Covid-19: Tourism Leaders See Sector’s Restart Underway

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Photo source: WTTC The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) on Friday welcomed the steady lifting and easing of the travel restrictions introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. “After almost two years without international travel, the loss of businesses and millions of jobs, we can finally see light […]

Covid-19: IATA Sees Progress in Opening the World to Travel

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) sees increasing momentum towards the reopening of borders and the relaxation of travel restrictions, as Covid-19 moves into the endemic phase. “As population immunity grows, more governments are managing Covid-19 through surveillance, as they do for other endemic viruses. That is great news for a growing number of

Eurostat: More Overnights Spent in EU in 2021, Greece in the Lead

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Photo source: Eurostat Greece is among the countries that recorded the largest increases in the number of nights spent in 2021 compared to 2020, according to data released by Eurostat this week. The latest data reveals a rise in overnight stays of over 70 percent for Greece, Spain and Croatia, and notes that the overall […]

Greece Sees Robust Arrival Numbers in First Months of 2022

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Photo source: HCAA International arrivals to Greece increased sharply in the first two months of 2022, recording a 261.6 percent rise over 2021 to 2.6 million passengers against 718,330 a year earlier, said the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Wednesday. The two-month figure is still 37.8 percent below pre-pandemic 2019, when Greece welcomed 4.17

Crete Favorite 2022 Destination for TUI Customers

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Knossos, Crete. Photo surce: @Visit Greece Greece is a favorite holiday destination this summer for the customers of global leisure travel giant TUI Group, who selected Crete as the most popular destination overall, the company said this week announcing the release of its “Holiday Atlas 2022”. Greece and Spain are the most popular holiday destinations for […]

Greece Tourism Gradually Covering Lost Ground, Shows INSETE Data

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Greece’s tourism industry is slowly but steadily recouping losses incurred by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data recorded in a special 2021 report released INSETE, the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) research body. Despite being a slower year compared to pre-pandemic 2019, Greek hotels managed in 2021 to move up in terms of customer hotel satisfaction.

ACI World Sees Slow Recovery for Global Passenger Traffic in 2022

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Photo source: European Commission International passenger volume is forecast to be only slightly above 2 billion in 2022, corresponding to 53.8 percent of 2019 volume, according to the latest data on the impact of Covid-19 on global passenger traffic and the airport business released recently by Airports Council International (ACI) World, the trade association of […]

ITB Sees Tourism Recovery ‘In the Horizon’, New Post-Covid Trends

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Photo source: @ITB Berliln Flexibility, last-minute decision-making, personalization, smart devices, domestic travel and workations are the top trends in tourism as the industry looks to achieve 46 percent growth in 2022, according to data presented at the ITB Berlin 2022 virtual tourism exhibition this week. ITB Berlin and data platform Statista Q estimate that in […]

Mykonos, Paros and Santorini Maintain Investment Dynamic

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Mykonos island, Greece. Photo source: Algean Properties – Ride the Wave Yields Report 2022 Eight Greek destinations, including the popular tourist islands of Mykonos, Paros and Santorini, are among 30 in the Mediterranean ensuring the highest returns and keeping their investment dynamic strong, according to a report released this week by Algean Property. According to […]

Study: Greek Hotels Found it Hard to Find Staff in 2021

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Greek enterprises offering tourism and hospitality services found it hard to find employees to meet the demands of the tourism season in 2021, according to a report released this week by INSETE, the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) research body. More specifically, citing Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP) and Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH)