Her Anastasia Vamvaka The cost of transportation to and from the island of Greece is expected to skyrocket, with market circles initially talking about an already 10% burden on the transport costs of trucks on the lines of Crete and the Adriatic. These large increases will certainly be reflected in the cost of tickets, something […]
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This year’s tourist season starts timidly – Airlines increase their seats on international flights
By Vicky Kourlimbini Scheduling of seats on incoming international flights by airlines is beginning to rise, marking the beginning of this tourist season … another difficult and unpredictable period, and due to the persistent pandemic, but mainly due to the Russian-Ukrainian war and the eruption energy costs and transport costs. As shown in the recovery […]
V. Kikilias proposes support mechanism for dealing with the crisis to the EU Council of Tourism Ministers
The Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, participated in the EU Council of Ministers of Tourism, organized by the French Presidency in the city of Dijon. In his speech, Mr. Kikilias referred to the fact that the European Union can deal with the humanitarian crisis faster and more effectively, taking advantage of the lessons learned during […]
The war in Ukraine ‘hits’ tourism in Turkey
The Turkish tourism industry was hit by the war in Ukraine. The Russian invasion hit the tourism sector of Turkey. The war initially halted detentions from Ukraine, followed by cancellations by Russia. Serdar Kartsiliuglou, president of the Association of Professional Hotel Managers of Alikarnassos, says that “this war is pushing deeper into the recession our […]
New cooperation Visa – Min. Tourism for tourism recovery and Greek economy after the pandemic
The Greek Ministry of Tourism and Visa today announce a new cooperation agreement to support the sustainable tourism recovery in the country, in 2022. The agreement was signed in Athens by the Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias and the CEO of Visa for Europe, Charlotte Hogg, taking another step towards the implementation of Greece’s 10-year […]
Meeting of V. Kikilia with French senators to strengthen the tourist flow
The Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, met with the Presidency of the Greek-French Friendship Group of the French Senate, consisting of President Didier Marie and Vice-Presidents Françoise Dumont and Laurence Harribey. The meeting, which took place at the Ministry of Tourism, focused on the great potential that exists for the further strengthening of the strong […]
S. Zacharaki: An increase in the tourist flow from Saudi Arabia is expected
Greece expects an increase in the tourist flow from Saudi Arabia, as the Deputy Minister of Tourism Sofia Zacharaki from Riyadh stated to APE-MPE. “This year we will have new direct flights from Riyadh to Mykonos and Santorini, in addition to the existing Saudia and Aegean airlines to Athens,” he said. He also stressed that […]
Energy and raw materials ‘gnaw’ on the cash flow of hotels this year
The hotel industry in Greece is struggling to overcome the “vise” of energy costs and the uncertainty of the forecasts created by the war in Ukraine this year. The forecasts for Greek tourism in 2022 may still be optimistic, but the risk for most hotels will be their viability, as increases in fuel and raw […]
Greek hotels lost three billion euros during the two years of the pandemic
Her Vicky Kourlibini Hotel revenues were reduced by 35% last year compared to 2019, a record year for Greek tourism, before the outbreak of the pandemic. Speaking in numbers, hotel revenues were estimated at 5.5 billion euros in 2021, when in 2019 the total turnover of the domestic hotel was 8.4 billion. This is just […]
V. Kikilias: The winter cruise in Greece begins after decades
The resumption of the winter cruise in Greece was at the center of today’s meeting of the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias with senior executives of the Royal Caribbean Group. As it became known, the company will launch in February 2023 a cruise route with a capacity of 2,200 passengers, with home port in Piraeus […]
