A total of 69 deals comprising mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity, and venture financing, were announced in the global travel and tourism sector during July 2021, which is a decline of 6.8 percent over 74 deals announced during the previous month, said GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According GlobalData Lead Analyst Aurojyoti […]
The number of visitors to Greece’s museums dropped 89.4 percent between January and April 2021, said the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). According to the results of ELSTAT’s monthly survey with data on visitor numbers and generated receipts from tickets sales at museums and archaeological sites for April, the number of visitors to Greece’s sites over […]
Photo source: advertising.expedia.com/ Continued search growth and shifting traveler behavior and attitudes are some of the key findings of the Q2 Trend Report for Travel Recovery that was recently released by Expedia Group Media Solutions. “Throughout Q2, we continued to see strong global search growth, rising international searches and lengthening search windows, among
Greek accommodation services providers saw turnover increase in the second quarter (Q2) of the year by 452.3 percent to 596,430,723 euros against 107,999,937 euros in Q2 2020, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Thursday. Leading the way the regional unit Rhodes marking the largest overall increase in Q2 turnover compared to Q2 2020 up […]
Photo source: The Boutique Vibe Barometer – July 2021 Hotels in Greece and Spain seem to be recovering faster than the average in the Mediterranean region, with approximately 80 percent of hoteliers reporting booking levels above the previous year, according to the second quarterly report (April-June) of the 2021 Boutique Hotel Barometer released by The Boutique
Photo source: WTTC The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) recently said the UK government should bear the cost of “hugely expensive and unnecessary” PCR tests for fully jabbed citizens, which are deterring Britons from travelling. UK PCR tests have been said to be among the costliest in Europe with prices reaching up to £400 […]
Photo source: ACI Europe ACI Europe, which represents over 500 airports in 46 European countries, on Wednesday said data for the first half of 2021 showed passenger traffic in a downward spiral year on year. The European airport trade body’s air traffic report for June, Q2 and H1 2021 revealed the continued devastating impact of […]
Greece in June appeared to attract customers of a “higher profile”, as revenue per occupied rooms at resort hotels was high while demand was very low, according to the latest report by GBR Consulting on the Greek hospitality sector’s performance for the second quarter of 2021. GBR’s data of June 2021 showed higher average spend […]
Greece’s tourism sector is showing signs of recovery, according to a study released this week by the National Bank of Greece (NBG) which found that arrivals in June 2021 recovered one-third of pre-Covid-19 2019 levels against 3 percent in June 2020. NBG analysts said July 2021 had also gained back two-thirds of pre-pandemic 2019 arrival […]
Photo: Shutterstock Passenger traffic at Athens International Airport (AIA) further improved in July, as the lifting of movement restrictions since mid-May 2021 and the peak summer holiday period, are supporting a progressive recovery. Of course, as in previous months, the airport’s passenger traffic in July continued to be substantially affected by the coronavirus


















