By Vicky Kourlimbini This year started with many expectations for the course of the tourist season, as signs of de-escalation of the pandemic had already begun to appear. But those who are well acquainted with the field of tourism have always said that the course of the tourism economy depends each time on many asterisks […]
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The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will suspend Russia’s participation
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the UN agency responsible for promoting tourism around the world, announced today that it wants to suspend the participation of Russia, which is accused of not respecting the “values” of the UN with its invasion of Ukraine. The decision to suspend Russia’s participation in the UNWTO was adopted by a […]
Tourism: Positive omens with ‘shadows’ of concern
This year’s ITB International Tourism Fair in Berlin, the largest of its kind in the world, may only be held online due to the pandemic, but the tourism industry is seeing the light of day at the end of the tunnel. As more and more countries are easing travel restrictions, even Germany will lift almost […]
‘It is too early to assess the imprint of the crisis in Greek tourism’ – Over 700,000 lost airline seats
“It is still too early to assess the impact of the current crisis on Greek tourism as a whole,” Christina Tetradi, vice-president of the Hotel Chamber of Greece, told APE-MPE. overall result for Greek tourism. “As long as the war lasts, no estimates can be made,” he added. Referring to the mobility of bookings for […]
The next day after the ‘end of season’ of the Mouzenidis group
By Matina Harkoftaki When the powerful man of the Mouzenidis tourist group, Boris Mouzenidis, passed away last spring in Moscow after complications due to a coronavirus, many believed that the building he had built all these years would continue in the hands of his descendants. of and more specifically of his son John. Few, however, […]
V. Kikilias: The strengthening of international brands in our country, a vote of confidence for the Greek tourist product
The Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias held a working meeting with the Senior Vice President Franchise, Joep Peters and the Vice President of Development, Elie Milky of the Radisson Hotel Group. The meeting discussed the development plan of the group in our country and its future plans for Athens, Thessaloniki and island destinations. It is […]
The total amount of public funding for Catering and Tourism is increased to € 2.3 million.
Deputy Minister of Development and Investment Giannis Tsakiris today signed two decisions that increase the total amount of public funding received by the Catering and Tourism companies affected by the Covid 19 pandemic, as well as the extension of the implementation time of the Tourism Small and Medium Enterprises aid. In particular, Mr G. Tsakiris’s […]
INSETE: 1 in 5 jobs was not filled in hotels at the peak of the 2021 summer season
The tourism sector in Greece faced significant problems in finding staff in 2021. At the national level, it is estimated that at the peak of the summer season 2021, 53,249 jobs were not filled out of the 244,124 jobs provided according to the organization chart in hotels. That is, the shortage rate is 22% or […]
How the crisis in Ukraine affects the tourism industry
“Calm and waiting” characterizes the attitude of the hotel world of Greece, after the recent developments in Ukraine. At the moment, there are no cancellations of tourist packages for Greece, but the current situation could potentially become a problem. As the president of the Hotel Chamber of Greece, Alexandros Vasilikos, emphasizes in APE – MPE, […]
BoG: ‘Jump’ 146.7% in travel receipts in 2021
Both travel receipts and incoming travel traffic recorded a three-digit increase in December, the figures for the whole of 2021 improving even more, as shown by the data of the Bank of Greece (BoG). According to the provisional data, the travel balance in December 2021 showed a surplus of 64.0 million euros, compared to a […]
