Her Vicky Kourlibini “American tourists believe that Europe in general is at war, not just Ukraine.” Speaking to Capital.gr, this is conveyed by players in the hotel market, expressing their anxiety about how the US market will move this year. A “tourist reservoir” valuable for many destinations – it is typical that in Athens and […]
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Madrid expects increase in foreign tourists to 80% of pre-pandemic levels
Spain expects international tourist arrivals to reach 80% of pre-pandemic levels in the second quarter of the year, as Northern Europeans seem uneasy about the war in Ukraine and return en masse to Iberia for Easter. The Easter tourist season “does not seem to be directly affected by the uncertainty caused by the war,” said […]
Region of Central Macedonia: Halkidiki and Pieria at the top of the preferences of Israeli tourists
Halkidiki and Pieria remain at the top of the preferences of Israeli tourists, as was found out during the participation of the Region of Central Macedonia in the international tourism exhibition IMTM that took place a few days ago in Tel Aviv, Israel. According to the Region, the specific tourist market prefers the sun-sea model, […]
European airline: At pre-crisis levels the tourist traffic to Greece
Despite the war in Ukraine and Covid’s insistence, Europe’s major airlines are optimistic about the summer season, saying that tourist traffic to Greece is moving to pre-2019 levels. According to the financial newspaper Les Échos, during a meeting between the heads of the main European airlines, members of the “Airlines For Europe” association with the […]
V. Kikilias: Greece undertakes an initiative of cooperation of Mediterranean countries in Tourism
The meeting with his Israeli counterpart Yoel Razvozov ended yesterday with the visit of the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias to Israel. The two Ministers agreed to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, especially in the field of maritime tourism. Mr. Kikilias announced that he intends to take the initiative for regional cooperation in Tourism […]
Tourism: Freezing continues at the rate of bookings
By Vicky Kourlimbini The pace of new bookings has been delayed by the turmoil created by the Russo-Ukrainian war – a “freeze” that continues to this day, according to hotel businessmen, but to a lesser extent than at the beginning of the attack. According to data from the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasting, between […]
Gr. Tassios: To build the vision of sustainable tourism of the coming years
To the challenges of the present time – from the open wounds left by the pandemic to the “unthinkable until a month ago” event of a war in Europe that simultaneously triggers a “global tsunami of economic consequences throughout the production and consumption chain of the modern world “- said in his speech at the […]
V. Kikilias: Strong tourist and investment interest from the Israeli market for Greece
The Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias attended the opening ceremony of the International Tourism Exhibition IMTM 2022 organized in Tel Aviv. Mr. Kikilias inaugurated the EOT stand and made the following statement: “We are at the very important tourism exhibition IMTM 2022 in Tel Aviv. Based on the meetings that have already taken place and […]
Greece is the most popular destination for the Serbs for 2022 as well
Greece is once again the most popular holiday destination for Serbian travelers, despite the temporary stagnation in international bookings due to the war in Ukraine and its aftermath. This message completed EOT’s participation in the 43rd International Fair of Tourism (IFT) 2022 in Belgrade, which is considered the most important industry in the Western Balkans. […]
V. Kikilias: More than 3 million available air seats from France for 2022
The Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias announced the start of the Conference “Forces de Ventes” of the French travel organization Selectour, organized with the support of EOT from 24 to 27 March 2022 in Loutraki. It is the largest network of travel agencies in France, which owns 1,200 travel agencies throughout France and in French-speaking […]
