More than 6,000 air routes previously operated from Europe’s airports have not been restored since the start of the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis nine months ago, according to the 2020 Airport Industry Connectivity Report released by ACI Europe. The report shows the systemic collapse of the aviation network and air connectivity caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
One more month in 2020, Greece’s accommodation and food & beverage (F&B) service providers saw revenues in the third quarter (Q3) of the year drop, reflecting the enduring impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, data released on Friday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) reveals. According to ELSTAT, due to the significant weight these
Source: UNWTO The year 2020 will go down in history as the worst year on record for the tourism sector with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) expecting international arrivals hit by Covid-19 restrictions to plummet by 70 to 75 percent. Based on this forecast, global tourism will have returned to levels recorded 30 years ago, down […]
Europeans are reluctant about traveling during the holiday period this year, which has been marred by health expert warnings, renewed lockdowns, and increasing Covid-19 cases and deaths, a European Travel Commission (ETC) study found this week. According to the ETC’s latest report “Monitoring Sentiment for Domestic and Intra-European Trave – Wave 3”, less than
Acropolis, Athens. Photo: GTP The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and the ongoing containment measures worldwide have cost Greece 15 billion euros in tourism revenue, according to a National Bank of Greece (NBG) study released on Tuesday. Findings for 2020 are grim, with NBG analysts expecting total tourist demand to fall by 75 percent for 2020 (international […]
The total passenger traffic at Greek ports during the second quarter of the year recorded a decrease of 67 percent compared with the same period in 2019, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Wednesday. In absolute figures, the number of passengers during Q2 2020 amounted to 3,179,197 people, of which 3,117,533 were domestic travelers […]
Global lockdown and quarantine measures ordered to contain the spread of Covid-19 have hit Greece’s incoming air traffic hard driving it downward by 68.7 percent in the 11-month, January-November period, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) said this week. More specifically, passenger traffic through Greece’s airports dropped by 68.7 percent in the January-November
Greece is gaining ground with investors looking for opportunities thanks in large part to its recovery program and despite the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest Ernst & Young (EY) report released on Monday. Based on findings of a follow-up to its Attractiveness Survey Europe 2020 report, 2 percent of investors polled place Greece among […]
Photo: GTP November passenger traffic all but halted at Greece’s major airports impacted by the ongoing containment measures aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19. More specifically, Athens International Airport (AIA) announced that its passenger traffic in November was down by 84.2 percent compared to 2019 levels to approximately 263 thousand passengers. Both
The British are the most likely nationality in the world – alongside Singaporeans – to say Covid-19 travel restrictions are preventing them from traveling right now, according to new research by YouGov, an international research data and analytics group. The data shows that a significant number (29 percent) do not plan to travel at all in the next year. The data collected


















