The Hotel sector is looking for 55,000 employees this year in the tourist season in order to fill the existing gaps of the companies, as its bodies emphasize in the Athenian Macedonian News Agency. The problem with job vacancies this year appears slightly increased compared to 2021, when in a recent INSETE survey, at the […]
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Tourism: Full of May with tourists, the dynamics of bookings is increasing
By Vicky Kourlimbini With each passing week, expectations rise for a tourist season reminiscent of pre-pandemic records. Demand is high, all major markets and visitor “tanks” are moving positively, the footprint of the Russian-Ukrainian war seems to be smaller than expected, and if all goes well, local businessmen based on the current picture of bookings […]
V. Kikilias: We are extending the tourist season, we are upgrading the tourist product
The Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, referred to the hard work and the efforts made so that the unstable global context affects as little as possible the recovery of tourism in Greece, in an interview with the noon news bulletin of STAR. As the Minister pointed out, despite the pandemic that is still here, the […]
Italy: We are in favor of cooperation with Greece and Spain to extend the tourist season
“We are in favor of developing cooperation with Greece and Spain with the aim of hosting tourists from countries outside Europe, but also to extend the duration of the tourist season,” Italian Tourism Minister Massimo Garavalia told APE-MPE. “In this way, the duration of the tourist season could be increased. Our countries can receive visitors […]
How German tourists close holidays this year
By Vicky Kourlimbini More than a third of respondents, 35% more specifically, do not have a specific destination in mind when planning their trip. 42% even stated that there is flexibility as to where and when he will travel this year. These are some of the results of a survey conducted by Skyscanner and One […]
Turkey: Summer without Russian tourists
In 2021 most tourists in Turkey came from Russia, Germany and Ukraine. The war in Ukraine will have a dramatic effect on Turkish tourism this year. Turkey is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Most tourists come from Russia. Last year it was about 4.7 million. Germany is in second place […]
Filled with hotels, upfront occupancy and room rates
of Vicky Kurlibini The average occupancy rate in open hotels (which reaches 90%) for April is already approaching 50%, while the average double room rate in the same month it rose to 62 euros from 53 euros in March. These are the data published by the Institute of Tourism Research and Forecasts of the Hotel […]
Tourism: In the US market, direct flights are on the rise
of Vicky Kourlibini One of the most important foreign tourist markets for our country, with a high average cost per visitor and with very large shares of traffic to destinations such as Athens and Santorini (reaching even 50%), American tourists seem to overcome the initial doubts. regarding the situation prevailing in Europe due to the […]
Until May 31, the declaration of vacancies by tourism companies in DYPA
A package of initiatives to alleviate the problem of labor shortages in the tourism sector and to ensure compliance with labor law in the wider area of ​​tourism services, in terms of both working conditions and wages, was decided at a meeting today attended by Ministers of Labor and Social Affairs Kostis Hatzidakis, Minister of […]
K. Bakoyannis: ‘Athens has returned and is looking ahead to the international tourist markets’
Athens is “introduced” to the international tourist markets as a dynamic and sustainable destination, through the 8th Travel Trade Athens. The organization – institution of the Municipality of Athens implemented through the Company for Development and Tourism Promotion (EATA) in collaboration with the European Organization of Tour Agents (ETOA), hosts from 9-10 May in Athens […]
