Delphi, Greece. Photo: GTP The recovery efforts and challenges of the 2022 tourism season will be discussed during the 7th Delphi Economic Forum 2022 that is scheduled to take place in the town of Delphi, Central Greece, during April 6-9. Politicians, tourism officials and entrepreneurs will discuss on ways to maintain safety and accelerate tourism […]
Greek hoteliers are planning to take legal action against short-term rental companies which advertise and operate as hotels, said Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) President Alexandros Vassilikos this week. In an interview to Greek daily Kathimerini, Vassilikos said the HCH would be appealing to the country’s regulator, the Hellenic Competition Commission, to take action.
The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) has announced the launch of its Helpdesk service, a new information platform for hoteliers seeking funding opportunities to grow their business. “Funding is a significant tool for Greek hospitality, which after a difficult period, needs to move fast towards a sustainable future of quality and competitiveness,” the chamber’s president,
Hotel occupancy levels at winter destinations in Greece reached 60 percent during the Christmas and New Year holidays, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) announced on Monday. Citing figures by the Winter Hotel Observatory of the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP), HCH said that the vast majority – 97 percent – of hotels […]
The majority of Greek hoteliers are expecting turnover to reach pre-pandemic (2019) levels in 2023 or later, according to a recent survey released by the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP). The main findings of the survey showed that 32.6 percent of Greek hoteliers expect turnover to reach 2019 levels in 2023. A lower […]
HCH President Alexandros Vassilikos The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) has re-elected Alexandros Vassilikos as its president for a second term. Vassilikos was first elected president in December 2017 for a four-year term. “This is a great honor for me and great responsibility amid the most difficult circumstances of all times for the hotel industry,” […]
The Athens Capital Hotel-MGallery Collection, a member of the MGallery Hotel Collection of Accor, in the Greek capital. “You have everything.” That’s how Accor‘s chairman and chief executive officer, Sébastien Bazin, described Greece as a tourism destination during the 5th International Hospitality Forum, held by the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels on Saturday.
SETE President Yiannis Retsos Yiannis Retsos, the head of Greece’s tourism confederation (SETE), said this week that revenue predictions for 2021 were in line with SETE forecasts of 10 billion euros compared to the recent “optimistic projections” of 12 billion euros, adding that the sector would be contributing 2 points to the country’s GDP growth […]
The 5th International Hospitality Forum (IHF), which will be held in Athens on November 27, will enable Greek hoteliers to keep on top of industry trends, the organizers of the event said on Monday. The high profile IHF, which over the years has been established as the leading dialogue and knowledge platform for the hospitality […]
Hellenic Chamber of Hotels President Alexandros Vassilikos has expressed concern for the country’s year-round city hotels which are feeling the impact of the slow recovery of corporate travel. Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday, Vassilikos said despite the uptick in leisure travel during the summer and into the fall, Greece’s city hotels are preparing […]

















