IATA: Europe Air Passenger Traffic to Fully Recover in 2024

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Total passenger numbers to and from Europe are expected to reach 86 percent of pre-Covid 2019 levels in 2022, before making a full recovery in 2024 to 105 percent of pre-pandemic levels, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA) this week. Overall, IATA expects traveler numbers to reach 4.0 billion in 2024, to 103 percent exceeding […]

Expedia: Appetite for Travel Grew Further in Q4 2021

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The appetite for travel continued to grow on a global level during the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the Q4 Travel Recovery Trend Report recently released by Expedia Group Media Soluntions. On a global level, the last quarter of 2021 had its ups and downs, but evidence continued to build that travel shoppers are […]

Greece Sees Impressive Rise in Foreign Direct Investments in 2021

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Photo source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Greece is gaining ground as an attractive investor destination recording a 74.3 percent increase in foreign direct investments (FDI) in 2021 despite the insecurity and competition in the midst of Covid-19, the Bank of Greece said. More specifically, FDI net inflows last year came to over 5 billion […]

Attica’s Costal Area, Islands Still Unknown to Foreign Travelers

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Athens, Greece. Photo source: @Visit Greece Attica’s costal area and islands were unknown to almost half of the foreign travelers that visited Athens in 2021, GBR Consulting Managing Consultant Stefan Merkenhof said during a press event earlier this week. Merkenhof on Tuesday presented the results of the “17th Survey on Guest Satisfaction and Hotel Performance […]

Athens’ Hospitality Market Sees Investment Activity Picking Up

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Investment activity in Athens’ hospitality industry is picking up pace with some 5,000 hotel rooms currently under construction in the Greek capital. According to research conducted by GBR Consulting, approximately 2,500 hotel rooms are currently under construction in Athens with an additional 2,500 rooms expected to be created as part The Ellinikon mega-project on the

Athens Tourism to Cover Lost Ground in 2nd Semester, Says AIA Chief

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Athens, Greece. Photo source: @Visit Greece Athens’ tourism industry will cover lost ground and start to rebound during the second semester of 2022, provided that Covid-19 travel restrictions have loosened, Athens International Airport (AIA) CEO Yiannis Paraschis told reporters during a press conference on Tuesday. According to Paraschis, the Greek capital’s tourism

Greece Year-round Travel Flows Up by 99.4% in 2021

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Greece managed in 2021 to recover more than half of 2019 tourism revenues and double the number of arrivals by extending the tourism season past the traditional summer months and launching winter and city break campaigns despite the onset of the Omicron variant. According to the Bank of Greece (BoG) report for 2021, the number […]

Airports and Airlines Urge Countries to Follow EU Advice and Drop COVID Travel Restrictions

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Photo source: ACI Europe ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday called for EU member states to implement the recommendation announced by the European Council and lift COVID-19 travel restrictions for vaccinated and recovered travelers entering the EU from third countries. The new regime aligns with the

Athens’ Cultural Sites, Covid-19 Safety Measures Attract Visitors in 2021

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Photo source: @Athens – Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association Athens’ cultural sites and Covid-19 health and safety measures were among the reasons why leisure travelers chose to visit the Greek capital in 2021, according to data presented during an online press event on Tuesday by Athens International Airport (AIA) and the Athens – Attica & […]

Europe’s Tourist Guides Don’t Expect Much Activity in 2022

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Photo Source: @FEG Tourist Guides A mere 4 percent of tourist guides in Europe expect their work to pick up in 2022 while roughly 75 percent expect no more than half of their pre-pandemic, according to a survey released by the European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (FEG) on occasion of International Tourist Guide Day […]