […]
A dynamic return of Chinese tourists is expected
The Aegean for the Chinese is a “sea of love”, as it is translated in their language, but the reasons why they wish to get to know our country and choose it as a destination are many more. Due to the pandemic, this portion of tourists is out of the Greek market, but it remains […]
Kikilias on the BBC: Our strategic aim is to promote alternative tourist destinations
Greece is “illuminating” its less popular islands abroad this year, according to the BBC report which hosts statements by tourism minister Vassilis Kikilia. “Our strategic aim was and is to promote alternative destinations” states Mr. Kikilias, underlining that “our campaign was based on the diffusion of tourists to all areas of the country, especially the […]
Hotel prices skyrocketed in the summer
By Vickys Kourlibini Hotel prices went up in the first two months of the summer, according to data from the Institute of Tourism Research and Forecasts of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels. In particular, in July the average price of a double room reached 131 euros, while the average occupancy across the country was at […]
HotelBrain Academy: Why it is establishing a school of tourism professions
her Vicky Kurlibini Through its innovative project, the HotelBrain Academy, the HotelBrain hotel group aims to create specialized professionals in the field of hotels and tourism, while offering great job opportunities. The new training institution invests in the specialization of those interested in the various specialties of the hotel industry, aiming at the sustainable economic […]
Travel receipts in June surpassed 2019
Slightly up on 2019, the last year before the pandemic, were June travel receipts with average spend per trip at +15.9% offsetting an 11.% decline in travel traffic. In particular, as announced by the Bank of Greece, the travel balance showed a surplus of 2,416.1 million euros in June 2022 and 4,191.9 million euros in […]
August also brought an explosion in Airbnb bookings
By Vickys Kourlibini The performance of tourism this year has exceeded all expectations. The data of the AirDNA company for our country in August in terms of short-term rentals like Airbnb confirm the explosion of arrivals, but also the closing of the gap compared to 2019, the record year for tourism revenues (they exceeded 18 […]
Tourism: August performance brings new revenue record closer
Her Vickis Kourlibini Traditionally, August is for Greece the month with the highest tourist traffic, the month that brings the most income to the tourism “basket”. This year, however, and while the primary goal of the entrepreneurs in the area is to cover the lost ground created by the pandemic in relation to the record […]
B. Kikilias: Greece is now a top destination
The Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias referred to this year’s success of Greek tourism but also to its further upgrading through a specific strategy he has drawn up for 2023 in an article in the Real News newspaper. “It is obvious that Greece exceeds all expectations in terms of its tourism product for 2022. The […]