Optimistic messages are arriving at the Ministry of Tourism for the new tourist season of 2022 and the conditions are already being formed for a tourist year that is estimated to exceed revenues and arrivals of 2021, provided of course on the pandemic front that there are no unpleasant developments that will affect the world. tourism industry.
Against the background of the start of the new summer tourist season, which is emphasized to start from the first of March, the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias emphasizes in APE-MPE that the resilience of Greek tourism in view of a year that is expected with great optimism.
“Greek tourism has shown remarkable resilience over the past two years, sending a strong safety message to travelers in our country and it will do so this year as well,” he said, stressing the lifting of the obligation to conduct tests for citizens with an active European certificate. Covid.
He also reminded that with the help of all those involved, Greece managed to stand in much more difficult conditions, underlining the following: “When the other Mediterranean countries did not open and with the excellent treatment we had, we managed to rebrand the country and make Greece a safe country.”
Optimistic messages from the reservations for 2022
It is characteristic that Vassilis Kikilias speaks of a vertical increase in bookings observed from the first days of 2022, always for Greece, according to data provided by tourism professionals. In support of this, Mr. Kikilias reminds that already TuI, the largest travel organizer in the world has already announced that it will double the incoming visitors who will come to Greece in 2022. From the 1.5 million travelers that channeled to Greece in 2021 , this year more than 3 million visitors are expected, with all that this implies for the Greek tourist economy of the country. It should be emphasized that the Ministry of Tourism focuses on the strengthening of the traditional markets, which have responded to the message of health safety that Greece has sent in the last two years.
Greece will star in the Cruise in 2022
At the same time, special mention should be made for the front of maritime tourism, as “in 2022 a record of cruise ship arrivals of all times is expected for Greece”, as Mr. Kikilias characteristically states. It is pointed out that the start of the cruise takes place on February 5 in Thessaloniki, the increase recorded in Northern Greece, the cruise reaches 300%, while the increase in Piraeus is significant. Remaining at the forefront of the cruise, the news about the ports on the Greek islands is particularly positive, this year the picture is formed with home ports in Piraeus and Thessaloniki, with an increase in Crete, Corfu, Santorini, Mykonos and all Greek destinations and with huge demand, many times more than other years.
The 2021 report on revenue arrivals and overnight
In the eleven months of 2021, according to the latest data of the BoG, the arrivals of foreign visitors increased by 96.8% exceeding 14.3 million travelers, while the relevant receipts increased by 144.6% compared to the same period of 2020 , reaching 10.476 billion euros. Regarding the Hotels, based on the research findings of the ITEP (Research and Forecasting Institute), it is found that in 2021 96% of the Greek hotels operated, with an average occupancy of 68% and an average price of a double room of 68 euros. Three of the four hotels opened between May and July, while their total turnover amounted to 5.48 billion euros, ie 35% lower than the corresponding turnover of 2019.
The engines of the hotels are warming up
In the meantime, the large hotel units of the country have already started the recruitment procedures for the new year, in order not to face problems due to the lack of staff. Last year the shortage of manpower in the hotel industry was so severe that about 22% of the requested jobs were not filled.
Source: AMPE
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