Greece Sees Poland Evolving into Major Tourism Market

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Demand for Greece is growing among travelers from Poland, which is evolving into a major source market, said Nikoletta Nikolopoulou, head of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) branch in Poland during the recent “Virtual Greek Panorama” online event. Rhodes and Crete attracted a large number of Polish tourists thanks in large part to LOT […]

Athens Airport Passes 10 Million Passenger Mark in Jan-Oct

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Photo source: Shutterstock Athens International Airport (AIA) is seeing a gradual growth in passenger traffic although numbers are still lagging behind compared to 2019. According to data released on Thursday, passenger traffic numbers reached the 10 million mark at Athens Airport during the 10-month January-October 2021 period, exceeding the respective 2020 levels by 32.2

Business Travel Spend Set to Reach Two Thirds of Pre-Covid Levels by 2022, Says Report

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Photo source: WTTC Worldwide business travel spending looks set to rise by more than a quarter this year and reach two thirds of pre-pandemic levels by 2022, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The forecast comes in a major new WTTC report in collaboration with McKinsey & Company called ‘Adapting to Endemic […]

Report: Athens, Thessaloniki Hotels Gathering Momentum

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Hotels in Greece’s two largest cities, Athens and Thessaloniki, were among the hardest hit from Covid-19, managing to recover 39 percent of pre-pandemic overnight stay levels from January to September with resorts achieving higher total revenue per occupied room, according to a report released this week by GBR Consulting. More specifically, according to the GBR

KLM Sees First Quarterly Operating Profit Since Start of Covid-19 Pandemic

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Photo source: KLM KLM Group’s operating result in the third quarter of 2021 amounted to a profit of 168 million euros, compared to a loss of 234 million euros in 2020 and a profit of 511 million euros in 2019. According to KLM’s recently released third-quarter figures, turnover totaled 1.890 billion euros, compared to 1.144 […]

Greece Coastal Shipping Faced with Challenges Despite Tourism Growth

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Increasing tourism flows to Greece this year helped boost coastal shipping activities, but much more needs to be done, said Michael Sakellis, the president of the Greek Shipowners Association for Passenger Ships (SEEN), which this year marks its 100-year anniversary. In an interview to the Athens News Agency (ANA-MPA), Sakellis said that compared to 2020,

Greece a Leading Choice for European Travelers Seeking to Get Away by March

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Greece is among the Top 5 destinations of choice for Europeans hoping to take a holiday by March, according to the latest survey released this week by the European Travel Commission (ETC). The ETC’s latest survey conducted in September: “Monitoring Sentiment for Domestic and Intra-European Travel – Wave 9”, reveals that a total of 6.8 […]

Booking.com: 7 Predictions for the Triumphant Return of Travel in 2022

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Photo source: Booking.com Booking.com’s predictions reveal how people will be reigniting the travel sparkin the upcoming year. The year 2022 will be one to make the most of unpredictability and start making up for lost vacation time in a big way, with the number of travelers who feel they need to do so having increased […]

Greece Attracts 8.6 Million Tourists in January-August, Sees Revenue Reach €6.6 Billion

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Photo: Shutterstock Greece in January-August welcomed over 8.6 million inbound travelers, a 79.2 percent rise over the first eight months of 2020, the Bank of Greece (BoG) said on Friday. During that period the country’s travel receipts rose 135.7 percent increase to 6.6 billion euros compared to the corresponding period of 2020. Meanwhile, the revenue […]

Amadeus Reveals the Technologies that will Increase Confidence to Travel

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Technology and innovation will be key in building traveler confidence and industry recovery in the next 12 months, according to a recent study by Amadeus, a leading provider of cutting-edge technology solutions for the travel and tourism industry. The research is the third in a series of surveys, where Amadeus takes a regular checkpoint on […]