SETE Chief Expects Tourism Action to Pick Up Next Month

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SETE President Yiannis Retsos The head of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) Yiannis Retsos said he expects tourism to pick up pace later in June, expressing optimism that sector enterprises will be able to recover. Speaking during this week’s 6th Delphi Economic Forum, Retsos said tourism professionals were both “anxious” and “excited” hoping very much […]

Στις 3 Ιουνίου η απονομή των φετινών Tourism Awards

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Μια λαμπερή βραδιά για τους βραβευθέντες των φετινών Tourism Awards σχεδιάζει η Boussias για την Πέμπτη 3 Ιουνίου στο Περιστύλιο του Ζαππείου. Οι νικητές θα έχουν την ευκαιρία να φωτογραφηθούν με τα βραβεία τους και με τα μέλη της κριτικής επιτροπής και να απολαύσουν ένα ποτό στον χώρο. Στο πλαίσιο της τήρησης των υγειονομικών μέτρων, […]

Greece’s MICE Organizers Still Waiting for Health Protocols

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Photo source: @HAPCO Greece events and conferences organizers are calling on the government to announce health protocols that will allow MICE tourism to restart operations in the aftermath of Covid-19 and ahead of the country’s official opening to tourism on May 15. The Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers (HAPCO) said in a statement this week […]

Delphi Forum to Analyze Future of Greek Tourism

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Photo source: @Delphi Economic Forum The future of Greek tourism will be analyzed during the sessions of the 6th Delphi Economic Forum that is scheduled to take place in hybrid form during May 10-15. The annual event will analyze the impact that the coronavirus crisis has had on the tourism industry and the opportunities that […]

Greek Tourism 2021 Revenue Projected at Half of 2019

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The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has projected that Greece’s tourism revenue this year will reach up to half of 2019 earnings. “Judging the way the situation has developed in the first four months of the year, our highest goals concern the second half, with expectations centered on reaching between 40 percent and 50 percent of […]

Video: Commissioner Schinas and SETE Exchange Views on EU’s Digital Green Certificate

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The key elements of the Digital Green Certificate, which is expected to enable restriction-free movement in Europe, were discussed during a teleconference between the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) and European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas. Held one day before the European Commission made its proposal for the launch of a common Digital Green

INSETE: Greek Tourism 2020 Performance in Numbers

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INSETE, the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) research body, recently released data which reveal the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on Greece’s tourism industry in 2020. The data focuses on air, road and cruise travel, as well as coastal shipping. More specifically, citing data of the Bank of Greece, INSETE said that the country’s travel […]

SETE Urges Further Financial Aid for Greek Tourism Enterprises

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The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) is calling on the government to extend its new (seventh) round of refundable financial assistance also to tourism businesses. The “repayable advance” measure, known in Greek as “epistreptea prokatavoli”, is tax-free aid in the form of state loans to businesses affected by the outbreak of Covid-19. Half of (50 percent) […]

Study: Greeks Cut Domestic Holidays Short in 2019

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Almost half of all Greek nationals were unable to go on holiday in 2019 for more than a week dropping to 2013 levels, according to a study released this week by SETE Intelligence (INSETE). More specifically, according to the research department of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), 49.2 percent of Greeks vacationed for up to a week […]

SETE Expects Slow Recovery for Greek Tourism

By admin 5 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 No comment

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SETE President Yiannis Retsos. Photo source: @SETE The recovery of Greece’s tourism industry – from the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic – will be a gradual, slow process that will take three to four years, Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos said on Wednesday, during an online discussion with representatives of the country’s […]